Orginal My Big Fat Greek Wedding star and screenwriter Nia Vardalos announced back in May that she was working on a follow-up. Now she has a studio in which to hold the proceedings. Universal has stepped in to distribute **My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 in the US and much of the rest of the world. Vardalos had planned to direct, but somewhere along the way that job has fallen to Kirk Jones (Nanny McPhee, What To Expect When You're Expecting) instead.
The original film told a fictionalised version of Vardalos’ own early relationship with, and marriage to, actor Ian Gomez. The new one plans to continue the tale, with Vardos' Toula Portokalos and husband Ian (John Corbett) unravelling a big family secret at another even bigger, fatter family wedding.
“Now that I’m experiencing motherhood, I’m ready to write the next chapter of my family story,” said Vardalos in her original statement. “Of course a few jaded folks in the press corps will claim I ran out of money or just want to kiss John Corbett again. One of these things is true.”
As before, Tom Hanks is among the producers along with Rita Wilson and Gary Goetzman. While the script is locked as of this month, there's not currently a start date. Muriel's Other Wedding and Another Monsoon Wedding are not currently in development.