‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3′ Gets Fall 2023 Release Date
variety.comAngelique Jackson It’ll be a fall family reunion for the “My Big Fat Greek Weeding” clan, with Focus Features dating the third film in the franchise for a worldwide theatrical release on Sept.
8, 2023. Nia Vardalos wrote and directed the new film, starring alongside returning cast members John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, Maria Vacratsis, Andrea Martin, Elias Kacavas, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone and Lainie Kazan.
Elias Kacavas and Melina Kotselou join the family this time around. Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and Gary Goetzman — who’ve produced all three movies — also return, with Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer and Steven Shareshian serving as executive producers. “The sweet friendship which bloomed from the producers’ first taking a chance on me then grew into a beautiful relationship as they entrusted me to direct this installment of our franchise,” Vardalos stated. “We filmed our family reunion entirely in Greece which was thrilling for us all.
Plus, we ate for free.” The beloved franchise began more than 20 years ago with 2002’s “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” a sleeper hit which holds the crown as the highest-grossing romantic comedy ever made, earning more than $368 million worldwide.
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