An Oscar-nominated director has been employed to pen a sequel to traditional '90s rom-com “My Finest Pal's Wedding ceremony.”
The unique movie, starring Cameron Diaz and Julia Roberts, turned a field workplace success upon its launch in 1997.
The film has since gone on to be thought-about one of the vital iconic movies inside its style.
It featured Roberts and Dermot Mulroney as Julianne and Michael, a pair of greatest pals who made a pact that in the event that they have been nonetheless single at age 28, they might get married.
When Mulroney's character will get engaged to a different girls, performed by Diaz, Roberts had simply 4 days to cease the marriage.
Director Celine Track, greatest identified for her Oscar nominated romantic drama Previous Lives, has been employed by Sony to jot down the script for the sequel.
Track had one other hit this 12 months with follow-up The Materialists starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal.
Official information of a sequel to “My Finest Pal's Wedding ceremony” comes shortly after Mulroney revealed that “there's speak of a sequel” throughout an interview with the New York Put up.
When requested concerning the potential for a follow-up, he mentioned: “I do know nothing about it. Final I heard, quote, attorneys have been speaking, unquote.”
The unique was a giant hit when it was launched, incomes $127 million within the US and three Golden Globe nominations in greatest musical and comedy, in addition to appearing nods for Roberts and Rupert Everett.
It comes after it was introduced that yet one more traditional film is getting a sequel after greater than 20 years.
Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha has confirmed she is engaged on a sequel to the hit 2002 movie, which starred Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra.
It will likely be launched in 2027 in honour of Bend It Like Beckham's twenty fifth anniversary and in addition to coincide with the FIFA Ladies's World Cup in Brazil.
Chadha instructed the BBC she'd acquired requests for a follow-up “nearly twice per week” for the reason that launch of the unique, which was made on a $7.2 million price range and have become a field workplace hit, making round $120 million worldwide.
“We've been a part of altering the sport for girls, so it felt like this was a superb time for me to return and examine the characters,” she defined.
It's not but clear whether or not the brand new instalment shall be a movie or TV collection, however Chadha mentioned she hoped to reunite a number of the unique solid members.
