- Title: Witherspoon and Ferrell clash in wedding comedy 'You're Cordially Invited'
- Date: 23rd January 2025
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JANUARY 23, 2025) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF STOLLER POSING FOR PHOTOS (SOUNDBITE) (English) WRITER-DIRECTOR, NICHOLAS STOLLER, SAYING: "Well, Will's character is, Will's daughter is getting married, and I'm a father of three daughters, so I certainly poured a lot of my experiences into his character. And
- Embargoed: 6th February 2025 19:51
- Keywords: Reese Witherspoon Will Ferrell You're Cordially Invited You're Cordially Invited premiere
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM / VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM / VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
- Country: UK
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA005518121012025RP1
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- Story Text:Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon says teaming up with actor Will Ferrell for the romantic comedy "You're Cordially Invited" was a long time coming.
The actors, who in 2001 worked together on a "Saturday Night Live" episode, make their first joint feature film appearance in the movie, which they also produced.
"Every day I was on set, I was like, Will, this is on my bucket list," Witherspoon said at the film's premiere at London's Palladium theatre on Thursday (January 23).
"It's a privilege and honour to team up with the talented Reese Witherspoon," added Ferrell. "She's one of the funniest actors I've ever worked with, in addition to all the other stuff she does."
"You're Cordially Invited" sees two wedding parties arriving at a small island hotel to discover their nuptials have accidentally been booked for the same day.
Widower Jim (Ferrell), whose daughter is getting married, and Margot (Witherspoon), an LA-based reality TV executive in charge of her sister's wedding, agree to sharing the venue but quickly come to regret their decision. Chaos and comedy ensues as the two clash and seek to outdo each other.
Ferrell, 57, a father of three sons and Witherspoon, 48, who also has three children said the film's family dynamics resonated with them.
The film is written and directed by "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "Bros" filmmaker Nicholas Stoller.
"Will's daughter is getting married and I'm a father of three daughters, so I certainly poured a lot of my experiences into his character. And then Reese's sister is getting married and she has a kind of complex relationship with their family, and we all have complex relationships with our family. So it was a bit autobiographical, but not really," Stoller said.
The film's premiere came just hours after this year's Oscar nominations were announced earlier on Thursday. The nominations were postponed twice as Los Angeles grappled with wildfires that devastated parts of the city this month. Several red-carpet celebrations have been postponed or cancelled.
"I think it's a landscape that changes every day. And we'll just have to wait and see," said Ferrell, when asked about the fires and their effect on award season.
"You're Cordially Invited" starts streaming on Prime Video on Jan. 30.
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