A sequel to the Julia Roberts romantic comedy "My Best Friend's Wedding" is in early development at Sony Pictures. The studio has tapped "Materialists" and "Past Lives" writer-director Celine Song to pen a screenplay for the project, though she is not in talks to helm the feature. The development comes shortly after Dermot Mulroney, who starred alongside Roberts in the 1997 original directed by P.J. Hogan, teased that "there is talk of a sequel" to the New York Post. The...
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The South Korea-born, Canada-raised director announced her arrival as a writer and helmer with her 2023 feature “Past Lives.” The A24 film that follows the life developments of two friends over a 24-year period nabbed an Oscar nomination for best picture. Song got her start as a playwright, distinguishing herself with 2019’s “Endlings.” During the New York Theatre Company’s COVID-disrupted 2020 season, she presented a live play o Twitch, “The Seagull on the Sims 4.” Next up for Song is “Materialists,” starring Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans, also for A24.