My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, starring Nia Vardalos, has been anticipated for a long time, and now that it's actually happening, we know a lot about it. In the 2002 box office hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Toula Portokalos plays a character whose upcoming marriage to an American brings her closer to her Greek roots.
Vardalos was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for her work on the first film in the series, which received widespread acclaim for its charming and humorous tone.
After a failed TV spinoff, the franchise was kept alive with the 2016 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. My Big Fat Greek Wedding and its sequel were both huge financial successes, with the former grossing over $350 million worldwide on a relatively modest budget.
The personal character of My Big Fat Greek Wedding has allowed Vardalos to take her time writing the right sequels, in contrast to other popular franchises which rush out sequels almost every year. Major Since the announcement of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, fans have been eagerly awaiting any news about the filming status of the sequel.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Release Date
The September 8th, 2023, release date for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 was announced in February. The original My Big Fat Greek Wedding premiered in April 2002, and the sequel was released in March 2016, therefore the new film's fall release will be the latest in the year of any of the films in the franchise.
Even though romantic comedies like My Big Fat Greek Wedding consistently gross over $100 million at the box office, they are more likely to be released in the winter or spring when there is less major competition.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is the sole romantic comedy scheduled for release on September 8th, and it's in between two horror pictures. Both the mind-bending Poor Things by filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and the upcoming Conjuring spinoff The Nun 2 will have their world premieres on the same day.
That should give My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 a boost at the box office, as it will attract more people than its rivals.
What Is My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 About?
In order to carry out the dying wish of patriarch Gus Portokalos, the entire family will travel to a small Greek hamlet for a reunion in the third My Big Fat Greek Wedding film. Every film has had a wedding in it so far.
In the first movie, Toula weds Ian, a non-Greek, and in the second, Maria and Gus, Toula's parents, get married after discovering that the man who married them was not a real priest. There's been no confirmation either way, but it seems likely that a wedding will take place in this sequel.
Focus Features' official plot summary reads as follows:
My Big Fat Greek Wedding, written and directed by Nia Vardalos, is returning to theaters with an all-new story. Follow the Portokalos clan as they go on a journey to Greece for a family reunion, and prepare to be moved and entertained. Opa!
The Portokalos family was last seen in 2016. Toula and Ian's lives were in a bit of a free fall as they awaited the expected homecoming. Due to the economic downturn, the family's tour business had to close, and now Toula found herself working in the family restaurant once more.
Since Ian's promotion to principal of the high school, the couple has had less and less time to spend together. Meanwhile, their daughter Paris, who was then a teenager, threatened to leave for a distant university.
The wedding of Gus and Maria only added to the family's stress because of Maria's health concerns and Gus's marital difficulties. The film concludes with the family saying goodbye to Paris as she leaves for college in New York, and the happy couple tying the knot for a second time.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Cast: Who'll be in it?
Except for Michael Constantine, who passed away in 2021, the whole original cast of My Big Fat Greek Wedding will be back for the sequel. In their roles as series regulars Toula Portokalos and Ian Miller, Nia Vardalos, and John Corbett are back.
In addition to his role as Aidan, Carrie Bradshaw's long-lost boyfriend, in the sequel series And Just Like That…, Corbett has starred in the hit HBO series Sex & the City. Paris Miller, played by Elena Kampouris, their daughter, is back.
She has gone on to star in movies and TV shows including Before I Fall and Jupiter's Legacy since her appearance in the sequel. Maria Portokalos, Thiea Voula, Uncle Taki, and Aunt Freida are reprised roles for Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Gerry Mendicino, and Maria Vacratsis.
Kazan has won two Tony Awards for his plays St. Elsewhere and My Favorite Year, while the film adaptation of the former earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Martin began her career with comedic legends like Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, and John Candy on the groundbreaking Canadian sketch comedy show SCTV.
Her recent TV credits include roles in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Only Murders in the Building. Starring in popular shows like Degrassi and Goosebumps, Mendicino got his start on the Canadian sitcom King of Kensington.
Vacratsis has starred in several films, but her most famous parts are in Tommy Boy and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Toula's brother Nick (Louis Mandylor) and cousins Nikki (Gia Carides) and Angelo (Joey Fatone) also reprise their roles. Recently, Mandylor appeared in The Offer, a Paramount+ series on the filming of The Godfather.
Big Little Lies and Twin Peaks: The Return are just two of the critically acclaimed shows in which Carides has been in recent years. Fatone is most known for his time with the popular boy band NSYNC.
Dancing with the Stars and Family Feud are just two of the reality game shows he's been a part of recently. Paris's love interest Aristotle will be played by Elias Kacavas, and newcomer Melina Kotselou will appear in an unspecified capacity.
Is There a Trailer for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3?
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