Photo: Courtesy of Focus Features
The group is taking their book club overseas!
On Tuesday, Focus Features shared the first image from the upcomingBook Club 2: The Next Chapter, a sequel to the 2018 comedy that starsDiane Keaton,Jane Fonda,Candice BergenandMary Steenburgen. Production on the film is now underway, with each of the stars returning, along with Andy Garcia, Don Johnson and Craig T. Nelson.
According to a press release, best friends Diane (Keaton), Vivian (Fonda), Sharon (Bergen) and Carol (Steenburgen) “take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.”
Bill Holderman returns to direct the sequel, which does not yet have a release date.
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Back in June 2019, Steenburgenteased the likelihood of aBook Club 2after the original — about women who spice up their lives after reading the steamy50 Shades of Greytogether — did well at the box office.
“I love them, and I guess we’re doingBook Club 2because the film was incredibly successful,” Steenburgen, 69,told Andy Cohenon his SiriusXM Radio channelRadio Andyat the time.
Ahead of the first movie’s 2018 release, Steenburgen told PEOPLEabout bonding with her costars. “Something just connected between the four of us,” she said at the time. “It was really fun to be in a situation where we had so much in common, so many things to talk about.”
“I adore each one of them,” she added. “We’ve become true friends.”
source: people.com
