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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 follows the Portokalos family on a trip to Greece for a family reunion after the death of Gus. We witness the heartwarming and hilarious events that developed after the Portakos family’s trip to Greece. We will be happy watching events of Toula and Ian’s daughter Paris’ own wedding, presumably to Bennet. The Portokalos’ and the Millers, it would seem, are returning to the Mecca of their culture, back to the source, to celebrate a third generation’s big, fat, and even more Greek wedding.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 stars once again Nia Vardalos as Toula, John Corbett as Ian, and Elena Kampouris as their daughter Paris. Presumably, many of the actors portraying the Portokalos family members also returns, such as the iconic Lanie Kazan as Maria Portokalos, Toula’s matriarch mother, Joey Fatone as cousin Angelo, Louis Mandylor as Toula’s brother Nick, Andrea Martin as Aunt Voula, Gia Carides as cousin Nikki, and possibly Alex Wolff as Bennet, Paris’ crush and eventual boyfriend from the sequel movie.
About the Original Movie
The original My Big Fat Greek Wedding followed the journey of Fotoula “Toula” Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), a shy woman surrounded by boisterous personalities. Freshly turned 30, she works for her Greek immigrant parents in the family’s restaurant, has always done so, and has little hope of achieving any of her other dreams.
To overcome her parents’ and her culture’s expectations, Toula courageously enrolls in college to learn computer technology. This leads to her landing a new job and more independence. For the first time in her family’s history, she also begins dating a kind, non-Greek white man named Ian (played by John Corbett). Her big personal leaps lead to a whole new, happier her, true love, and of course, the titular big fat Greek wedding.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) continues to be the highest-grossing romantic comedy ever to grace theaters and is an absolute delight to watch even to this day. The second film from 2016 was also funny, heartfelt, and a natural follow-up to Toula and Ian’s stories. In the movie, they are parents of a teenage daughter trying to grapple with her own big fat Greek legacy.
It was also the last time we got to see Michael Constantine in the role of Costas “Gus” Portokalos, Toula’s loving but overbearing, overprotective, and steadfastly orthodox Greek father before he passed away in 2021. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is currently in development and is dedicated to his memory.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is an upcoming American romantic comedy film written and directed by Nia Vardalos. The third installment in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise, the film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Lainie Kazan and Andrea Martin. It is the first entry not to star Michael Constantine, who died in 2021. Filming took place in Athens, Greece, from June 22 to August 10, 2022. The film was released in the United States on September 8, 2023, by Focus Features.
Directed by: Nia Vardalos Visits: 4
Starring: Nia Vardalos, Lainie Kazan, Elena Kampouris, Andrea Martin, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Maria Vacratsis, Daphne Alexander, Gia Carides, Melina Kotselou, Elias Kacavas
Screenplay by: Nia Vardalos
Production Design by: Grant Armstrong
Cinematography by: Barry Peterson
Film Editing by: Annette Davey, Craig Herring
Costume Design by: Timothy A. Wonsik
Set Decoration by: Chloros George, Michael Standish
Art Direction by: Dafni Kalogianni, Matthew Kerly
Music by: Stephanie Economou
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for suggestive material and some nudity.
Distributed by: Focus Features
Release Date: September 8, 2023
