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Julia Roberts confirms talks for reprising her iconic role in a sequel to the 1997 hit, with Celine Song writing and Luca Guadagnino interested in directing the project.
- Julia Roberts confirmed on September 18, 2025, that she is in talks to star in a sequel to the 1997 film My Best Friend's Wedding.
- The sequel talks follow news from July 2024 that Sony Pictures began early development with Celine Song attached to write the screenplay.
- The original film, directed by P.J. Hogan, starred Roberts and Dermot Mulroney, earned nearly $300 million worldwide, and featured a notable LGBTQ character played by Rupert Everett.
- Luca Guadagnino, who recently worked with Roberts on After the Hunt, expressed willingness to direct the sequel and Mulroney stated in 2023 that he 'sure hope' the sequel happens.
- If produced, the sequel may reunite much of the original cast and continue appealing to fans eager for a follow-up to the acclaimed 1997 romantic comedy.
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Julia Roberts has played plenty of iconic roles over the years — from Southern belle Shelby in Steel Magnolias to tough-as-nails Erin Brokovich in her Oscar-winning role. Still, there’s one movie that fans have watched over and over again: My Best Friend’s Wedding. The 1997 film had Roberts playing Julianne Potter, the food critic who realizes days before her best friend’s wedding that she’s in love with him. Dermot Mulroney played her romanti…
Julia Roberts Is in Talks for 'My Best Friend's Wedding' Sequel
Julia Roberts may soon be reprising her role as Julianne Potter. The My Best Friend’s Wedding actress told Variety in a story published Thursday, September 18, that she is in talks for a sequel to the hit 1997 romantic comedy. “They’re talking to me,” confirmed Roberts, 57. Roberts was speaking to Variety alongside Luca Guadagnino, director of the psychological thriller After the Hunt, in which Roberts stars. Guadagnino, 54, said he would direct…
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The Independent (US)Julia Roberts offers update on potential sequel to My Best Friend’s Wedding
Roberts starred in the 1997 original film with Dermot Mulroney
The 1997 film follows a foodie who, realizing she is in love with an old boyfriend, tries to sabotage his wedding.
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