Funny Trailer for Jo Koy's Upcoming Family Comedy Film EASTER SUNDAY
Universal Pictures has released the first hilarious trailer for comedian Jo Koy’s upcoming family comedy Easter Sunday. In the film, Koy plays “a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family in this love letter to his Filipino-American community.”
While the story revolves around a Filipino-American family, at its core Koy has explained the movie is about family and it’s the kind of movie anyone can enjoy. While at CinemaCon Koy said the film captures relatable family chaos that everyone will recognize. Koy went on to say: "When you leave the movie you're going to be like, 'Holy f***k, we're all the same.'"
Koy also explained that one of his favorite movies growing up was Friday, and he was inspired by how that movie captured the craziness of one specific day, and he went on to say, "Our day, for Filipinos, is Easter."
The film stars an all-star comedic cast that includes Jimmy O. Yang (Silicon Valley), Tia Carrere (True Lies, Wayne’s World), Brandon Wardell (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Eva Noblezada (Broadway’s Hadestown), Lydia Gaston (Broadway’s The King and I), Asif Ali (WandaVision), Rodney To (Parks and Recreation), Eugene Cordero (The Good Place), Jay Chandrasekhar (I Love You, Man), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) and Lou Diamond Phillips (Courage Under Fire).
Easter Sunday was directed by Jay Chandrasekhar (Super Troopers, The Dukes of Hazzard), from a script by Ken Cheng (Wilfred, Betas). The movie is set for theatrical release on August 5, 2022.