‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’ Sequel Short Adds Lily James And Alicia Vikander
Toward the end of last year, we learned that aFour Weddings and a Funeralsequel was being plannedas a short film to support the charitableRed Nose Daycampaign. WriterRichard Curtisis back to script the sequel, andMike Newellwill be directing again, too. But let’s be honest, it’s the returning cast you’re excited to see after 25 years. And while pretty much everyone from the original movie will be back, there are a couple of new cast members getting in on the fun.
Baby DriverstarLily JamesandTomb Raiderleading badassAlicia Vikanderwill have roles in theFour Weddings and a Funeralsequel cast. And if that’s not enough, an official teaser for the short film has arrived online featuringHugh GrantandKristin Scott Thomasand the tease of a secret wedding.
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The comedically ominous teaser takes a cue from the end ofFour Weddings and a Funeralby leaving the nuptials a mystery. In the original film, the reveal created a bit of suspense as we were waiting to see whose wedding was going to be the fourth and final ceremony of the film. In the case ofOne Red Nose Day And A Wedding,the wedding could belong to anybody, since we don’t know what these characters have been up to for 25 years.
In addition to Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas, other returning cast members includeAndie MacDowell,John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson, James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Vansittart, Simon Kunz, Sara Crowe,andTimothy Walker. That leaves the possibility for a lot of weddings. Perhaps one of the more likely scenarios is that Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell have a kid who is getting married? The two had their own happily ever after (albeit after ruining another prospective marriage), so it’s not out of the realm of possibility.
As for Lily James and Alicia Vikander, it’s not officially revealed who they’ll be playing in theFour Weddings and a Funeralsequel short. It would be cool if one of them was Hugh Grant and Andie McDowell’s daughter and the nuptials in question ended up being between the two of them as a lesbian couple. That’s something we definitely didn’t see in the original movie, so it would certainly be a nice change of pace. In fact, that’s what rumorssaid was happening late last year.
Viewers over in the United Kingdom will get to see howOne Red Nose Day and a Weddingplays out tonight on BBC One. However, here in the United States, we’ll be waiting until our own Red Nose Day charity special airs onMay 23, 2019.
