‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’: Release Date Revealed & Everything You Need to Know

Our favorite loud, loving and hilarious Greek family is back on the big screen again with my big greek wedding 3. The Portokalos family first captured our hearts 20 years ago, in 2002, with the first film instantly becoming the highest-grossing romantic comedy ever made. The sequel was released in 2016, some 14 years after the first film, and fans were eagerly awaiting a third adventure starring the Greek family. The third film will be released on September 8 and will star nia vardalos has already given fans some big news about the film. Here’s everything we know my big greek wedding 3.

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Who is in the cast of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3”?

The film is dedicated to the late actor. Michael Constantine who played Toula’s father Gus in the first two films. Michael passed away on August 31, 2021 and fans and cast members alike were devastated. In a sweet Instagram post on the film’s account at the time of his death, they wrote, “RIP to the brilliant Michael Constantine, who swore by Windex as Gus, patriarch of the Portokalos family.”

Get ready to pack your bags and travel to Greece as the director and screenwriter of the film nia vardalos (Toula) revealed that they are filming in Greece. He returned to Instagram on June 21, 2022 to reveal the big announcement of the third film in a sentimental video for fans. She captioned the video by writing, “Thanks to Playtone, Gold Circle, HBO and Focus! And much love and gratitude to all of you for your support while we waited to shoot. Little Greece. Greece! 🇬🇧

Much of the original cast will return for my big greek wedding 3 from the looks of Nia’s touching Instagram shared posts. On July 18, 2022, the film’s official Instagram shared a group photo of some of the cast members, including John Corbett (Ian Miller) louis mandilor (Nick Portokalos) Andrea Martins (Aunt Voula) and much more.

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But do not worry. If you don’t see some of the cast in photos on social media, that doesn’t mean they won’t be in the movie. Nia included another post with more original cast members writing, “I can see from the comments that you are wondering about certain characters. Yes, they have all been invited back. If you don’t see them in the photos, you will see them in the film.”

What do we know so far about the story?

The plot of the third film is still a mystery as Nia has yet to reveal the entire plot. She announced the script was finished on September 30, 2021 via Instagram. She asked fans to stick to her idea of ​​pi. tches for themselves since their script was a done deal.

Nia has given us the scoop that Ian and Toula aren’t grandparents in the upcoming film, but as for the rest, we’ll just have to wait and see. The director and star revealed they wrote the script to honor Michael’s wishes when he told her he couldn’t participate in the third episode.

Nia provided more information about the third film in a February 2023 interview with PEOPLE. He talked about filming a scene with John Corbett that left them both emotional.

“We actually have a scene where we’re dancing on a pier in the most beautiful cobalt light our incredible cinematographer Barry Peterson has ever hoped for and hoped for and hoped for,” he said. “John and I were on a dock dancing together and crying. It was incredible.” Nia also said, “It’s just the view around, just the blue of the light, the water. [Corbett] He said, ‘Baby, look where you’ve got us. Isn’t that amazing? And then I said, ‘Thanks for coming.’”

When can we expect to see you?

my big greek wedding 3 will be released in theaters on September 8, 2023. Focus Features announced the February 2023 release date by sharing a photo of the entire cast on Instagram. “#MyBigFatGreekWedding3 hits theaters September 8th!” the caption said. “Director, writer and protagonist @niavardalos and the entire cast return for the latest adventure of the Portokalos family.” There was also a statement from Rita Wilson, serving as producer of the film with her husband Tom Hanks AND Gary Goetzmann. Rita said: “My grand Greek wedding has brought joy to the public for twenty-one years. I’m so happy that more joy is on the way.”

The shooting of the film started in June 2022 in Greece. At the time, Nia shared that they were filming in Plaka in Athens. In July, Nia tweeted that this is the longest she has spent in Greece. “Making this film is the longest time I have been in Greece and I am more in love than ever with this country and our people,” Nia wrote.

Nia announced the filming wrapped on Instagram on Aug. 4. She captioned the sweet post: “Well… this is a close up from My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3! I am overwhelmed with emotions, so much relief and gratitude all day, and now warm tears are running down my cheeks. Thanks to the crew, cast, producers, studio, financiers and our new friends in Varipatades Town, Corfu, Greece. In these difficult times we live in, it’s much appreciated when the magic happens.

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