PREVIEW: Father of the Bride (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Andy García (The Untouchables), Gloria Estefan (Vivo), Adria Arjona (Morbius), Isabela Merced (Instant Family), Diego Boneta (Rock of Ages), Chloe Fineman (Home Team), Pedro Damián (Collateral Damage), Enrique Murciano (Black Hawk Down), Macarena Achaga (En Las Buenas y En Las Malas), Ana Fabrega (A Maine Movie), Matt Walsh (Role Models)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Gary Alazraki (The Noble Family), director; Matt Lopez (Race to Witch Mountain), writer; Dede Gardner (Moonlight), Jeremy Kleiner (12 Years a Slave) and Paul Michael Perez (Spare Parts), producers; Terence Blanchard (Da 5 Bloods), composer; Igor Jadue-Lillo (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), cinematographer; Jon Poll (Bombshell), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Bill (García), a wealthy Cuban-American architect, is surprised to learn that his eldest daughter Sofia (Arjona) has returned from Miami with news that she has become engaged to her new boyfriend Adan (Boneta), and intends to spend a new life in Mexico following their wedding. As Bill struggles to comprehend the situation, while also dealing with a potential divorce from his wife Ingrid (Estefan), he must try and plan a wedding worthy of a father’s love for his daughter…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The timeless book by Edward Streeter, previously adapted for the screen with versions starring Spencer Tracy and Steve Martin, is given a new makeover that repositions the perspective from that of a predominantly Latinx ensemble.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

SATURDAY 18TH JUNE 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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