Scarlett Johansson has already had a big 2025, with “The Phoenician Scheme” and her feature directing debut “Eleanor The Great” premiering at Cannes last month. And then there’s “Jurassic World Rebirth,” arriving in theaters next week. But another long-awaited ScarJo movie also comes out later this summer, nearly two years after its debut at TIFF 2023. “My Mother’s Wedding” sees Johnsson play one of three daughters who return to her childhood home for their mother’s third wedding.
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Kristen Scott Thomas directs the film, her feature directing debut.
Here’s an official synopsis for “My Mother’s Wedding,” courtesy of Vertical Entertainment:
Three sisters return to their childhood home for a momentous weekend, the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother, Diana (Scott Thomas). The three daughters are from very different walks of life: Georgina (Beecham), a palliative nurse; Victoria (Miller), a Hollywood star; and Katherine (Johansson), a Captain in the Royal Navy. Over the weekend, the family gathers to celebrate a new marriage, but mother and daughters alike are forced to revisit the past and confront the future, with help from a colourful group of unexpected wedding guests…
Along with Johansson, “My Mother’s Wedding” also stars Sienna Miller, Emily Beechman, Scott Thomas, Freida Pinto, Thibault de Montalembert, and Sindhu Vee.
Along with directing, Scott Thomas also co-wrote the script for “My Mother’s Wedding” with John Mickelthwait. Finola Dwyer and Steven Rales produce.
As noted earlier, “My Mother’s Wedding” had its world premiere two years ago at TIFF. It didn’t fare well with critics there, however, which may explain why it’s taken so long for Vertical to get to a wider audience.
“My Mother’s Wedding” hits theaters on August 8 via Vertical. Watch a trailer for the film below.
