Witherspoon and Ferrell spar in wedding comedy You鈥檙e Cordially Invited
LONDON 鈥 Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon says teaming up with actor Will Ferrell for the romantic comedy You鈥檙e 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.
鈥淓very day I was on set, I was like, Will, this is on my bucket list,鈥 Witherspoon said at the 蹿颈濒尘鈥檚 premiere at London鈥檚 Palladium theater on Thursday.
You鈥檙e 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鈥檚 wedding, agree to share the venue but quickly come to regret their decision. Chaos and comedy ensue as the two clash and seek to outdo each other.
Mr. Ferrell, 57, a father of three and Ms. Witherspoon, 48, who also has three children, said the 蹿颈濒尘鈥檚 family dynamics resonated with them.
鈥淲ill鈥檚 daughter is getting married and he鈥檚 worried he鈥檚 going to have nothing for himself because she鈥檚 really his lifeline. And I鈥檓 worried my sister is going to leave my life,鈥 said Witherspoon. 鈥淯nderneath all of the sparring and fighting there鈥檚 this deep fear and I think that鈥檚 how we connect in the end.鈥
The film is written and directed by Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Bros filmmaker Nicholas Stoller.
鈥淚鈥檓 a father of three daughters, so I certainly poured a lot of my experiences into his (Ferrell) character. And then Reese鈥檚 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,鈥 Mr. Stoller said.
You鈥檙e Cordially Invited starts streaming on Amazon鈥檚 Prime Video on Jan. 30. 鈥 Reuters
