The band is getting back together!
Nearly 25 years after they starred inThe First Wives Club, actressesGoldie Hawn,Bette MidlerandDiane Keatonwill appear onscreen together in a new comedy titledFamily Jewels,Entertainment WeeklyconfirmedWednesday.
“The chemistry of Diane, Bette and Goldie is unmatched and irresistible, and I’m thrilled to help reunite them on screen for generations of fans,” producer Bradley Fischer said in a statement.
Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, and Goldie Hawn.ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty; MediaPunch/Shutterstock; Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic
Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler.Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
Family Jewels, which is set to begin production sometime this year, will follow the three women’s characters as they are forced to spend the holidays together, along with their kids and grandkids, after the man they were all once married to drops dead in a New York City department store.
InThe First Wives Club, released in 1996, Hawn, Midler and Keaton play former college friends who reunite at a funeral. When they discover that their friend died after hearing about her ex-husband’s marriage to a younger woman, the three divorceès set out to seek revenge on their own exes.
Actress Marcia Gay Hardenrecently reminiscedon her role inThe First Wives Clubas a therapist to Keaton’s character. After recounting a hilarious scene from the film where Harden gets a beating from Keaton, she described Hawn, Midler and Keaton as “legends.”
source: people.com
