Book Club 2: The Next Chapter: second installment of the U.S. comedy starring Jane Fonda and Diane Keaton, in which a vacation to Italy taken by the four reading girlfriends together threatens to go off the rails.
Plot and background
The four women Vivian (Jane Fonda), Diane (Diane Keaton), Sharon (Candice Bergen) and Carol (Mary Steenburgen) have been attending a monthly book club for over 40 years and have become very good friends through their shared reading sessions and their shared taste in literature. In the second installment, “Book Club – A New Chapter,” the friends embark on a joint trip to Italy for the fun-filled girls’ vacation they never had.
But with the four bright ladies, chaos is bound to ensue and as things get out of hand and secrets are revealed, the relaxing summer vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. The official trailer promises an entertaining cinematic experience:
“Book Club 2 – A New Chapter” – Backgrounds
The comedy is a sequel to the 2018 film “Book Club,” in which the four girlfriends come across the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey one day and take the content as a wake-up call, deciding to chase the pleasures that have eluded them until now. Hotel owner Vivian meets Arthur (Don Johnson), a man whose marriage proposal she rejected 40 years earlier. Diane is recently widowed, and struggles to maintain her independence, while her worried daughters try to persuade her to move closer to them in Arizona. Federal judge Sharon has been single for over 18 years since divorcing her son’s father and longs for love. Carol, meanwhile, has a seemingly perfect marriage to Bruce (Craig T. Nelson), but since he retired, they’ve been lacking intimacy.
“Book Club 2 – A New Chapter” – cast, theatrical release
Like its predecessor, the “Book Club” sequel is a heartwarming romantic comedy written and directed by Bill Holderman (“Picnic with Bears”). The renowned cast surrounding the 4 girlfriends played by Jane Fonda (“Grace and Frankie”), Diane Keaton (“The Urban Neurotic”), Mary Steenburgen (“Back to the Future III”) and Candice Bergen (“Murphy Brown”) remains in place. And also their male co-stars Craig T. Nelson (“With Heart and Jest”), Don Johnson (“Miami Vice”) and Andy Garcia (“Oceans Eleven”) remain with us in the second part.
“Book Club – A New Chapter” opens in German cinemas on May 11, 2023.
