For his part, Glen Powell had nothing but nice things to say about his co-star’s rom-com past. “‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ is kind of a real tonal comp to this movie,” Powell continued in the same interview. “A lot of people after they watch our movie say it’s a lot like ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding.'” The film stars Mulroney as Michael, the childhood best friend of Jules (Julia Roberts). When Michael announces he is marrying a 20-year-old named Kimmy (Cameron Diaz), Jules realizes she’s in love with him and pulls out all the stops to sabotage his relationship.
Powell wasn’t the only one to notice similarities between the two films. In a separate interview with PEOPLE, Sydney Sweeney revealed that she and “Anyone But You” director Will Gluck wanted “to bring back that nostalgia of an old rom-com.” “My Best Friend’s Wedding” became a major lodestar in that pursuit –- so much so that Sweeney organized a screening for the cast. “[It’s] honestly one of the best of all time,” she said.
That Mulroney starred in “My Best Friend’s Wedding” was an added bonus. According to Powell, the screening marked his first time rewatching the film since it came out in 1997. “We’re so lucky to have Dermot in this movie with us,” Sweeney went on. “So we put [a screening] together, asked Dermot if he’d be okay with it. It was just, honestly, we were all bawling our eyes out when Dermot was just talking about his experience and his love for it.”
