That’s sort of the spirit of the story, and we tried to keep that in this. And I think it’s usually worth doing that. I think in a family, there are times when you have to figure out if it’s worth just getting it all out in the air and moving forward. Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: The thing that the film, the book also, really showed was that a lot of times with families that things that go unsaid, and that build-up over time can create bigger rifts than are necessary. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.ĭaily Bruin: How does this film touch on complex familial dynamics? On Friday, Amazon Prime Video will be ringing the wedding bells for the release of Claire Scanlon’s “The People We Hate at the Wedding.” Based on the comedic novel of the same name written by Grant Ginder, the film follows struggling sibling pair Alice (Kristen Bell) and Paul (Ben Platt) and their mother Donna (Allison Janney) as they travel to London to attend the wedding of their estranged, posh half-sister Eloise (Cynthia Addai-Robinson).īefore the film’s premiere at the Regency Bruin Theatre in Westwood, the Daily Bruin’s Talia Sajor spoke to Janney, Dustin Milligan, who plays Dennis, and screenwriters Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin and Wendy Molyneux on the red carpet about re-creating the complex family affairs from Ginder’s book for the big screen. Weddings may be the time for family to gather, but there is no vow they’ll get along.
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