(L to R) Julia Roberts and Rupert Everett in ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’. Photo: TriStar Pictures.
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- Celine Song is writing a ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ sequel.
- Sony is backing the new movie.
- There is no word yet if original cast members Julia Roberts or Rupert Everett will return.
Though the company hasn’t exactly had the best luck dusting off its back catalogue for sequel treatment –– neither ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ nor especially ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ have set the box office aflame or won over legions of new fans –– that, apparently isn’t stopping Sony.
According to Collider, Celine Song, the acclaimed writer/director behind ‘Past Lives’ (which was nominated for two Oscars) and this year’s ‘Materialists’, has been hired to work on script for a sequel to 1997 romantic comedy ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’.
“It’s about finding the love of your life. And deciding what to do about it.”
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The movie, which starred the likes of Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett, was directed by P.J. Hogan and was a hit for the studio, earning almost $300 million on a $38 million budget.
It’s also something that, if the starry cast can be tempted back, feels worthy of a follow-up.
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What was the story of ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’?
(L to R) Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney and Julia Roberts in ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’. Photo: TriStar Pictures.
The original starred Roberts as food critic Julianne Potter, who discovers that her longtime friend, Michael (Mulroney), is planning to get married to Kimmy Wallace (Diaz). The two, who had a relationship in college, had vowed to get hitched with each other if they each remained unmarried by the ripe old age of 28.
Realizing she is in love, Jules plans to sabotage the event…
‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ has been remade several times in other countries, including Mexico and China.
Song certainly seems like a solid choice to write this –– she’s proved she can channel romantic longing and adult relationships, and would have a good take on where the characters are now.
What has the cast said about progress on a sequel?
(L to R) Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts in ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’. Photo: TriStar Pictures.
Mulroney, while making the promotional rounds for one of his latest projects, Netflix series ‘The Hunting Wives’ teased what he’s heard in an interview with the New York Post:
“I know nothing about it. Last I heard, quote, lawyers were talking, unquote.”
So… yes, hardly the biggest update, but Song’s hiring surely points to the studio looking to propose something.
When will the ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ sequel be in theaters?
That’s tough to answer at this point –– with Song only just starting work on a script, no director attached and deals yet to be locked in with cast old or new, a release date is unlikely for now.
And Sony may also look to see how other legacy sequels such as ‘Practical Magic 2’ perform before truly committing to this one.
(L to R) Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz in ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’. Photo: TriStar Pictures.
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