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Ang Lee's Golden Globe-winning "Father Knows Best" trilogy's second installment, "The Wedding Banquet," is set to receive a new reimagining this year, and its first trailer has just been released. This new version is directed by Andrew Ahn, the Korean-American filmmaker behind "Fire Island." James Schamus, who co-wrote the original "The Wedding Banquet," returns to co-write the script with Ahn. It is slated for an April 18 release in North America.
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The new cast features Joan Chen ("The Last Emperor"), Academy Award winner Youn Yuh-jung ("Minari"), "Saturday Night Live" cast member Bowen Yang ("Fire Island"), Lily Gladstone, an Academy Award nominee for "Killers of the Flower Moon," Vietnamese-American actress Kelly Marie Tran, known for the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy, and Han Gi-chan, making his Hollywood debut.
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The official synopsis reads: Angela and her partner Lee are struggling with IVF, unable to afford another round. Meanwhile, their friend Min, a closeted scion of a transnational corporate empire, faces an expiring student visa. After Min's boyfriend, Chris, rejects his marriage proposal due to commitment fears, Min proposes a green card marriage to Angela: he'll fund Lee's IVF if she marries him. Their plans are thrown into disarray, however, when Min's grandmother insists on flying from Korea to host a lavish wedding.