My Best Friend’s Wedding is finally getting a sequel nearly 30 years after the classic rom-com’s 1997 release. Variety reported in July 2025 that Sony Pictures hired Oscar-nominated Past Lives filmmaker Celine Song to write a screenplay for the long-awaited sequel.

As the My Best Friend's Wedding is returning for a sequel 27 years later, one expert has shared her take on how the original rom-com influenced the genre forever