‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’ Is In Production in Greece

There might not be a much less doubtless franchise within the historical past of films than My Huge Fats Greek Marriage ceremony. A low-budget unbiased romantic comedy, the movie turned a large word-of-mouth hit within the spring and summer season of 2002, and wound up grossing $241 million within the U.S. alone. Its author and lead actress, Nia Vardalos, then spun the movie off right into a tv collection, My Huge Fats Greek Life, which lasted for a single season on CBS after which right into a direct sequel, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, in 2016. Whereas not fairly as wildly well-liked as the unique, the sequel nonetheless grossed far more than its funds.

Now manufacturing has begun on a 3rd movie. (Apparently this huge Greek household has numerous weddings.) Vardalos herself introduced the information on her Twitter account, revealing that the film is already capturing in — the place else? — Greece.

“Thanks a lot for the stunning messages,” Vardalos mentioned from a little bit room above the set in Athens. She additionally revealed that she is the director of the mission. (The primary Huge Fats Greek Marriage ceremony was directed by Joel Zwick; the sequel was by Kirk Jones.)

Whereas a lot of the unique forged of the Huge Fats Greek movies will return within the movie, the film might be lacking Michael Constantine, who performed Nia’s lovable however cussed father within the earlier two films. Constantine died of pure causes in the summertime of 2021 on the age of 94. The film is being devoted to his reminiscence.

April marked the twentieth anniversary of the discharge of the unique My Huge Fats Greek Marriage ceremony, so the timing works out for an additional film, if just for the potential nostalgia issue. Time actually flies when you’re sometimes making unbiased films about charming Greek households.