TIFFCOM: Edko Serving up ‘Table for Six’ Sequel, Zhang Yimou Blockbuster
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hong Kong-based studio Edko Films will launch “Table for Six 2,” a sequel to its 2022 smash hit, at TIFFCOM, the rights market attached to the Tokyo International Film Festival.
The heartfelt comedy is again written and directed by Sunny Chan, who enjoyed breakout success with “Table for Six,” a comedy-drama that starts with an awkward family reunion dinner where past and present romantic relationships are tangled and almost anything that could go wrong did.
For the sequel. Chan has reunited the original cast – Stephy Tang, Louis Cheung, Ivana Wong, Lin Min Chen, Peter Chan Charm Man – for three weddings and their aftermath. “Marriage isn’t just about two individuals; it involves a whole family of aunts, uncles, and cousins,” says Edko, Now in production, the film is being produced by Bill Kong, Ivy Ho and Tang Wai But.
Rights will also be pitched at the American Film Market. The firm is also selling rights to “The Lyricist Wannabe,” a drama about a school student with frustrated ambitions to be a song-writer.
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