It all started in 2002 with the surprising success of a discreet romantic comedy that could have been titled ‘Eight Greek Surnames’, since it played with the contrast of cultural archetypes, in this case between Americans and Greeks, around the celebration of a wedding. my big greek wedding It was the fifth highest grossing film of the year in the United States: his protagonist, Nia Vardalos, author of the original script, received nominations at the Golden Globes, as an actress, and at the Oscars, as a screenwriter. After the success (it raised 368 million dollars), she made a television series that was not as successful and In 2016 he returned with a sequel in which he recovered the Portokalos family 10 years later.
But this time It is not the daughter who gets married, but the grandparents after discovering that when they were married 50 years ago, the priest forgot to sign the papers, in a sweetened reflection on the wear and tear of love over time and the survival of family ties. Directed by Kirk Jones, who takes over from his previous director, Joel Zwick, the film reunites Vardalos with John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Louis Mandylor, Bess Meiler, Andrea Martín and Michael Constantine. A cast to which Elena Kampouris, Alex Wol joinf, Mark Margolis, Rita Wilson and John Stamos. Besides, has a cameo by Tom Hanks. We tell you everything you need to know about the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2which lands on the RTVE Play film catalog
The 8 curiosities that maybe you didn’t know about My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
1) PHOTO OF THE SHOOTING ON INSTAGRAM
Nia Vardalos published a photo from the filming of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 on Instagram showing a smiling, shirtless John Corbett, accompanied by this message: “Is anyone trying to get baptized again at #MyBigGreekWedding2?” A little joke in reference to the first film, where her character had to be baptized in order to marry Toula Portokalos, the main character of both films.
2) MOTHERHOOD
Nia Vardalos had the idea of making the sequel as a result of her motherhood, with which she thought that Toula and Ian should have a teenage daughter.
3) FILM MEETINGS
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 It is the third meeting on the big screen of actors John Corbett and Nia Vardalos, who, in addition to participating in this film and its predecessor, starred in With love there is no one who can (2009), written and directed by Vardalos as well. Along with them, Ian Gomez has coincided in all three films, for whom this was her fourth job with the actress after working on another of her films: Larry Crowne, it’s never too late (2011).
4) THE ACTRESS OF GREEK ORIGIN
Actress Elena Kampouris, who plays Paris, Toula and Ian’s daughter in the film, is of Greek origin on her father’s side, while her mother is of French-American nationality. According to Kampouris, Nia Vardalos was her mentor: “she has a lot of presence and she is a reference for me,” she said.
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5) GREEK FAMILIES IN REALITY AND FICTION
Greek family, in reality and in fiction – According to actress Elena Kampouris, who is also of Greek origin, her family behaves like the Portokalos: “It is true that Greeks are very expressive and emotional people,” she joked.
6) ‘EIGHT GREEK-STYLE BASQUE SURNAMES’
The film mixes humor, romance and jokes about clichés and topics of Greek culture, a formula that is very similar to that used in Eight Basque surnames in 2014.
7) THE UNION BETWEEN NIA VARDALOS AND TOM HANKS
The actress was a screenwriter for Larry Crowne, it’s never too latea film starring Tom Hanks, who is a producer on both the predecessor film and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.
8) THE SERIES MY BIG GREEK WEDDING
Due to the tremendous success of the first film, Vardalos made a television series titled My Big Fat Greek Life, which aired on CBS in 2003, continuing the adventures of the Portokalos family, after Toula and Ian return from their honeymoon. But it only lasted that year because it did not convince the public.
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what is it about My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2? This is the synopsis
Toula is a Portokalos, an American family of Greek origin that lives closely together and for whom tradition is everything. Advised by her aunt Voila from her, try to play less of the role of Paris’s mothera young woman in the position of choosing a university, and more from her husband Ian’s wife.
But while trying hard for changing their family roles, Toula faces other challenges such as organize his parents’ wedding after 50 years of love and that they discover that their marriage certificate is unsigned. A task in which you will need the help of the whole familysince her mother María is not willing to make it easy for her future husband, Gus, who does not understand so much resistance to getting married. Don’t miss this and many other movies on RTVE Play!
