The Wedding Banquet has been given a modern twist in Andrew Ahn’s remake of Ang Lee’s classic, and to mark the release we spoke to the talented filmmaker alongside two of his leading stars, Bowen Yang and Han Gi-Chan. We discuss the movie and it’s relevance in a contemporary world, while Yang and Ahn speak of their continuing collaboration, and Gi-Chan chats about his first foray into the English language. Watch the interview in its entirety below.
Bowen Yang, Andrew Ahn & Han Gi-Chan
Plot
Andrew Ahn explores new queer family models and the pressures of cultural traditions in a loving and hilarious update of Ang Lee’s 1993 classic. Lee and Angela are a couple struggling to fund another round of IVF after multiple unsuccessful attempts. Angela’s best friend Chris and his boyfriend Min, an art student from a wealthy Korean family, live in their guesthouse. With Min’s visa expiring and pressure mounting from his family, he makes a quid pro quo proposal to Angela: a green-card marriage in exchange for funds for the next IVF try. But this arrangement is soon complicated by the unexpected arrival of Min’s grandmother to organise their wedding banquet. Mixing concept comedy with a sincere affirmation on the idea of family, Ahn navigates complex emotions with nuance and elaborates on parenting as a constant learning process, delivering an ode to the compromises we make for love and the unexpectedly delightful paths they take us on.
The Wedding Banquet will be released on the 9th of May, 2025.
