'Friends' Reunion Special Likely To Film At End Of Summer
The shooting of the much-anticipated Friends reunion special, which had been suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus-led production shutdown, is expected to be completed by the end of the summer
The
shooting
of
the
much-anticipated
Friends
reunion
special,
which
had
been
suspended
indefinitely
due
to
the
coronavirus-led
production
shutdown,
is
expected
to
be
completed
by
the
end
of
the
summer.
The
one-off
event
for
HBO
Max
was
originally
slated
to
be
available
on
the
WarnerMedia's
upcoming
streaming
service
on
its
May
27
launch.
WarnerMedia
Entertainment
and
Direct-to-Consumer
chairman
Bob
Greenblatt
said
they
are
hoping
to
get
back
to
production
soon.
"At
first
we
thought,
shows
will
be
delayed
for
a
month
or
two
at
the
most,
and
now
it
seems
like
it's
going
to
be
far
longer
than
that.
We're
holding
out
for
being
able
to
get
this
special
done
hopefully
by
the
end
of
the
summer,
if
the
stars
align
and
hopefully
we
can
get
back
into
production.
"We
do
think
there's
a
value
to
having
a
big,
raucous
live
audience
to
experience
these
six
great
friends
coming
back
together
and
we
didn't
want
to
just
suddenly
do
it
on
a
web
call
with,
you
know,
six
squares
and
people
shooting
from
their
kitchens
and
bedrooms," Greenblatt
told
Variety
on
Monday.
However,
the
senior
executive
added
that
should
the
lockdown
continue
indefinitely,
the
reunion
"may
go
more
to
a
virtual
route,
if
it
is
delayed
too
long".
"But
at
the
moment,
we're
trying
to
look
to
the
future
and
get
this
thing
done
in
a
more
conventional
way,
and
I
think
it's
worth
waiting
for.
"We
would
have
loved
to
have
had
it
on
day
one,
but
at
the
same
time,
if
we
can
get
it
launched
in
the
fall,
I
think
it'll
be
something
that
we
can
have
the
audience
really
looking
forward
to
as
well," he
added.
The
six
stars
--
Jennifer
Aniston,
Courteney
Cox,
Lisa
Kudrow,
Matthew
Perry,
Matt
LeBlanc
and
David
Schwimmer
--
were
scheduled
to
reunite
for
the
unscripted
reunion.
To
generate
donations
towards
coronavirus
relief
efforts
as
part
of
'All
in
Challenge',
the
cast
last
month
announced
to
give
out
six
tickets
to
the
taping
of
the
special.
The
actors
will
also
promise
to
give
away
a
cup
of
coffee
at
the
sitcom's
fictitious
yet
iconic
'Central
Perk'
as
part
of
the
Warner
Bros
Studio
Tour
in
Burbank.