After exactly 15 years and 9 months, the cast comes off Friends together again. On May 27, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer will return on HBO Max to the sitcom that made them world famous, and footage of that highly anticipated reunion is already on display. Watch the video above.
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Viewers have been warned: it will not be a new sequel with Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, Phoebe and Rachel. The reunion will be a one-off broadcast that has a very recognizable name for the fans: The one where they get back together.
The actors simply play themselves in it and reminisce. They do so with a whole line of famous guests, including actors who played supporting roles in the series such as Tom Selleck (Richard), Reese Witherspoon (Jill, Rachel’s sister) and Maggie Wheeler (Janice) and other celebrities such as Lady Gaga, David. Beckham, Justin Bieber, Cara Delevingne and also Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai.
2.5 million dollars
Although the streaming platform Streamz brought HBO Max to Flanders, the reunion episode will not be shown there. Streamz says it does not have the international rights to the episode.
WarnerMedia bought the rights to 236 episodes of Friends (1994-2004) for $ 425 million to make it one of its premium products. The series was the most watched series on Netflix in 2018.
According to the specialized site Variety each actor gets at least $ 2.5 million for the episode. It was shot in the series’ original Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, near Hollywood.
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