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Bowen Yang,Lily GladstoneandKelly Marie Tranare coming together for a hilarious new wedding-themed comedy.On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Bleecker Street debuted the first trailer forThe Wedding Banquet, a remake of director Ang Lee’s 1993 rom-com of the same title.In the movie,Saturday Night Livestar Yang, 34, stars as Chris, a man whose Korean boyfriend Min (Han Gi-Chan) proposes to their roommate Angela (Star Warsalum Tran, 36) so he can remain in the U.S. The group, including Angela’s partner Lee (Oscar-nominee Gladstone, 38) see their plans get more complicated when Min finds out his grandmother is flying from Korea and expects to throw a large, celebratory wedding, not knowing Min is gay.“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,” as a synopsis sets up.Han Gi-Chan and Bowen Yang in The Wedding Banquet.Luka Cyprian/Bleecker Street MediaNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“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.“The Wedding Banquetalso starsJoan ChenandYoun Yuh-jung, who was the first Korean actress to everwin an Oscar for Best Supporting Actressfor her role inMinariback in 2021.Lily Gladstone and Kelly Marie Tran in The Wedding Banquet.Luka Cyprian/Bleecker Street MediaThe new movie comes from director Andrew Ahn, who previously directed the 2022 comedyFire Islandand multiple episodes ofBridgerton’s third season.The Wedding Banquethad its world premiere at theSundance Film Festivalon Jan. 27, where Yang revealed in a post-screening Q&A that the cast watched the Showtime reality seriesCouples Therapyto “dissect all these relationship dynamics together” while making the movie.“It accelerated our bonding and it just all kind of glued us together in a way that transcended even what Andrew was able to give to us as a director,” Yang said.The Wedding Banquetis in theaters April 18.

Bowen Yang,Lily GladstoneandKelly Marie Tranare coming together for a hilarious new wedding-themed comedy.

On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Bleecker Street debuted the first trailer forThe Wedding Banquet, a remake of director Ang Lee’s 1993 rom-com of the same title.

In the movie,Saturday Night Livestar Yang, 34, stars as Chris, a man whose Korean boyfriend Min (Han Gi-Chan) proposes to their roommate Angela (Star Warsalum Tran, 36) so he can remain in the U.S. The group, including Angela’s partner Lee (Oscar-nominee Gladstone, 38) see their plans get more complicated when Min finds out his grandmother is flying from Korea and expects to throw a large, celebratory wedding, not knowing Min is gay.

“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,” as a synopsis sets up.

Han Gi-Chan and Bowen Yang in The Wedding Banquet.Luka Cyprian/Bleecker Street Media

Luka Cyprian/Bleecker Street Media

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“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.”

The Wedding Banquetalso starsJoan ChenandYoun Yuh-jung, who was the first Korean actress to everwin an Oscar for Best Supporting Actressfor her role inMinariback in 2021.

Lily Gladstone and Kelly Marie Tran in The Wedding Banquet.Luka Cyprian/Bleecker Street Media

The new movie comes from director Andrew Ahn, who previously directed the 2022 comedyFire Islandand multiple episodes ofBridgerton’s third season.

The Wedding Banquethad its world premiere at theSundance Film Festivalon Jan. 27, where Yang revealed in a post-screening Q&A that the cast watched the Showtime reality seriesCouples Therapyto “dissect all these relationship dynamics together” while making the movie.

“It accelerated our bonding and it just all kind of glued us together in a way that transcended even what Andrew was able to give to us as a director,” Yang said.

The Wedding Banquetis in theaters April 18.

source: people.com