‘The Wedding Banquet’ Teaser: Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran & Lily Gladstone Star In Comedy Remake

Back in 1993, Ang Lee released “The Wedding Banquet,” which earned an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign-Language Film. But that was more than 30 years ago, and you know Hollywood loves a remake. So, here we are in 2025 with a brand-new take on “The Wedding Banquet.”

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As seen in the teaser for the film, the new version of “The Wedding Banquet” largely follows the same story as the original. A gay man is forced to pretend that he is engaged to a lesbian woman because of his aging grandmother. As you might expect, hilarity ensues.

The film stars Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-Chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-Jung. “The Wedding Banquet” is directed by Andrew Ahn. He’s probably best known for his most recent film, “Fire Island,” which also stars Yang. 

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“The Wedding Banquet” recently debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, and it will be arriving in theaters on April 18. You can watch the teaser trailer below.

Here’s the synopsis:

From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating the disasters and delights of family expectations, queerness, and cultural identity. Angela and her partner Lee have been unlucky with their IVF treatments, but can’t afford to pay for another round. Meanwhile their friend Min, the closeted scion of a multinational corporate empire, has plenty of family money but a soon-to-expire student visa. When his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris rejects his proposal, Min makes the offer to Angela instead: a green card marriage in exchange for funding Lee’s IVF. But their plans to quietly elope are upended when Min’s skeptical grandmother flies in from Korea unannounced, insisting on an all-out wedding extravaganza.