The Wedding Banquet is a 2025 American romantic comedy film directed by Andrew Ahn and co-written by James Schamus. It is a remake of the 1993 film. It stars Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung.
The Wedding Banquet premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, followed by a theatrical release in the United States on April 18, 2025.
Cast
- Bowen Yang as Chris
- Lily Gladstone as Lee
- Kelly Marie Tran as Angela
- Han Gi-chan as Min
- Joan Chen as May Chen
- Youn Yuh-jung as Ja-Young
Production
In April 2024, it was reported that a remake of the 1993 film The Wedding Banquet was in development, with Andrew Ahn directing and co-writing the screenplay with James Schamus, who co-wrote the original film. Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Bowen Yang, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung were cast in the lead roles.
Filming
Principal photography began on May 27, 2024, in Vancouver, Canada, and concluded on June 28.
Release
The Wedding Banquet premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, followed by a theatrical release in the United States on April 18, 2025.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 22 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Accolades
References
External links
- The Wedding Banquet at IMDb
