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An official trailer for the Friends reunion has been released

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The full Friends reunion trailer is here! NBC/NBCU Photo Bank - Getty Images

Ever since we found out a Friends reunion was officially on the way, we haven't been able to contain our excitement. After a long time spent wondering "will they, won't they?" the reunion episode was finally confirmed by the cast back in February 2020.

Following multiple delays due to the pandemic, we've now finally got a definite release date for the show, a list of huge celebrity guests, and even an official trailer. You wait ages for a bus and all that...

'Friends: The Reunion', aka 'The One Where They Get Back Together', will be available on streaming service HBO Max from 27 May, with the cast finally filming together last month. That's just under two weeks away, so there's not long to wait at all.

Plus, there's finally an official trailer for the show! Featuring the clips from the episode, the snippet gives us a glimpse of the Friends cast back on set as they discuss and recreate scenes from the series, with the tagline, "The one we've been waiting for is finally here".

We also see James Corden hosting and Cara Delevingne recreating Rachel's iconic pink bridesmaid's dress, as well as the cast re-reading old scripts. Plus, it looks like there will be plenty of tears, with Jennifer Aniston heard saying "where's the tissue box?" Mood.

Earlier this week, we also got a first glimpse at the cast on the set of the project. Released on Instagram by PEOPLE, the pictures not only show the whole group sitting in a group running lines together, but they also show, Joey, Chandler, Rachel, Monica and Phoebe sitting together on the sofa in Monica's apartment. Could we BE any happier?

As for who will be taking part, viewers will be getting much more than expected, with a line up of massive stars joining the sitcom's original cast.

Of course, we'll be seeing the return of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc as Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler, Ross and Joey.

On top of that, the cast will be joined by some old Friends supporting stars, including Reese Witherspoon who played Jill, as well as Maggie Wheeler (Janice), James Michael Tyler (Gunther) and Tom Selleck (Richard).

Along with the main six, a list of huge celebrity guests are expected to appear, including David Beckham, Lady Gaga, BTS, Cara Delevingne, Mindy Kaling, James Corden, Malala Yousafzai and Justin Bieber. Told you it was big!

A teaser trailer for the reunion was also previously released, showing the six main cast members walking arm-in-arm to a slowed down version of the show's iconic theme tune. OK: it's officially time to get excited.

Cast members also shared the trailer on Instagram, with Jennifer Aniston writing, "It’s official! The #FriendsReunion premieres May 27th on @HBOMax — could we BE any more excited?! 😝❤️"

Courteney Cox added, "This kind of thing doesn’t happen every year, or even every 10, or 15 years. I feel so blessed to have had a chance to reunite with my Friends... and it was better than ever."

The one-off episode, which comes after the show's 25th anniversary, was originally supposed to air in May of last year. Filming was delayed until August due to the coronavirus pandemic, before production was delayed for a second time, originally with "no new target date".

Back in March, David Schwimmer gave fans a much-anticipated update, revealing that the reunion episode was set to film in April.

"It’s happening. Actually, in a little over a month I’m heading out to LA," he told Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM Radio Andy show. "So, finally, I mean, we figured out a way to film it safely and there’s going to be a portion of it that we filmed outside because of, you know, for safety protocols."

Schwimmer was also quizzed on who would be hosting the reunion, but remained tight-lipped about the mystery guest.

“I can tell you it’s not Ellen and it’s not Billy Crystal,” he said. “I can tell you who it’s not, but that’ll take a while, probably.”

According to Deadline, filming was originally due to restart on 17 August 2020, though Jennifer Aniston assured Friends fans at the time that the delay didn't need to be a negative thing.

Explaining the producers' decision, she told Deadline, "Unfortunately it’s very sad that we had to move it again. It was, 'How do we do this with live audiences?' This is not a safe time. Period. That’s the bottom line. It’s not a safe time to do it. [But] it’s going to be super. You know what? This has also given us more time to make it even more exciting and more fun than it would have been.

"So I choose to see it as the glass is half-full that it got postponed. Look, we’re not going anywhere. You’re never going to get rid of Friends, sorry. You’re stuck with us for life guys."

the friends reunion has been delayed again
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The 15-year reunion was officially announced by the Friends cast in simultaneous Instagram posts back in February 2020.

Each sharing the same picture from their 1995 Rolling Stone cover, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer all posted a unanimous caption, "It's happening..." Meanwhile, Matt LeBlanc went rogue and posted a picture of the M*A*S*H cast with the same caption, obviously.

Speaking about the reunion, Courteney Cox said on a podcast with Kevin Nealon: "I'm so excited. We're going to have the best time. It's going to be great."

Ben Winston, who produces James Corden's Late Late Show, also took to Instagram to confirm that he is directing and producing the reunion.

With the cast previously turning down their original offer of $1 million each to appear in the reunion episode, reports now suggest that the cast could be earning between $2.25 million and $2.5 million each for the show.

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