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Yahoo
09-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Scarlett Johansson's New Family Comedy 'My Mother's Wedding' Will Fill The 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Void
Family drama might feel like the end of the world when you're a teenager, but there's no denying it can get even more complicated when you're an adult. And in Scarlett Johansson's new movie My Mother's Wedding, we see three sisters return to their childhood home for their mother's wedding, and the family reunion is all kinds of unexpected. And while the casting is already buzzy, ScarJo's accent really has people talking. Here's everything you need to know about Scarlett Johansson's My Mother's Wedding, in theaters August 8, 2025. Where can I watch My Mother's Wedding? You can see My Mother's Wedding in theaters on August 8, 2025. What is the movie My Mother's Wedding about? After their mother was widowed twice, three very different sisters come to their childhood home for her third wedding. While dealing with their own dynamics and careers, they also come in contact with a variety of interesting wedding guests. And with the wedding chaos and complicated family relationships, this is definitely filling the void left behind by My Big Fat Greek Wedding. But while fans are very excited to see how the relationship dynamics play out, they're less thrilled with Scarlett's English accent. "I love this but I cannot take scar's accent seriously at all," one TikTok user says, while another adds. "Love Scarlett but the accent is hurting me." Who's in the My Mother's Wedding cast? The My Mother's Wedding cast includes: Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Scarlett Johansson as Katherine Sienna Miller as Victoria Emily Beecham as Georgina James Fleet as Geoff Freida Pinto as Jack Thibault de Montalembert as The Grand Fromage Joshua McGuire as Jeremy Mark Stanley as Charlie Samson Kayo as Steve Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Ken Is My Mother's Wedding a true story? Actress Kristin Scott Thomas wrote and directed My Mother's Wedding, and based the story on her own childhood experiences growing up without a father. 'The part that is absolutely true and is my experience as a child is all the memories that Scarlett Johansson character carries in her head. That all happened to me, and those are my exact memories,' she TODAY. 'And that was sort of the seed for the film in the beginning — wanting to explain that to my family, what I remembered about our fathers." "I played it as the mom that I would like to be. The idealized version,' she continued. 'The important thing for me was that the memories should be mine and then the rest was theirs to play with." Where was My Mother's Wedding filmed? My Mother's Wedding was filmed in Hampshire and Portsmouth in the summer of 2022. Tag us when you go see on ! Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Scarlett Johansson is blasted by fans for her 'awful' English accent in new movie My Mother's Wedding
Fans have blasted Scarlett Johansson for her 'awful' English accent in her new movie, My Mother's Wedding. The Hollywood actress, 40, is set to star in the new film alongside Sienna Miller, 43, and Kristin Scott Thomas, 65. Scarlett plays Katherine Frost, a British lesbian Royal Navy officer in a longtime relationship with a woman named Jack (played by Freida Pinto). After a new trailer from the upcoming film released, fans were left unimpressed by her English accent. Critics have shared their thoughts across social media, writing: 'I love Scarlett but my god that British accent is bad', 'is scarlett's british accent good? no. no not really. will i be sat enjoying every second of my mother's wedding? yes. yes i will be.', 'scarlett johansson's british accent for my mother's wedding ???', 'Definitely going to watch My Mother's Wedding but I'm very nervous about the accent', 'Im sorry Scarlett johanssons' accent is AWFUL'. My Mother's Wedding is slated for release in the US on August 8. A UK release date is yet to be confirmed. Sienna's character is Victoria, a Hollywood actor known for franchise dreck and short-lived relationships. The movie marks Kristin's directorial debut. She also stars in the movie as Sienna and Scarlett's on-screen mother Diana. The upcoming film follows three sisters who return to their childhood home for the third wedding of their mother Diana. Before Kristin turned 12, she lost her father and stepfather, both were Royal Navy pilots who died in crashes. Kristin used these facts, a kind of origin story, as the basis for My Mother´s Wedding, a comedic drama about family, trauma and getting on with it. A synopsis for the movie reads: 'Three sisters return to their home for the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother. 'But the mother and daughters are forced to revisit the past and confront the future, with help from a colorful group of unexpected wedding guests.' My Mother's Wedding was first shown at the in September 2023 at Toronto International Film Festival with the name North Star. It's movie name has now been changed for it's release date.
Associated Press
06-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Movie Review: Kristin Scott Thomas directs Scarlett Johansson in comedic drama 'My Mother's Wedding'
Before Kristin Scott Thomas turned 12, she lost her father and stepfather. Both were Royal Navy pilots who died in crashes. The first happened when she was 5. The second at age 11. Thomas uses these facts, a kind of origin story, as the basis for her directorial debut, 'My Mother's Wedding,' a comedic drama about family, trauma and getting on with it that opens in theaters Friday. Knowing that the story comes from a real place is important for the experience. It gives 'My Mother's Wedding,' a perfectly average film that doesn't quite land the way it should, an emotional depth that it's otherwise lacking. This is a strange shortcoming considering the caliber of the cast, including Thomas as the bride to be, and Sienna Miller, Emily Beecham and Scarlett Johansson as her daughters. But it's a cruel reminder that a good hook, talented actors, one killer monologue and a picturesque setting (in this case, the English countryside) aren't guarantees that a movie will work. In the film, the deaths may be in the distant past, but they continue to haunt Diana's (Thomas) adult daughters as she prepares to marry another. Diana's new man is not a dashing pilot, forever preserved in handsome youth. Geoffrey (James Fleet) is very gray. He likes to talk about birds, ospreys in particular, has never had children and comes with a very silly last name (Loveglove) that she plans to take. Her girls are not exactly impressed, though they've all got their own stuff to deal with. It should be said that Johansson is indeed playing a British woman in this film, and while I don't feel qualified to comment on the nuances of her accent, all I can say is that there is a consistently strange disconnect to hear it coming out of her mouth. Johansson is a great actor who I've believed in many wilder roles, from Marvel movies right on down to her Ellen Greene riff during 'Saturday Night Live's' 50th anniversary show. But, somehow, she's hard to buy as Katherine Frost: A British, lesbian Royal Navy officer in a longtime relationship with a woman named Jack (played by fellow beauty Freida Pinto). Miller's character is Victoria, a Hollywood actor known for franchise dreck (no one can remember whether the latest 'Dame Of Darkness' is the fourth or fifth in the series) and short-lived relationships. And Beecham is the youngest Georgina, a nurse who suspects that her husband is having an affair. To find out, the girls hire a private detective to surveil her house and show them the footage after the wedding. It's a very busy, fraught weekend for everyone. There's lots of fretting over why Katherine won't marry Jack, and why Victoria is dancing around a relationship with a wealthy, older French man when her childhood crush still pines for her. There's lingering anxiety about their mom marrying this man who seems so unlike the two heroes that came before and much discussion about the importance of last names, marriage and making sure kids feel like they belong to someone. Some things get resolved, but it's hard to shake the feeling that everyone might need a new therapist by the end. 'My Mother's Wedding' also has a silly lightness to it that's aiming for something along the lines of a Richard Curtis romantic comedy. But coherency of the vision is limited, as is the audience's investment, though there are some lovely and inspired touches like using Iranian artist Reza Riahi to hand paint several animated flashback vignettes based on her memories of her fathers. Thomas co-wrote the script with her husband, journalist John Micklethwait, which includes a particularly poignant monologue for her character telling her daughters, essentially, to grow up and move on — a mature and worthy statement that might come a bit too late. 'My Mother's Wedding' feels only partially realized. But Thomas did have the good sense to end with a song that might just conjure up some feelings for any 'Heartburn' fans out there: Carly Simon's 'Coming Around Again,' this time a duet with Alanis Morissette. 'My Mother's Wedding,' a Vertical release in theaters Friday, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for 'brief nudity, some sexual material and language.' Running time: 95 minutes. Two stars out of four.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kristin Scott Thomas Pulls from Her Real Life to Direct Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller in 'My Mother's Wedding' Trailer
My Mother's Wedding is in theaters Aug. 8 Based on writer-director-star Kristin Scott Thomas' real-life family history, it costars Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham Watch the new trailer for My Mother's Wedding hereKristin Scott Thomas brings her real-life story to the big screen as director, writer, producer and star of the new film My Mother's Wedding. In theaters Aug. 8 after a 2023 Toronto International Film Festival premiere (when it was titled North Star), the new movie stars the British actress, 65, as a version of her own mother, with Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham as her daughters. As the new trailer shows, their family reunion centers around the third wedding of Thomas' character Diana, twice-widowed after her two previous husbands' deaths. 'Over the weekend, the family gathers to celebrate the new marriage,' reads an official synopsis, 'but mother and daughters alike are forced to revisit the past and confront the future, all with help from a colorful group of unexpected wedding guests.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. 'I brought you up to be women, not just daughters,' Diana says in the trailer. Accusing her daughters of finding her fiancé 'dull,' she adds, 'He is the man I love." "He makes me happy. Which, when you all eventually grow up, you will learn is the most important thing," she continues. Co-writing with husband John Micklethwait, Thomas drew from real family history to inspire her directorial debut. The Slow Horses star was 5 years old when she lost her father, and 12 when she lost a stepfather — both Royal Navy pilots who died in service. In My Mother's Wedding, Miller's character Victoria is a famous actress, while Beecham's Georgina is a palliative nurse and Johansson's Katherine is a captain in the Royal Navy. Among the film's costars is Freida Pinto. As the trailer shows, tensions run high in the English countryside as Diana's daughters prepare for her third nuptials. 'This is my wedding — pull yourselves together!' she can be heard shouting at them. is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Thomas, who revealed last November she had married Micklethwait, shares three children with ex-husband François Olivennes. Among Academy Award nominee's other upcoming projects is the post-WWII drama Women in the Castle, costarring Daisy Ridley. My Mother's Wedding, from Vertical Entertainment, is in theaters Aug. 8. Read the original article on People
