Friends: The Reunion director Ben Winston reveals why Paul Rudd and Cole Sprouse were absent from the special : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama

May 28, 2021

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The a lot-awaited Friends: The Reunion particular premiered on Thursday, May 27 in the US on HBO Max and ZEE5 in India. The authentic star solid Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer returned to the iconic comedy’s authentic soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank for an actual-life unscripted celebration of the beloved present. They talked about taking pictures the present for 10 years, how a lot they keep involved, some unseen reminiscences, and extra. While Maggie Wheeler, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Selleck, Thomas Lennon amongst others made an look, Paul Rudd and Cole Sprouse were absent from the reunion.

Paul Rudd performed Mike Hannigan who married Phoebe Buffay, and Cole Sprouse, who performed Ross’ son Ben Geller. Both the characters were distinguished characters in the collection. Director of the reunion particular episode Ben Winston spoke to The Wrap and revealed why the two actors could not be a part of it. He shared, “Well, we couldn’t have everybody on, because it’s only an hour and 45 minutes. And you’ve got to pay attention — the main nub of the show has got to be about the six cast members. So you can’t have too many cameos because of course, there were hundreds of amazing people who were in Friends over the years. Sadly, we couldn’t get everybody in.”

Winston additionally talked about that they did invite all actors however as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many could not make it. “You know, we did invite some people who weren’t able to make it. It’s a complicated time to be making television now because, you know, some people couldn’t fly internationally, some people were on other TV or film shoots, some people are in bubbles on stuff,” he shared.

Friends: The Reunion featured a wide range of particular visitor appearances together with David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS, James Corden, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Elliott Gould, Kit Harington, Larry Hankin, Mindy Kaling, Thomas Lennon, Christina Pickles, Tom Selleck, James Michael Tyler, Maggie Wheeler, Reese Witherspoon and Malala Yousafzai.