With nearly one week to go until the Toronto International Film Festival 2023 (or TIFF 2023) kicks off, the A-listers who are and aren’t attending have been revealed.
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John Cena is back for the upcoming comedy Vacation Friends 2, which is heading to Hulu later this month.
The first movie was a big hit for the streamer and the full cast is back!
Picking up a few months after the end of Vacation Friends, this uproarious sequel finds newly married couple Marcus (Lil Rel Howery) and Emily (Yvonne Orji) inviting their uninhibited besties Ron (Cena) and Kyla (Meredith Hagner), who are also newly married and have a baby, to join them for a vacation when Marcus lands an all-expenses-paid trip to a Caribbean resort. His reason for traveling there in the first place is to meet with the owners of the resort to bid on a construction contract for a hotel they own in Chicago. But when Kyla’s incarcerated father Reese (Steve Buscemi) is released from San Quentin and shows up at the resort unannounced at the worst possible moment, things get out of control, upending Marcus’ best laid plans and turning the vacation friends’ perfect trip into total chaos.
More new cast members include Carlos Santos, Ronny Chieng, and Jamie Hector.
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Vacation Friends 2 debuts exclusively as a Hulu Original in the U.S. on August 25. The movie will debut internationally as an Original on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories.
With nearly one week to go until the Toronto International Film Festival 2023 (or TIFF 2023) kicks off, the A-listers who are and aren’t attending have been revealed.
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Michael Nordine author Say this for “Vacation Friends 2”: It isn’t a drastic drop-off from the original. That has less to do with it being a better-than-usual sequel than it does with the first film being just okay. Still, one supposes there’s something to be said for consistency.
is taking viewers along for the «fun ride!» In ET's exclusive debut of the comedy sequel's gag reel, stars John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji and Meredith Hagner are cracking up in practically every scene.«I was in tears,» Howery says in the behind-the-scenes look at the fun film. «We were laughing every take.»The original released in 2021, starred Cena and Hagner as Ron and Kyla, an uninhibited pair who crash the wedding reception of another couple — Marcus and Emily, played by Howery and Orji — they met on a wild recent vacation.In the sequel, which picks up a few months later, the foursome are back together as they take another trip, to a lavish Caribbean resort where Marcus is also trying to facilitate a serious business deal.
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Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming Scott Pilgrim Takes Off anime series.The trailer was unveiled yesterday (August 16), and comes just a few months ahead of the series’ release, which has now been confirmed for November 17 exclusively via the streaming platform.While the trailer doesn’t give much of the show’s plot away, it features scenes identical to Edgar Wright‘s 2010 live-action film, titled Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.
E! is mixing the most controversial reality show stars under one roof in House of Villains. Hosted by Joel McHale, the series is set to premiere on Thursday, October 12 at 10 p.m. ET/PT with a supersized 75-minute episode airing simultaneously on Bravo, SyFy and USA.
John Whaite referenced his "mental" exhaustion from the Strictly Come Dancing campaign back in 2021 - shedding new light on the revelations that he 'fell in love' with dance partner Johannes Radebe. Former Great British Bake Off champ John, 34, admitted to The Times that he ended up falling for his professional partner, 36, while they were competing together on the hit show, resulting in a brief separation from his fiancé Paul Atkins. Exclusively catching up with OK! two years ago, he commented: "It's been more mentally challenging to have that stamina to learn a new dance every week and to be with the same person for 10 hours a day, 6 days a week practically.
In the summer of 2021, in the middle of the ongoing pandemic, 20th Century Studios found themselves with an unexpected hit on their hands: the raunchy comedy “Vacation Friends,” directed by Clay Tarver, starring Lil Rel Howery, John Cena, Yvonne Orji, and Meredith Hagner. Originally shot for a theatrical release, “Vacation Friends” was relegated to Hulu that summer, but it was welcome comedy relief at the end of August.
UPDATED, 3:14 p.m: 20th Century Studios has shared the first trailer for Vacation Friends 2, the sequel to its hit 2021 buddy comedy, which saw Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji become Vacation Friends with Meredith Hagner and John Cena.
starring Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, John Cena and Meredith Hagner. The original 2021 film starred Cena and Hagner as Ron and Kyle, an uninhibited pair who crash the wedding reception of another couple — Marcus and Emily, played by Howery and Orji — they met on a wild recent vacation.In the sequel, which picks up a few months later, the foursome are back together — this time with Ron and Kyla's infant son in tow — as they take another trip, to a lavish Caribbean resort where Marcus is also trying to facilitate a serious business deal.The party crasher on this trip, however, turns out to be Kyla's dad, Reese, played by Steve Buscemi, who has been «literally just released from San Quentin,» and shows up with a bag of Kyla's mother's ashes, which are quickly mistaken for cocaine.«Did I just snort your mom?» Ron asks after obviously doing so.«It's really kind of beautiful if you think about it,» Kyla answers.When things inevitably take a turn toward pandemonium once again, it's up to the friendly foursome to make sure they survive the trip — and whoever it is that's followed Reese to the island.«Ever since he showed up, he turned this relaxing family vacation into total chaos — who does that?» Ron asks of his father-in-law, without a hint of irony.Watch the full trailer above!The film also stars Ronny Chieng, Carlos Santos, Jamie Hector, Julianne Arrieta, Julee Cerda, Kevin Yamada and more.premieres Aug.
is almost here, and it stars . Netflix's You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, a brand new comedy directed by Sammi Cohen, arrives on the streamer later this month—and at the movie's trailer.You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is adapted from the 2005 YA novel of the same name, written by Fiona Rosenbloom.
, The Continental hotel chain is sacred ground, a place where assassins and hitmen can find a safe haven and everyone follows the number one rule: no «business» is conducted on the property.Now, fans of the franchise are getting a look into the origin of the New York City branch of the safe haven hotels in The three-part series — developed, written and executive produced by Greg Coolidge, Kirk Ward and Shawn Simmons — is set in the 1970s and centers on a younger version of Winston Scott ( star Colin Woodell), the character portrayed by Ian McShane in the films.«The suit doesn't make a man,» Winston muses in the trailer. «It's what's inside the suit that counts.»In an effort to save his brother, who's stolen something «very important» to the city's high-powered crime lords, Winston gets pulled deep into the world of The Continental and has to fight his way to the top of the establishment where he will eventually reign supreme.Watch the full trailer below:Executive producer Basil Iwanyk said of the show, «The four films take place over a three-month span.