Andy Garcia Teases 'Father of the Bride' Reboot and Working With Gloria Estefan (Exclusive)
etonline.comAndy Garcia is offering a glimpse of what to expect with the remake — it's the same but, simultaneously, also different.The 65-year-old actor spoke with ET's Nischelle Turner and they discussed a myriad of subjects, from the reboot of the Nancy Meyers-written flick starring Steve Martin and working with the magnificent Gloria Estefan to his new film,, and the secret to a four-decade marriage.Garcia, cast in the lead role in the Gaz Alazraki-directed film, says a lot of the conceptual elements from (beginning with the 1950 original starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor) and main premise of the past films (the 1991 remake and 1995 sequel) will carry into this reboot.
But the approach to the original storyline is where the reboot separates itself from the rest.«In our case, it's a totally different approach,» Garcia explains. «The families are different.
It is actually the two families engaging more. [There's also this] family from Mexico City, so it's a convergence of those two cultures and how they deal with one another.»The latest version aims to tell the story of a «father coming to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.»The reboot will include not one but two legendary actors with Cuban roots.
Estefan will play Garcia's on-screen wife, and the star is thrilled about working with his good friend.«She is the most extraordinary lady,» he says of Estefan. «She is an extraordinary artist, you know, self-made.
Read more on etonline.com
