So she crafted a new one for those ofNext Chapteralongside Caitlyn Smith and Troy Verges.
“And so that’s what it was.”
“We followed orders,” quips Bergen, before adding, “it was fun.”
Mary Steenburgen in ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’.Everett Collection
“It was wonderful.”
And filming it was as fun as it looks.
“We don’t always do this, but in that particular scene, [we imbibed].
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen in ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’.Focus Features
We felt that this was all real.
So we just had a good time.”
Adds Steenburgen more matter-of-factly: “We just wore [wedding gowns] and drank.”
Mary Steenburgen, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, and Jane Fonda in ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’.Focus Features
“My marriage in the movie is the long marriage,” reflects Steenburgen.
“And I myself have been in a 30-year relationship.
I related to it because of that maybe more than anybody, because it paralleled my own life.”
For Fonda, it was an opportunity to explore a story line she feels she rarely sees on screen.
Especially for older women.
“I thought, ‘Oh my God, that’s fabulous.’
It was a perfect way to handle that issue.”
The ladies have ventured to Italy, but would they want to re-team for a third project?
“Never say never,” says Fonda, before Steenburgen adds, “In a heartbeat.”
“We’d love to work together again,” says Bergen.
Turns out Steenburgen can’t only write her costars a song, but finish their sentences too.
Book Club: The Next Chapteris now in theaters.
