You're Cordially Invited

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You're Cordially Invited
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Directed by Nicholas Stoller
Written byNicholas Stoller
Produced by
Starring
Music by Michael Andrews
Production
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Distributed by Amazon Prime Video
Release date
  • January 30, 2025 (2025-01-30)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

You're Cordially Invited is an upcoming American comedy film written and directed by Nicholas Stoller for Amazon MGM Studios. It stars Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan and Meredith Hagner.

Contents

The film is scheduled to be released by Amazon Prime Video on January 30, 2025.

Synopsis

A bride (Viswanathan) and her father (Ferrell) discover their dream wedding venue has been double booked for another bride (Hagner) and her wedding-planner sister (Witherspoon), with hilarious consequences. [1]

Cast

Production

Nicholas Stoller will write, direct and produce the film from his own script that he wrote himself, while Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon are set to star and serve as producers alongside Jessica Elbaum, Gloria Sanchez, Conor Welch, and Lauren Neustadter. Serving as executive producers are Ashley Strumwasser, Alex Brown, and Gloria Sanchez. Production companies are Stoller Global Solutions, Gloria Sanchez Productions, and Hello Sunshine. The project landed at Amazon Studios in July 2022. [2] [3]

Casting

Ferrell and Witherspoon were revealed to be attached to the project in June 2022. [4]

Filming

Principal photography began in Atlanta in May 2023. [5] [6]

Release

You're Cordially Invited is scheduled to be released in the United States by Amazon Prime Video on January 30, 2025. [7]

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References

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