PR Newswire
Fathom Events’
Easter Sunday
: Live with
Jo Koy
, featuring an exclusive comedic introduction with
Jo Koy
, takes place on
August 4, 2022
Easter Sunday
,
from Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures, arrives in theaters nationwide
August 5
.
DENVER
,
July 12, 2022
/PRNewswire/ — Global stand-up comedy sensation
Jo Koy
will bring his singular and hilarious take on family matters to theaters nationwide with an exclusive comedic introduction as part of a celebration of his groundbreaking new feature film,
Easter Sunday
. Ahead of the film’s nationwide release on
August 5
, Fathom Events will present Koy’s live introduction in more than 850 theaters across the country on
August 4
, followed immediately by a full screening of the film from Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures.
See trailer
HERE
.
Koy’s live introduction takes place on
Thursday, Aug. 4
, at AMC Lincoln Square in
New York City
and it will play in theaters nationwide LIVE at
8:00 pm ET
and
5:00 pm PT
and tape-delayed at
8:00 pm CT
/MT/ PT.
In
Easter Sunday
, Koy (
Jo Koy
: In His Elements
,
Jo Koy
: Comin’ in Hot
) stars as a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family in this love letter to his Filipino-American community.
“Fathom Events is excited to present this exclusive, live introduction from
Jo Koy
to kick off the debut of
Easter Sunday
; it’s what Event Cinema is all about,” said
Ray Nutt
, CEO of Fathom Events. “Jo’s comedy is so hilarious because it’s so relatable. Who doesn’t have crazy holiday traditions with their family?”
Tickets to
Easter Sunday
and this special live comedic introduction can be purchased online at
www.fathomevents.com
or at participating theater box offices. For a complete list of theater locations visit the
Fathom Events website
(theaters and participants are subject to change).
Easter Sunday
features an all-star comedic cast that includes Jimmy O. Yang (
Silicon Valley
series
)
, Tia Carrere (
True Lies
,
Wayne’s World
films), Brandon Wardell (
Curb Your Enthusiasm
series), Tony nominee
Eva Noblezada
(Broadway’s
Hadestown
),
Lydia Gaston
(Broadway’s
The King and I
),
Asif Ali
(
WandaVision
), Rodney To (
Parks and Recreation
series),
Eugene Cordero
(
The Good Place
series), Jay Chandrasekhar (
I Love You, Man
), Tiffany Haddish (
Girls Trip
) and
Lou Diamond Phillips
(
Courage Under Fire
).
Easter Sunday,
from DreamWorks Pictures, is directed by
Jay Chandrasekhar
(
Super Troopers
,
The Dukes of Hazzard, I Love You, Man
), from a script by
Ken Cheng
(
Sin City Saints
series) and
Kate Angelo
(
Sex Tape
) based on a story by
Ken Cheng
.
The film is produced by Rideback’s blockbuster producers
Dan Lin
(
The Lego Movie
franchise,
It
franchise) and
Jonathan Eirich
(
Aladdin
,
The Two Popes
), and is executive produced by
Nick Reynolds
,
Joe Meloche
,
Jo Koy
,
Jessica Gao
,
Jimmy O. Yang
,
Ken Cheng
and
Seth William Meier
.
The film is distributed by Universal Pictures domestically. Amblin Partners and Universal share international distribution rights.
Press Assets:
Can be found
HERE
About Fathom Events
Fathom is a recognized leader in the entertainment industry as one of the top distributors of content to movie theaters in
North America
. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK); and Regal, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L), Fathom operates the largest cinema distribution network, delivering a wide variety of programming and experiences to cinema audiences in all of the top U.S. markets and to more than 45 countries. For more information, visit
www.FathomEvents.com
.
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