“I literally walked into Amblin and everyone was like, ‘Steven loves you,’ and I was like, ‘Steven from Accounting? Are you talking about him? It can’t be Steven Spielberg,” recalled Joe Coe at the premiere of his new film in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Easter Sunday. Spielberg was a fan of Coy’s 2019 Netflix special arriving hotand called the comedian to meet with his production company Amblin Entertainment.
Coy soon discovered that ‘Steven’ was actually a prominent filmmaker who ‘wanted to see what kind of movie idea I had and I brought it up. “From the moment he said ‘Let’s buy it’ to here, he’s been holding her hand every step of the way,” Coe said of the partnership. “I love you Steve.”
After many Netflix specials and a successful touring career, Easter Sunday Marks Coy’s transition to the big screen, based on his life, the story of a man who returns home to celebrate Easter with his boisterous and loving Filipino family.
The film is being produced by Spielberg and Dan Lin’s Rideback company after meeting Lin Coe while the two were having dinner and collaborating in Beverly Hills. Lin said that Spielberg was the “godfather” of the film, he approved of all our creative decisions, he looked at the newspapers. I was really impressed with Stephen getting involved and letting Coe and director Jay Chandrasekar “do their thing”.
Chandrasekhar, who shared a connection with Coy as a comedian, signed on after being told that Spielberg was a big fan and replied, “I’m a big fan of Joe Coy.” He worked closely with the director and realized that Spielberg “wanted to prove it’s true that this guy deserves to be on screen”.
In fact, Chandrasekhar said that while Koi has never acted before, “she has such a great charisma and the ability to memorize lines that came naturally to her.”
And while the film is deeply personal to Coy, it also represents something bigger for the Filipino-American community.
“My mother came to this country in 1969; It took my mom 51 years to finally see something like this on the big screen, just for her. So imagine all the other immigrants coming to this country who feel invisible,” Coe said. the hollywood reporter. “Now we’re opening that door, and I don’t want it to be just Philippine stories; I want everyone to hear the story, because the more you see families like that on the big screen and laugh and cry like that, the more you realize we’re all close.”
“No matter your nationality, we all share the same when it comes to family,” he continued. Lin added that “it means a lot that this is a theatrical film for all audiences”, with a full-scale premiere at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
“You’ve never seen a Filipino-American comedy before, not even in Hollywood,” Lin said, wanting the Asian community to see his stories and “see that they’re no different than anyone else.” Their stories are specific, but at the same time universal.”
“There were a lot of movies where Filipinos were delis or taxi drivers. In this, they are the stars of the movie, so instead of one joke, they get 25 jokes,” Chandrasekhar said. “I wanted this movie to be fun and fun for everyone and then people would become Filipino-Americans. It’s a American film and I’m proud of it.”
Easter Sunday It opens in cinemas on Friday.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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