Why 'Wedding Crashers' sequel hasn't happened: cinematographer
Cinematographer Julio Macat exclusively told The Post why he thinks a sequel to the 2005 comedy still hasn't been made 20 years later.
'I think it hasn't happened because of all the moving parts with the actors and availability, really,' the 68-year-old explained. 'Because it's hard for an actor to commit and say yes, I'm available on these dates.'
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8 Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in 'Wedding Crashers.'
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8 Julio Macat in his interview with The Post.
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Macat doesn't think a sequel would work without Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson either.
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'I don't know who would be in a sequel. It's definitely a different movie if you don't have the main guys,' he noted. 'So it seems to me like you need those guys and maybe they're coming out of retirement or something interesting.'
8 Rachel McAdams and Owen Wilson in 'Wedding Crashers.'
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'But I think it'd be really fun,' Macat added. 'I think it would be fun for every one to come back to the party to see what we've all learned in 20 years. Try to play it again. But I think what we learned on the fly was pretty cool and the result of it was worthy.'
Since the original film's release, director David Dobkin has discussed ideas for a sequel with Vaughn, 55, and Wilson, 56 — but nothing has come to fruition.
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8 Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in 'Wedding Crashers.'
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'I don't think it's 100 percent yet, but they're definitely talking about doing it,' Wilson said to Yahoo! Entertainment in 2021. 'We'll see.'
Wilson told Variety that same year: 'If we all agree that we have a good idea, then we're trying to make something good.'
Vaughn, for his part, confirmed on 'Good Morning America' last year that he's open to making 'Wedding Crashers 2.'
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8 Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson in 'Wedding Crashers.'
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'You know, it's been close. They talked about it a few times,' he said. 'I think you just wanna make sure that if you are gonna do it, that there's a great story.'
Vaughn would specifically like the sequel to answer the question: 'What's the next chapter in those characters' lives?'
8 Larry Joe Campbell, Rachel McAdams, Geoff Stults, Jenny Alden, Christopher Walken, Ellen Albertini Dow, Jane Seymour, Keir O'Donnell in 'Wedding Crashers.'
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'Don't go back and try to tell the same story again,' he noted on the ABC morning show. 'But do something that would be fitting for the time. So if they land on something that seems engaging — it's always a possibility.'
Macat told The Post that he's mixed on making a 'Wedding Crashers' sequel.
'I mean, think about it, we got to that level together, and now we could pick it up from that level,' he said.
8 Julio Marcat at the 'Brave the Dark' premiere in January 2025.
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'But then again,' Macat added, 'everything changes and perception changes. There's moments in your life where just everything lines up. And when you try to force something, it's like dating an old girlfriend or boyfriend. You're like, 'Yeah, it seemed like a good idea at the time, but what the f–k? What am I thinking? It's all still there. It was good for about 10 minutes, and then it was like, oh, f–k.''
8 Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson in 'Wedding Crashers'
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The beloved film, which came out 20 years ago today, follows two divorce mediators (Vaughn and Wilson) who crash weddings to meet and seduce women.
Rachel McAdams, Christopher Walken, Bradley Cooper, Isla Fisher and Jane Seymour round out the cast.
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