Need a Portokalos family refresher?

BeforeMy Big Fat Greek Wedding3hits theaters Sept. 8, PEOPLE has an exclusive clip in which writer, director and starNia Vardalosrecaps the first two movies to catch fans up to speed.

In the “quick refresher” video (recorded prior to the Hollywood strikes), Vardalos, 60, summarizes the plot ofMy Big Fat Greek Wedding(2002) andits 2016 sequel, which follow her character Toula Portokalos as she finds love and “come(s) out of her shell and show(s) her family who she truly is.”

She also, of course, gets her “happily ever after” with Ian Miller (John Corbett), despite her family’s initial reservations over him not being Greek.

And in the second film, the couple is faced with a whole new set of challenges in the form of the family’s struggling business — not to mention Toula and Ian’s rebellious teenage daughter, Paris (Elena Kampouris), and a newly unearthed family secret.

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Nia Vardalos in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3”.Courtesy of Focus Features

Writer/director Nia Vardalos stars as “Toula” in MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3, a Focus Features release

Courtesy of Focus Features

Vardalos wrote and starred in the original hit rom-comMy Big Fat Greek Weddingwith Corbett, 62.My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’scastalso includesAndrea Martin,Louis Mandylor,Maria Vacratsis,Elena Kampouris,Elias Kacavas, Gia Carides,Joey Fatoneand Melina Kotselou.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3(2023).Courtesy of Yannis Drakoulidis / Focus Features

(L to R) Andrea Martin as “Aunt Voula”, Elena Kampouris as “Paris”, Maria Vacratsis as “Aunt Frieda”, Elias Kacavas as “Aristotle”, Louis Mandylor as “Nick”, John Corbett as “Ian”, and Nia Vardalos as “Toula” in director Nia Vardalos' MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3, a Focus Features release.

“It’s thrilling to have Nia Vardalos, Academy Award–nominated writer,“Rita Wilson, who produces the new film alongside husbandTom Hanks, told a CinemaCon audience earlier this year, according toEntertainment Weekly. “Not only in front of the camera as our star, but also behind the camera as our director, guiding our beloved cast for this third film shot on location in Greece.”

“My Big Fat Greek Weddinghas brought audiences joy for 21 years,” added Wilson. “I’m so happy that more joy is on the way.”

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In February, Vardalos told PEOPLE there is a scene in the new movie in whichshe and Corbett “were both in tears” because of how “incredible” it was to film.

“We actually have a scene where we’re dancing on a dock in the most beautiful cobalt light that our incredible cinematographer Barry Peterson waited for and waited for and waited for,” she said.

Nia Vardalos and John Corbett in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3”.Courtesy of Yannis Drakoulidis / Focus Features

Nia Vardalos stars as Toula and John Corbett stars as Ian in writer/director Nia Vardalos MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3

Courtesy of Yannis Drakoulidis / Focus Features

She also revealed that the cast and crew were ready to film the third movie before the pandemic delayed their plans.

“I had written the script, and we were ready to go in 2020. This is an old story. Everyone was ready to go in 2020. But we went at the right time. We began filming in the summer,” Vardalos said. “It was incredible. It was an incredible experience. It was hot and beautiful and the sun was shining. It was just great.”

Tickets are now on sale forMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, in theaters Sept. 8.

source: people.com