Witherspoon and Ferrell spar in marriage ceremony comedy ‘You are Cordially Invited’
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Witherspoon and Ferrell reunite for first joint function movie
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Movie explores household dynamics and private fears
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Directed by Nicholas Stoller, streaming on Amazon Prime Video Jan. 30
By Hanna Rantala
LONDON, – Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon says teaming up with actor Will Ferrell for the romantic comedy “You are Cordially Invited” was a very long time coming.
The actors, who in 2001 labored collectively on a “Saturday Night time Dwell” episode, make their first joint function movie look within the film, which additionally they produced.
“On daily basis I used to be on set, I used to be like, Will, that is on my bucket record,” Witherspoon stated on the movie’s premiere at London’s Palladium theatre on Thursday.
“You are Cordially Invited” sees two marriage ceremony events arriving at a small island resort to find their nuptials have unintentionally been booked for a similar day.
Widower Jim , whose daughter is getting married, and Margot , an LA-based actuality TV govt accountable for her sister’s marriage ceremony, comply with share the venue however shortly come to remorse their resolution. Chaos and comedy ensue as the 2 conflict and search to outdo one another.
Ferrell, 57, a father of three sons and Witherspoon, 48, who additionally has three kids, stated the movie’s household dynamics resonated with them.
“Will’s daughter is getting married and he is apprehensive he will don’t have anything for himself as a result of she’s actually his lifeline. And I am apprehensive my sister goes to go away my life,” stated Witherspoon. “Beneath all the sparring and preventing there’s this deep concern and I feel that is how we join ultimately.”
The movie is written and directed by “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Bros” filmmaker Nicholas Stoller.
“I am a father of three daughters, so I definitely poured a whole lot of my experiences into his character. After which Reese’s sister is getting married and he or she has a sort of advanced relationship with their household, and all of us have advanced relationships with our household. So, it was a bit autobiographical,” Stoller stated.
“You are Cordially Invited” begins streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video on Jan. 30.
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