Following the film’s premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the new trailer for “The Wedding Banquet” teases a new kind of queer rom-com.
With a cast led by Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Joan Chen and Oscar-winner Youn Yuh-Jung, “Fire Island” director Andrew Ahn’s take on Ang Lee’s 1993 classic follows a chosen family who stages a fake wedding between Min (Han Gi-Chan) and Angela (Tran) in order for Min to get his green card and Lee (Gladstone) to get her IVF treatment. But their plan takes an unexpected turn when Min’s grandmother flys in from Korea with the intent of turning the wedding into a giant party.
“The Wedding Banquet” got positive reviews out of Sundance, with Variety‘s Carlos Aguilar calling Ahn “a talented and versatile storyteller” in his review while also praising the performances: “It’s particularly refreshing to see Gladstone in lighter fare that still offers scenes that benefit from her inherent gravitas, yet it’s a moving Tran who carries the biggest emotional load.”
The film is being distributed by Bleecker Street and will release in theaters April 18.
Watch the trailer below.
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Pamela Anderson to Be Honored at New York Women in Film & Television Muse Awards
Following her SAG-nominated turn in “The Last Showgirl,” Pamela Anderson will be honored by the New York Women in Film & Television at its 45th annual Muse awards.
Anderson joins the previously announced list of honorees, including Marissa Bode, Lisa Cortés, Celia Costas, Amy Entelis and Versha Sharma.
“We are thrilled to have Pamela Anderson join us as a Muse — she speaks to the heart of this year’s theme of Metamorphosis through her groundbreaking role in ‘The Last Showgirl,’” NYWIFT CEO Cynthia Lopez said in a statement. “She has proven that creative women are…
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