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Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler team up again for ‘Murder Mystery 2′
The comedic duo reprise their roles as Audrey and Nick Spitz, now full-time detectives, as they solve their next mystery.
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler’s new movie, ‘Murder Mystery 2′, the whodunnit comedy sequel to the 2019 film, ‘Murder Mystery’, is well under way. The film, starring the same comedic duo Aniston and Sandler, is currently shooting, and will be available on Netflix as of March 31.
‘Murder Mystery 2′ is directed by Jeremy Garelick, and joining Aniston and Sandler in the cast are Mark Strong, Jodie Turner-Smith, Kuhoo Verma, John Kani, Dany Boon, Tony Goldwyn, Annie Mumolo, Enrique Arce, and Zurin Villanueva.
The first official trailer
In the trailer, Audrey and Nick Spitz, played by Aniston and Sandler, step off a helicopter onto a private pier on a sunny paradise island.
“Did we die? Are we in heaven right now?” Nick Spitz says to his wife as they become alit.
Their friend, Maharaja, played by Adeel Akhtar, who the Spitzs met in the first movie, quickly greets them with his fiancee, fiancée, Claudette played by Mélanie Laurent. Aniston’s and Sandler’s characters arrives on the island for the purpose of Maharaja’s wedding.
Claudette greets first Aniston with four kisses, and Sandler with six, and as she goes in for more, Audrey finally intervenes.
“Okay, ah! I would stop,” Audrey says, patting her husband’s arm playfully while holding a fruit-stocked cocktail.
What is ‘Muder Mystery 2′ about?
The film is set four years after ‘Murder Mystery’, and husband and wife Nick and Audrey again find themselves out of their comfort zone in a swanky setting where another crime is committed.
According to the official synopsis, Nick and Audrey, who are now “full-time detectives struggling to get their private-eye agency off the ground”, when they receive an invitation to the glamorous wedding on a private island.
Chaos ensues when the groom is kidnapped for ransom, making each guest suspect — even the family members and the bride herself.
“Murder Mystery 2 sends Nick and Audrey Spitz on a high-stakes case that finally gives them everything they’ve ever dreamed of: a shot at their detective agency finally becoming successful … and their long-awaited trip to Paris,” the synopsis concludes.
Making comedy when the world is troubled
Jennifer Aniston told People in a 2022 interview that it was difficult making the first film because she had to be away from home a lot and felt “so useless” when there were more important things going on in the world than making comedy movies. However, the ‘Friends’ alum said that she feels it’s important to keep making people laugh, especially in hard times like the pandemic and tensions around the world.
“It was three months away from home. And that was challenging, only because I hadn’t been away from my dogs since the [beginning of the] pandemic. Also, Ukraine was a stone’s throw away,” Aniston said.
“I reminded myself that this is what people need. People want to laugh. People need comedies. People like to not think for a minute.”