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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