In Ang Leeโs 1993 film The Wedding Banquet, a bisexual man tries to hide his boyfriend from his parents by marrying a Chinese immigrant who needs a green card.
In Andrew Ahnโs new remake of the film, which opens in cinemas in the United States on April 18, the stakes have been doubled, with two gay couples whose differing needs and goals have led them to the brink of breaking up. That is before their families get involved.
Director and co-writer Ahn assembled a stellar cast for the movie, including Bowen Yang of Saturday Night Live and Wicked; Lily Gladstone, nominated for an Oscar for her role in 2023โs Killers of the Flower Moon; Kelly Marie Tran, known for her work in Star Wars films The Rise of Skywalker and The Last Jedi; and Korean actor Han Gi-chan (Where Your Eyes Linger).
The last few years have been remarkable for Youn. In 2021, she won the best supporting actress Oscar for Korean-American family drama Minari, and she received much acclaim for her role in the 2022 miniseries Pachinko.
In The Wedding Banquet she plays a grandmother from a notoriously private and conservative wealthy family.