Someone call Franck! Steve Martin channeled by his lover Father of the Bride role in the new photo with Just Murder in the Building costar Selena Gomez.
“Guess what just happened!” good actor, 77, wrote over Twitter on March 21, alongside a nostalgic picture with the “Same Old Love” singer, 30. Martin looked dapper in a tux while Gomez wore a formal wedding dress featuring a sweetheart neckline and a ballroom skirt with lace appliqués. The Disney Channel alum, who also wore bright red lips, wore her dark locks in an updo, with two pieces covering her face. A long veil cascaded down her back.
Fans immediately started chiming with it Father of the Bride x OMIT crossover puns.
“The neighbor of the princess,” write one Twitter user. “Only the Father of the Bridegroom in the Building,” together apart. “Just get married in the Building?” asked the third follower. Others demanded Martin Short – who stars alongside Martin and Gomez in the Hulu series and portrays wedding planner Franck in the Father of the Bride movie – so now for the picture.
“Where is Franck Eggelhoffer?” was asked social media users. “He made a cawk. 😆,” humor fans, referring to Franck’s “cake” pronunciation.
Fortunately for Franck fans, Martin also share picture of Short, 72, posing with Gomez in a wedding dress. “It turns out that this is also the case,” he said.
The trio were photographed filming scenes for OMIT in a photo published on Tuesday. At Spring Breakers The actress, in character, donned a wedding dress as she ran for a taxi in New York City set alongside her costars.
Martin famously played nervous father George Banks in the 1991 film, reprising the role for Father of the Bride Part II four years later. Along with Short, 72, the Grammy winner starred Diane Keaton (who portrays his wife, Nina), Kimberly Williams-Paisley (as the titular daughter, Annie) and young Kieran Culkin (which portrays George and Nina’s son Matty). George Newbern also starring Annie’s husband, Bryan Mackenzie.
The original cast reunited in September 2020 for a Zoom reading Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)where Matty and his fiancee, Rachel (Alexandra Shipp) got married through a video platform. Also in the same short video Florence Pugh (who plays Megan, the youngest child of George and Nina), Ben Platt (Annie and Ben’s son, Georgie) and Robert De Niro (as another Father of the Bride – Rachel’s father).
Short, Martin and Culkin, 40, are once again in character in the December 2022 episode of Saturday Night Live for Father of the Bride Part 8 sketch. The scene also features Gomez as a performer at Annie’s wedding.
As for what the costume and wedding photos of Martin and Gomez OMIT season 3, which has not yet been revealed. When Gomez’s character, Mabel, gets involved with Alice (Cara Delevingne) during season 2, it is believed that the two will actually tie the knot in season 3 – or even continue their relationship at all after the time jump.
“That’s Alice [story line] [resolved itself] in a rather sweet way, with the beginning of reparations in the friendship [with Mabel],” co-creator John Hoffman told TVLine in 2022. “I love the modesty that’s there. But I don’t think we’re headed for a romance.
Can Mabel and Charles (Martin) act in Oliver’s (Short) drama? The teaser of season 3, which was released earlier this month, was shown Meryl Streep (Loretta) does a table read for the play-in-show as the rest of the cast – including Paul Rudd — look.
“God, it’s me!” she said in character, laughing in surprise. “Oh, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. This is me. right?”
Jesse Williams and Ashley Park will also star in the upcoming season. A release date for season 3 has yet to be announced.
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