The Wedding Banquet Remake Release Date Rumors: When Is It Coming Out?
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Released in 1993, Ang Lee‘s The Wedding Banquet garnered widespread critical acclaim and was also a box-office hit. Now, about 31 years later, a remake is all set to begin production. The plot of the newer film seems to differ from the original in certain aspects. In the remake, Min proposes to his boyfriend and is unceremoniously rejected. Desperate for a Green Card, he persuades his friend Angela to marry him, promising her that he will pay for her partner’s IVF treatment. Things take an unexpected turn when his grandmother shows up at his home. If you are curious about the release date of The Wedding Banquet Remake, this is what we have learned.
Here’s all The Wedding Banquet Remake release date information we know so far, and all the details on when it is coming out.
Is there The Wedding Banquet Remake release date?
The Wedding Banquet Remake’s release date is expected to arrive sometime in 2025.
In April 2024, several outlets reported that The Wedding Banquet Remake was in development at Bleecker Street and Shivhans Pictures. Andrew Ahn (Fire Island) will direct the project from a script he penned with James Schamus, the co-screenwriter of the 1993 film.
In a statement, Lee gave the remake his blessing. “It warms my heart to see how my film from so many years ago has inspired a new generation to reimagine a new and different version,” the Academy-Award-winning filmmaker said. “I look forward to seeing what Andrew Ahn and his wonderful cast create.”
The production will begin in May 2024 in Vancouver, Canada, and The Wedding Banquet Remake will come out sometime in 2025.
This date is an estimation based on the information we have at the time of this writing.
The cast of The Wedding Banquet Remake includes Lily Gladstone as Liz, Kelly Marie Tran as Angela, Bowen Yang as Chris, and Youn Yuh-jung as Grandmother. The cast also features Joan Chen.
Where is The Wedding Banquet Remake coming out?
The Wedding Banquet Remake is anticipated to come out in theaters sometime in 2025. ComingSoon will provide an update when Bleecker Street and Shivhans Pictures announce the exact release date of the film.
The official synopsis for The Wedding Banquet Remake reads:
“After his boyfriend rejects his marriage proposal, Min convinces his best friend Angela to marry him for his green card and offers to pay for her partner’s IVF treatment in return. Their lives are turned upside down when the former’s grandmother arrives in Seattle to throw them an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.”
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