"The Wedding Banquet," directed by Andrew Ahn, is a contemporary remake of Ang Lee's 1993 film, featuring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, and Kelly Marie Tran. The narrative centers on a gay man's agreement to a green-card marriage with his lesbian best friend, complicated by the arrival of his traditional grandmother. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and addresses modern questions regarding marriage and family structures within the queer community, showcasing the chosen families that arise from societal challenges.
"I just fell in love with it. It was such a well written script with just exactly the right kind of situation for comedy. It's just ordinary people, chosen family, the kind of love that they couldn't find in their families, they found in each other."
"I wanted to give these characters a three-dimensional quality. I wanted them to feel like your friends. I also wanted to tackle modern questions queer people are asking today-about marriage, building families, and what those things mean now."
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