An exclusive deleted scene from eastersunday features Jokoy refusing to put on an ethnic accent for TV role
A deleted scene from Easter Sunday shows stand-up comedian Jo Koy refusing to put on an ethnic accent in order to land a role on a TV pilot. Easter Sunday is a love letter to the Filipino-American community, as Jo Koy returns home to celebrate Easter with his overzealous family. Of course, whenever you get family members back together all kinds of chaos and drama are possible, and that's no different with Easter Sunday. ComicBook.
Jo is looking for some good news from Nick, but unfortunately, he finds out he's in a competition for an acting role. The studio wants someone ethnic and is trying out more actors like Ronnie Chieng, Kumail Nanjiani, and even Hugh Grant."Hugh Grant's ethnic?" Jo asks, to which Nick replies,"He's English, he's foreign. Whatever." Nick continues to try and convince Jo to swallow his pride and do that accent, but Jo isn't having it.
Stand-up comedy sensation Jo Koy stars as a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to his Filipino-American community. Easter Sunday features an all-star comedic cast that includes Jimmy O. Yang , Tia Carrere , Brandon Wardell , Tony nominee Eva Noblezada , Lydia Gaston , Asif Ali , Rodney To , Eugene Cordero , Jay Chandrasekhar , Tiffany Haddish and Lou Diamond Phillips .
Easter Sunday, from DreamWorks Pictures, is directed by Jay Chandrasekhar , from a script by Ken Cheng . The film is produced by Rideback's Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich , and is executive produced by Jo Koy, Jessica Gao, Jimmy O. Yang, Ken Cheng, Joe Meloche, Nick Reynolds and Seth William Meier. The film will be distributed by Universal Pictures domestically. Amblin Partners and Universal will share international distribution rights.
0commentsThe film is available on digital now, and will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on October 18th.
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