My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2": Release Date And What To Expec

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 was released on 25 March 2016. The film is a sequel to the 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding and is the second instalment in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise. The film stars Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea Martin, Ian Gomez, and Elena Kampouris.

Plot summary

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Kirk Jones and written by Nia Vardalos. The film is a sequel to the 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding and was released on March 25, 2016, by Universal Pictures. The plot centres around the life of Toula Portokalos-Miller, whose business ventures have suffered due to the recession. The only business still running is her father Gus's restaurant. Her husband Ian is the principal at their teenage daughter Paris' high school. Paris, who is applying to colleges, feels stifled by her close-knit family, who are overly involved in her life. This causes a strain on Toula and Ian's marriage, as Toula is obsessed with being involved in Paris' life and "fixing" issues within her family.

Gus, Toula's father, believes he is a direct descendant of Alexander the Great and wants to contact an online ancestry site for confirmation. While looking through his records, he discovers that his marriage certificate to Maria was never signed by a priest, invalidating their union. Although their current priest cannot sign it, he agrees to perform a new ceremony. Gus insists on remarrying Maria after fifty years together, but she wants him to propose properly. When he refuses, Maria refuses to go through with the ceremony. Meanwhile, Toula and Ian try to rekindle their romance with a date night, but their family catches them making out in their car outside their house.

When Gus has to go to the hospital, Maria initially refuses to go with him as she is not legally his wife. Gus pleads with her to marry him again, and this time, she accepts. Maria wants a big wedding, so she hires a wedding planner, who later quits due to the family's rowdy behaviour. The whole family pitches in to make the wedding happen. Paris has been accepted to Northwestern University in Chicago and NYU in NYC. She chooses Northwestern to please her mother, but her great-grandmother convinces her to go to New York. Paris asks Bennett, a boy she likes, to the prom, and it turns out he is also Greek and has an equally crazy family. The prom falls on the same night as the wedding, so Toula tells Paris she can go on the condition that she attends the wedding reception later.

On the way to the church, Gus and his brother Panos, who has arrived from Greece as a surprise, get drunk on ouzo. Maria is furious with Gus for not taking the wedding seriously and storms off. However, Panos tells Maria that Gus loves her, and the ceremony continues. Toula and Ian privately renew their vows while watching Gus and Maria remarry. At the prom, Paris and Bennett share their first kiss. At the wedding reception, Gus reads a letter from the ancestry site, verifying that he is a descendant of Alexander the Great. However, Ian realizes that Toula forged the letter to make her father happy. The film ends with the family dropping Paris off at her college dorm in New York.

Cast

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is an American romantic comedy film that was released in 2016. It is the sequel to the 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding and the second installment in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise. The film was written by Nia Vardalos, who also starred in it, and directed by Kirk Jones.

The film's cast includes:

• Nia Vardalos as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos-Miller, the protagonist of the story who is struggling with parenting and marriage.
• John Corbett as Ian Miller, Toula's husband. Their relationship has lost some of its spark, and they are dealing with a rebellious teenage daughter.
• Elena Kampouris as Paris Miller, Toula and Ian's 17-year-old daughter, who clashes with Greek traditions and wants more independence.
• Lainie Kazan as Maria Portokalos, Toula's mother, who has been living with Gus for 50 years without a valid marriage certificate.
• Michael Constantine as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos, Toula's father, who believes he is a descendant of Alexander the Great and wants to confirm this with an online ancestry site.
• Andrea Martin as Theia Voula, Toula's aunt and a scene-stealer, according to one review.
• Louis Mandylor as Nick Portokalos, Toula's brother, who returns home separated and displaying immature behaviour.
• Gia Carides as Cousin Nikki, Voula's daughter.
• Gerry Mendicino as Uncle Taki, Voula's husband and Angelo and Nikki's father.
• Joey Fatone as Cousin Angelo, Voula's son.
• Bess Meisler as Mana-Yiayia, Toula's grandmother, who has a touching moment in the wedding spotlight.
• Stavroula Logothettis as Athena Portokalos, Toula's sister.
• Ian Gomez as Mike, Ian's best friend. Gomez was Vardalos' husband in real life at the time of filming.
• Mark Margolis as Panos Portokalos, Kostas's brother from Greece.
• John Stamos as George, a Greek-American news anchor.
• Rita Wilson as Anna, George's wife. Wilson is also a producer on the film, along with her husband Tom Hanks.
• Alex Wolff as Bennett, Paris' love interest.
• Bruce Gray as Rodney Miller, Ian's father.
• Fiona Reid as Harriet Miller, Ian's mother.

The film also features Jayne Eastwood as Mrs. White, the Portokalos' neighbour, and Rob Riggle as the Northwestern Rep.

Reception

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 was released on March 25, 2016, by Universal Pictures. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $90.6 million worldwide against an $18 million budget. The film is a sequel to the 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding and is the second instalment in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 28% approval rating based on 172 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The critical consensus on the website states:

> "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is as sweet and harmless as the original, but its collection of sitcom gags and stereotypes never coalesces into anything resembling a story with a purpose."

Metacritic gave the film a score of 37 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". However, audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.

Plot

The film centres on Toula Portokalos-Miller (Nia Vardalos) and her husband Ian's (John Corbett) strained marriage and their struggles with their rebellious teenage daughter Paris (Elena Kampouris) who feels smothered by her family and wants more independence. It also involves a shocking family secret: Gus (Michael Constantine) discovers that his and Maria's (Lainie Kazan) marriage certificate was never signed by the priest, technically invalidating their union. This leads to a new ceremony and an even bigger wedding than before, bringing the entire Portokalos clan together.

Filming locations

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Principal photography began on May 10, 2015, and ended on June 28.

The film is a sequel to the 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding and was released on March 25, 2016, by Universal Pictures. It is the second installment in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise.

The film stars Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea Martin, Ian Gomez, and Elena Kampouris. It was directed by Kirk Jones and written by Vardalos.

Release date

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 was released on March 25, 2016, by Universal Pictures. The film was the sequel to the 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding and the second installment in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise.

The film's release date was set by Universal on May 21, 2015, almost a year before its theatrical debut. The first trailer was released on November 11, 2015, during an airing of NBC's The Today Show.

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 21, 2016, three months after its theatrical release.

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