saga. The film's star, Nia Vardalos took to Instagram to confirm the news after photos of the cast began circulating online.«I have an announcement,» Vardalos began in the video shared to her feed Tuesday. «We are in Greece, filming , and thank you so much for the lovely messages of just waiting and everything.
I'm in a little room, getting ready to go down and film.»Vardalos then gave fans a look at the film's Athens location before revealing that she's not only starring in the film, she's also directing .«I'll show you a part of it.
We're filming in the beautiful Plaka of Athens,» the 59-year-old actress shared. «Oh, I want to teach you your first Greek word, which is e-ski̱nothéti̱s, and what that means is director.
And guess who the director is? Me!»Vardalos thanked her producers in the caption as well as fans for their support as they waited to film the third chapter in the series.«Thank you to Playtone, Gold Circle, HBO and Focus!
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