Comedian and actor Aisling Bea headlines the dark comedy drama film And Mrs, out in September. Here’s a trailer:
Since beginning her career as a stand-up comedian, Aisling Bea has made her mark on screens big and small. She put in a memorable performance as a contestant on series five of Taskmaster, and since 2021 she has written and starred in her own superb sitcom This Way Up, which is available to stream on Channel 4. She also found success in America, starring opposite Paul Rudd in sci-fi comedy drama Living With Yourself.
Bea is next set to headline the comedy drama film And Mrs, about a woman whose husband-to-be dies just before their wedding day. The synopsis, if you’d prefer a more official description, reads as follows:
A hilarious and heartfelt comedy drama about Gemma, a woman living in London whose American fiancé, Nathan, dies shortly before their wedding day. Never a true believer in modern marriage, his death makes Gemma re-evaluate the promise of a life spent together. When, with some encouragement from Nathan’s chaotic and unconventional sister, Audrey, she decides to go ahead with the wedding anyway, she has to overcome public opinion, the law of the land and even her own family’s objections for the right to finally say “I do”.
Bea stars alongside Colin Hanks, Billie Lourd, Susan Wokoma, Harriet Walter, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Egan, Divian Ladwa, Paul Kaye, Samuel Barnett, Arthur Darvill and Nish Kumar.
Australian filmmaker Daniel Reisinger makes his directorial debut, while the screenplay is by Melissa Bubnic.
Reisinger said in a statement accompanying the film’s trailer, “Gemma’s quest to marry Nathan is about a good old-fashioned forever love – one that’s beyond swiping right or left. And Mrs lets you laugh about love and grief like touchstone films, The Big Chill or Four Weddings and a Funeral. At the same time, the writer Melissa & I are both Aussie, and we see the parallels to the classic comedy Muriel’s Wedding.”
And Mrs will be released on digital platforms on the 2nd September.
Watch the trailer below:
