Weddings are special occasions known for bringing all sorts of different people together.
That is, until a band of pirates takes all of the wedding guests hostage.
It was also pretty early in the pandemic.
It was one of the easiest yeses I’ve ever said.
Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go."
There’s [not] so much difference in preparation other than you work with a stunt team.
The production does it all for you, basically.
It’s a really fun side of acting.
[Laughs] And you get to acquire a tiny little new skill.
It’s one of my favorite parts.
Whenever I get the opportunity for that, I go all out.
I’m like, “I’m yours.
Let’s work whenever you want.
I don’t need to sleep.
Let’s do this.”
It’s my favorite part.
What was it like to have to be in water for so long to film?
I cannot complain about it because it is the most beautiful location with the most amazing people.
And also, the water was warm, but it is gross.
It’s not as cute as you think it might be.
You have to hunker down.
Look where we are.
We could be doing the same job in the snow or in the desert."
So we were very, very lucky.
It’s the smallest thing to complain about.
You were in such a beautiful location.
What did you and the cast like to do in the Dominican Republic when you weren’t filming?
We weren’t going out.
But here’s the thing: We all lived together.
I say “kitchen” like it’s this quaint little kitchen.
It was the most beautiful dining room.
We would watch movies together in the screening room.
This … does sound cheesy, and that’s okay.
On the weekends, we would watch each other’s movies.
Then every weekend, [we’d do it with] a new person.
Everybody was very aware of how special this was.
It was pretty dreamy.
It was 100% special.
This is a small one, but it’s one of the ones that the cast loves the most.
There’s a part where the family is sort of pleading with the pirates.
And Steve Coulter he’s one of the funniest people on the face of the Earth.
Everybody had their thing.
And Steve just said, “I’m Larry Fowler,” and then nothing was after that.
That’s all Steve, and that’s a perfect encapsulation of his humor.
It’s very dry, and you have to be with him and go, “Oh, yeah.
No, that’s really funny.”
He and Jennifer Coolidge have some of the world’s best chemistry.
[Laughs] We’re ready to go back to the Dominican.
We’ll all direct it.
Writing credits for all of us.
We’re ready to rock.
This isn’t the first wedding movie that you’ve done recently.
You were also in"The People We Hate at the Wedding"last year.
Do you have any real-life wedding guest disaster stories that have happened to you?
I do, actually.
It was really beautiful.
It said, “Tornado incoming,” and everybody just laughed and put it down.
“Clearly, they don’t mean us.”
Not an injury to be had, but I’m telling you, someone could have died.
It was so traumatic.
We’d all been to war together.
We don’t really know anything.
I said “really” because I’m always digging.
I’m like, “What do we know?
What do we know?”
But I guess it takes a long time.
It’s really taking a long time.
We’re very hopeful.
That’s not lost on any of us.
It’s really awesome.
You were also recently on “The Great American Baking Show.
“Are we going to see you on more baking shows coming up?
That was one of my favorite experiences I’ve ever had.
I loved it so much.
I told them I’m down for an “All Stars” whenever they’re ready.
I’m the first to sign up.
I had the best time.
I would be very, very happy to do more of that.
“Shotgun Wedding” will be available to stream Friday, January 27 exclusively on Prime Video.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
