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‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ to begin filming in Toronto in May

John Corbett and Nia Vardalos in a scene from 2002's 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.'. Handout

TORONTO — Thirteen years after My Big Fat Greek Wedding hit cinemas, cameras will roll in Toronto on the sequel.

Producers of the follow-up to the blockbuster comedy have booked space at the city’s Revival studios from mid-May to the end of June.

Writer and star Nia Vardalos announced last May that a sequel was in the works.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding, set in Chicago but mostly filmed in Toronto, premiered in April 2002. Made on a $5 million budget, it went on to gross a whopping $369 million worldwide.

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Vardalos got an Oscar nomination for her screenplay.

(The movie also spawned a short-lived spin-off series, My Big Fat Greek Life, in 2003.)

READ MORE: Nia Vardalos shares views on media images, parenting

Vardalos, 52, and John Corbett, 53, will reprise their roles for the sequel, which will focus on the revelation of a Portokalos family secret and another big wedding.

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Andrea Martin told Global News last November she plans to return as Aunt Voula.

Like the first movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 counts Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson as producers. A release date has not been announced.

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