Easter Sunday is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and written by Ken Cheng, Kate Angelo, and Cheng, based on a narrative by Cheng.
Jo Koy portrays a poor actor, comedian, and single father who attends an Easter Sunday gathering with his loud and dysfunctional Filipino American family.
Cast
- Jo Koy portrays Joe Valencia, a struggling comic played by Jimmy O. Yang.
- Tia Carrere as Tita Teresa Brandon Wardell as Junior Valencia, Eva Noblezada as Ruth
- Joe’s adopted son, and Lydia Gaster as Tita Teresa. Susan
- Asif Ali in the role of Tony Daytona Rodney As Arthur as Tito Elena Juatco as Regina,
- Joe’s sister Eugene Cordero as himself Jay Chandrasekhar
- Tiffany Haddish as herself as Vanessa Lou Diamond Phillips.
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Release Date
On August 5, 2022, “Easter Sunday” will be released in theaters. Due to a multi-year license arrangement commencing in 2022, “Easter Sunday” will also be broadcast on Showtime, The Movie Channel, Flix, Showtime’s multiplex linear channels, and Showtime’s streaming service, among other platforms.
Trailer
What is the Plot of Easter Sunday?
Improvisational humor on the spot On the official Amblin website, the film is described as “a love letter to his Filipino-American community,” in which “phenom Jo Koy portrays a guy returning home for an Easter celebration with his rowdy, arguing, eating and drinking, laughing-loving family,” and “phenom Jo Koy portrays a guy returning home for an Easter celebration with his rowdy, arguing, eating and drinking, laughing-loving family
Easter Sunday can be compared to films by Amblin, such as “Meet the Parents,” “I Love You, Man,” and “Office Christmas Party.”
The success of Koy’s stand-up specials (especially those including his mother’s stories) has made him a household name, making his shift to the big screen a natural one.
Director, Crew, And More of Easter Sunday
“Easter Sunday” is executive produced by Jo Koy, Jessica Gao, Jimmy O. Yang, Ken Cheng, Joe Meloche, Nick Reynolds, and Seth William Meier.
The film is produced by Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich (“The Lego Movie”) and executive produced by Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich (“The Lego Movie”).
DreamWorks Pictures, in partnership with Universal Pictures and Amblin Partners, presents us with this film for our amusement.
The film will be directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, who has previously directed “Super Troopers,” “Club Dread,” and “The Dukes of Hazzard.” The script was written by comedian and YouTuber Ken Cheng.
Production
On February 16, 2021, it was revealed that the comedy film Easter Sunday would be directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, and Jo Koy was attached to the star in the movie.
Eva Noblezada and Brandon Wardell both joined the cast in the month of April. In May, Lou Diamond Phillips was chosen to play a character that was based on him but was fabricated.
The production’s opening day of principal photography was May 3, 2021, in Vancouver. On May 29, Sharon Cuneta shared the news that she was set to star in the movie but had to drop out due to a false positive COVID-19 test.
Tia Carrere ended up getting the part that was initially intended for her. In July, Universal Pictures announced that Tiffany Haddish, Jimmy O. Yang, Lydia Gaston, Rodney To, and Jay Chandrasekhar would be a member of the cast.
The original plan was to release the movie on April 1, 2022, just in time for the Easter vacation. However, in February 2022, it was decided to push back the release date to August 5 of the same year.