Keaton & Martin get HAPPY!

By Matt Holmes / June 25, 2011

The most burnt out disc in my girlfriends DVD collection is without doubt the fluff 1991 comedy Father of the Bride which starred Steve Martin and Diane Keaton as a couple who had to cope with sending their daughter off from their home and into the big wide world as she was to marry the love of her life. Steve Martin's performance and whole persona in that movie (it's pretty much a star vehicle for him) was excellent and I think it's that which draws her back time and time again. And probably Nancy Meyers (& friends) script which really does well playing with the heartstrings of young females who like the idea of weddings.

Variety say Keaton & Martin will be looking to replicate the same kind of commercial success as that first Father of the Bride movie ($89 million domestic) with One Big Happy, a Paramount Pictures comedy born out of the minds of Party of Five creators Amy Lippman and Chris Keyser.

Concept is being kept under wraps, but sources describe "One Big Happy" as a family comedy about a couple and a family reconnecting amid various obstacles.

Could it then be turned into a Father of the Bride Part III? The plot would certainly suggest it could but after 13 years since Father of the Bride Part II, I'm not sure if anyone will even care to see that series continue. And it's not even from the same studio, so it probably couldn't even be possible anyway. One criticism I always felt about the Father of the Bride films was that they didn't really give Diane Keaton much to do. I wonder if she will actually get a rounded character this time around?