Diane Keaton Has Not Watched ‘Father of the Bride’ Remake: I’d ‘Of Course’ Reprise Nina Banks Role
26.09.2022 - 22:05
/ usmagazine.com
Wait until Franck hears this. Diane Keaton is open to reprising her role as Nina Banks in the beloved Father of the Bride franchise.
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“No one’s come forward with it. But if it were to happen, sure,” Keaton, 76, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her new comedy, Mack & Rita. “Of course I would.”
The Something’s Gotta Give actress, 76, last stepped into Nina’s shoes when the cast reunited via Zoom after 25 years in September 2020. The ensemble — also including Steve Martin, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Kieran Culkin and George Newbern — came together to benefit the World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing meals to communities affected by disasters like the coronavirus pandemic.
“Steven, Marty, I mean, they’ve got their television show [Only Murders in the Building] now. I mean, they’re giants and they’re just incredibly great actors and funny and smart and all that,” Keaton gushed to Us about her former costars. “We all know that, and it works. How they’re doing it on TV is pretty remarkable.”
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Short, 72, who played the eccentric wedding planner Franck, actually made a quick voice cameo in Keaton’s latest film, Mack & Rita. “He can do any voice you can imagine!” Keaton said.
The 1991 Charles Shyer-directed beloved comedy was followed by its 1995 sequel, Father of the Bride Part II. Earlier this year, a reboot starring Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan dropped on HBO Max.
“I have not watched the remake of Father of the Bride,” Keaton confirms to Us.
In addition to being open to revisiting the Banks family, Keaton doesn’t rule anything out with future projects. “I would say more of everything that comes my