Easter Sunday (film)

Easter Sunday is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and written by Ken Cheng. Jo Koy plays a fictionalized version of himself as he attends a family gathering to celebrate Easter Sunday. Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Brandon Wardell, Eva Noblezada, Eugene Cordero, Jay Chandrasekhar, Tiffany Haddish, and Lou Diamond Phillips co-star. The film is set to be released by Universal Pictures on August 5, 2022.

Easter Sunday
Directed byJay Chandrasekhar
Written byKen Cheng
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Production

The comedy film Easter Sunday from director Jay Chandrasekhar was announced on February 16, 2021, with Jo Koy attached to star.[1] In April, Eva Noblezada and Brandon Wardell joined the cast.[2] In May, Lou Diamond Phillips was cast as a fictionalized version of himself.[3]

Principal photography began on May 3, 2021 in Vancouver.[4][5] On May 29, Sharon Cuneta revealed that she was originally going to star in the film but had to drop out due to a false positive COVID-19 test; her role was given to Tia Carrere.[6] In July, Universal Pictures confirmed that Jimmy O. Yang, Lydia Gaston, Rodney To, Jay Chandrasekhar, and Tiffany Haddish were part of the cast.[7] In February 2022, the film's release date was postponed from April 1, 2022, to August 5 of the same year.[8]

References
  1. Kit, Borys (February 16, 2021). "Jay Chandrasekhar to Direct Family Comedy Easter Sunday for Amblin (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. Kroll, Justin (April 13, 2021). "Eva Noblezada and Brandon Wardell Join Amblin's Easter Sunday". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. Kroll, Justin (May 3, 2021). "Lou Diamond Phillips Joins Amblin's Easter Sunday". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  4. "Easter Sunday". Productionlist.com. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  5. "DGC BC Production List" (PDF). Directors Guild of Canada. April 9, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  6. Cagape, Kristhoff (May 29, 2021). "Sharon Cuneta reveals heartbreak over missed opportunity to star in a Steven Spielberg movie". push.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 20, 2021). "Universal Dates Jo Koy's Easter Sunday, Sci-Fi Distant & Corey Hawkins Pic The Last Voyage Of The Demeter". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 4, 2022). "Jo Koy Easter Sunday Movie Moving To Late Summer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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