Easter Sunday review
Cast: Jo Koy, Eugene Cordero, Tia Carrere, Asif Ali and Lou Diamond Phillips
Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar
Screenplay by: Ken Cheng and Kate Angelo
Story by: Ken Cheng
Producers: Dan Lin, Jonathan Eirich
Executive Producers: Seth William Meier, Jessica Gao, Ken Cheng, Jimmy O. Yang, Jo Koy, Joe Meloche, Nick Reynolds
Stand-up comedy sensation Jo Koy (Jo Koy: In His Elements, Jo Koy: Cominā in Hot) stars as a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to his Filipino-American community.
Easter Sunday features an all-star comedic cast that includes Jimmy O. Yang (Silicon Valley series), Tia Carrere (True Lies, Wayneās World films), Brandon Wardell (Curb Your Enthusiasm series), Tony nominee Eva Noblezada (Broadwayās Hadestown), Lydia Gaston (Broadwayās The King and I), Asif Ali (WandaVision), Rodney To (Parks and Recreation series), Eugene Cordero (The Good Place series), Jay Chandrasekhar (I Love You, Man), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) and Lou Diamond Phillips (Courage Under Fire).
Easter Sunday, from DreamWorks Pictures, is directed by Jay Chandrasekhar (Super Troopers franchise, The Dukes of Hazzard, Beerfest), from a script by Ken Cheng (Sin City Saints series) and Kate Angelo (Sex Tape) based on a story by Ken Cheng.
The film is produced by Ridebackās blockbuster producers Dan Lin (The Lego
Movie franchise, It franchise) and Jonathan Eirich (Aladdin, The Two Popes), and is executive produced by Seth William Meier, Jessica Gao, Cheng, Yang, Koy, Joe Meloche and Nick Reynolds.
The film will be distributed by Universal Pictures domestically. Amblin Partners and Universal will share international distribution rights.