The family comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a very big hit back in 2002.

So perhaps it was inevitable that the movie spawned a sequel and now another one we have arrived of course at my big fat Greek wedding three

Writer and director Neia Vardalos is back as Tula, Jean Corbett is back as her husband Ian and this time they're headed to Greece for a family reunion.

I'm Linda Holmes and today we're talking about my big fat Greek wedding three on pop culture happy hour from

NPR. Joining me today is a co-host of Slate's I see why am I podcast and former

P.C.H.H. producer Candice Lim. Welcome back, Candice.

Hi, Linda. It's amazing to see you. I'm so excited. Also with us isolks.

Welcome, Anastasia.

Hey Linda.

And rounding out our panel is film, critic and culture journalist.

Badatry D. Chaudry, welcome back.

Butatry. Thank youaudrey, welcome back. Butatry.

Thank you, Linda.

Hey everyone.

If you need a refresher, Nia Vardalos wrote the screenplay for the original My Big Fat

Greek Wedding and she also stars as Tula. Tula was unmarried and 30 which was a huge problem for her parents

played by Laini Kazan and Michael Constantine but then she met Ian played by John Corbett and they got

engaged.

Her parents were upset because he wasn't Greek.

But after a lot of raucous scenes full of arguing and oodles of relatives,

Tula and Ian had their happy ending and their big fat, well you know. In 2016 we got the sequel

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 which introduces Tula and Ian's daughter Paris played by

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