Fans can of course sing the theme tune of their favorite series in their sleep: “I’ll be there for you” … The 1990s song by the Rembrandts can also be heard in a new trailer that the streaming service HBO Max has now released – and which the trailers the cult sitcom Friends is only supposed to make people more curious about what’s coming. So much can already be revealed: The special “Friends: The Reunion” has been announced for Thursday, May 27th and will therefore be seen much sooner than the re-edition of another successful series, Sex and The City, for which it will not be until late Shooting should start in the spring.
The reunion with the series stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Matthew Perry 17 years after the end of “Friends” is already much more concrete. In the trailer, the six main characters can only be seen from behind as they walk through the Warner Bros. studio premises in Burbank, California. But the first celebrity appearances are already seeping through, which should be seen in the Reunion Special.
And there are quite illustrious names: In addition to the main cast, which already consists of top-class players like Jennifer Aniston, who is still one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Cindy Crawford, Tom Selleck, Reese Witherspoon are also said to be according to HBO , Cara Delevingne and Pakistani child rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai will perform.
There were also prominent guest appearances earlier in the series about the life of a group of young friends in New York, which started in the USA in 1994 and ran until 2004. For example, Bruce Willis, Sean Penn, Kathleen Turner, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Isabella Rossellini, Winona Ryder and Brad Pitt visited the shared apartment of Rachel, Ross, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe. The latter was still married to Jennifer Aniston at the time.
Because of the corona pandemic, the planned new edition had been delayed longer than expected: it was originally planned for May 2020. According to an announcement by the production company WarnerMedia in February 2020, the actors will play without a fixed script when they meet again.
Leading actors like Courteney Cox shared the trailer on Instagram. The 56-year-old wrote that something like this doesn’t happen to her every year, but only every ten or 15 years. She was happy to have reunited with her friends and revealed: “It was better than ever.” Stars like Michelle Pfeiffer, Kaley Cuoco and David Beckham expressed their anticipation under the post. According to a post on the official “Friends” Instagram account, the former soccer star will also have a cameo. Beckham and Courteney Cox already know each other from a joint shoot for the US comedy series “Modern Family”.
Cox made his breakthrough with “Friends”. Her role as Monica Geller was originally intended to be the focus of the series, as she was the only one of the actors who was sufficiently well known. But it quickly became apparent that it was precisely the interplay of the ensemble that made the show so charming. All the main actors became well-paid stars and known far beyond their homeland. Aniston in particular achieved international fame with the role of Rachel Green and was then able to further expand her status and influence in the Hollywood film industry. The 52-year-old commented on the “Friends” reunion on her Instagram account with the words: “Could we be any more excited?”
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