‘Vacation Friends’ Sequel Set After Comedy Debuts to Record

A sequel to “Vacation Friends,” 20th Century Studios’ R-rated comedy starring John Cena and Lil Rel Howery, is within the works after the movie launched on Hulu with a record-breaking weekend for the streamer, a person with data instructed TheWrap.

Hulu says that the three-day weekend begin for “Vacation Friends” was the most important for an unique movie within the streamer’s historical past, although no different particulars have been shared.

It presumably beat out different in style titles akin to “Palm Springs,” which Hulu beforehand boasted set an all-time file in its opening weekend on streaming and was Hulu’s most-discussed unique movie on Twitter.

As for the sequel, director Clay Tarver is anticipated to return to write down and direct the sequel that will likely be titled “Honeymoon Friends” and can reunite the primary forged, together with John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Meredith Hagner and Yvonne Orji. “Vacation Friends” debuted on August 27 and is the story of a pair about to get married, solely to have their wedding ceremony interrupted by one other couple they met whereas they shared a wild trip in Mexico.

Producer Todd Garner can also be returning for the sequel “Honeymoon Friends.”

20th Century Studios has been within the works on different movies that may stream as Hulu Originals within the U.S., together with movies akin to “The Princess” with Joey King and “Rosaline” with Kaitlyn Dever.

Deadline first reported the information.