Julia Roberts earned a Golden Globe nomination for her work in the beloved romantic comedy My Best Friend’s Wedding and now, nearly three decades later, there’s talk of a sequel.
Roberts, 57, who was turned in to a blonde bombshell for the new thriller After The Hunt, starred as a food critic in the 1997 rom-com co-starring Dermot Mulroney as the friend whose wedding she tried to destroy after realizing she was in love with him.
It was Mulroney, 61, who first hinted at the second chapter in the story while promoting his latest project The Hunting Wives on Netflix.
He told The New York Post ‘there is talk of a sequel,’ but when asked for more details he only answered, ‘I know nothing about it. Last I heard, quote, lawyers were talking, unquote.’
My Best Friend’s Wedding starred Roberts as a food critic who panics when she learns her bestie, Michael, played by Mulroney is getting married.
The two had promised each other if they were still single by age 28, they would marry each other.
A beloved Julia Roberts film could finally get a second chapter, nearly 30 years after it first debuted in theaters
After receiving the big news, Roberts’ Julianna (Jules) decides to break up the engagement and claim Michael for herself.
The film provided a launching pad for a budding actress named Cameron Diaz, 52, who starred as the young bride Roberts’ Julianne wanted to be jilted at the alter.
It also introduced Rupert Everett, 66, to American audiences as Jules’ gay best friend George.
No word on who the director will be or if Roberts, Mulroney, Diaz or Everett will be part of the sequel’s cast.
Collider offered some more juicy details revealing that Materialists writer and director Celine Song has been tapped to write the script.
The romantic comedy stars Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal and has earned more than $52 million so far.
Song previously proved her box office bankability with Past Lives, starring The Morning Show’s Greta Lee and Teo Yoo.
My Best Friend’s Wedding opened at number two when it debuted in theaters behind Batman & Robin.
A sequel to 1997’s My Best Friend’s wedding is in the works
It was Roberts’ co-star Dermot Mulroney, 61, who first hinted at the second chapter saying there is talk of a sequel, I know nothing about it. Last I heard, quote, lawyers were talking, unquote’
Collider offered some more juicy details revealing that writer and director Celine Song has been tapped to write the script; Pictured in Los Angeles in March 2024
Song wrote and directed Materialists, starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans which is now playing in theaters
It went on to earn $299,288,605 globally with Roberts and Everett earning Golden Globe nominations.
The movie, which featured a fun sing-along scene with the cast performing Diana King’s I Say a Little Prayer.
Variety ranked My Best Friend’s Wedding as 100 of the Greatest Movies of All Time.
In doing so, the publication called the movie ‘the most delectable and heartbreaking rom-com of its era.’
Variety ranked My Best Friend’s Wedding as 100 of the Greatest Movies of All Time calling it ‘the most delectable and heartbreaking rom-com of its era’
