Kristen Wiig as Annie Walker in ‘Bridesmaids’.Photo:Suzanne Hanover/Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock
Suzanne Hanover/Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock
Kristen Wiigis shutting down the possibility of aBridesmaidssequel.
“That story had an end, and it’s so beloved to me for 10 million reasons, and I think it’s okay to just have it exist in the world as it is,” theSaturday Night Livealum said ofBridesmaids.
Wiig co-wrote the film’s screenplay and starred as Annie Walker, who becomes the maid of honor to her best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph).
From left to right: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph and Ellie Kemper in ‘Bridesmaids’.Suzanne Hanover/Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock
Despite Wiig’s stance, her cast mates have expressed openness toward a secondBridesmaidsfilm. As the cover star ofPEOPLE’s 2023 Beautiful Issue, McCarthy, 53, said at the time that she"would do aBridesmaidssequel this afternoon, right now."
“That group of women was the most magical thing ever. Almost all of us were really good friends already. I think it was such a magical time,” she recalled.
When Byrne, 44, spoke to PEOPLE in 2023, she echoed the sentiment, saying she“absolutely would”participate in a sequel “if all the girls were in.”
“It’s a hard act to follow because the first film was so great,” she added. “It was so magical and so beloved.”
From left to right: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Melissa McCarthy in 2011.Joe Scarnici/WireImage
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Rudolph, 51, joked toEntertainment Tonightthat although she’s“down” for another filmit “wouldn’t be calledBridesmaids— it would be calledOld Ladies.”
In 2017, the movie’s director Paul Feigchimed in at the Tribeca Film Festivalabout how “sequels are dangerous.”
“People always say they want a sequel toBridesmaidsbut the whole reason that movie worked was [Kristen’s character] is a mess and she learned how to repair her life, so you can’t do a sequel and she’s a mess and has to repair her life again,” said the director.
source: people.com
