The Friends cast have secretly recorded a 90-minute reunion special, according to reports.
Fans have been eager to see a reunion happen for Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Monica Geller (Courtney Cox), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) and Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) ever since plans were announced recently.
However, filming for the reunion had to be put on ice after the recent lockdown rules amid the coronavirus pandemic.
It has now been claimed that Courteney Cox and director Ben Winston have filmed a “mock rehearsal” with the rest of the cast over live video app Zoom.
According to reports, they hope to release before the postponed reunion airs.
The Friends cast have reportedly secretly recorded a 90-minute reunion special (Image: NBC via Getty Images)
A show insider said: “As soon as filming was cancelled, everyone started panicking as it took so long to get their schedules to align, there was a deep fear it may take a year or even longer to get them all back together again.
“Courtney immediately set up a Zoom meeting for them and they all logged on to discuss ideas – brain-storming and bringing in the producers for a session which they called a mock rehearsal and chatted for almost two hours.”
The source continued telling The Sun: “They’ve been having daily meetings and Jen [Aniston] – who has the busiest schedule of the six – has assured them she’ll do whatever she can to ensure they don’t have to wait months to get the reunion filmed.
The cast have apparently got together over video app Zoom (Image: Instagram)
“Their Zoom sessions have been brilliant fun, and there’s some hilarious material on there which they hope can be aired as either a series of teasers, or even a stand-alone special.”
Director Ben, who is James Corden’s best friend and producer of his Late Late Show, is directing the wildly anticipated comeback for HBO Max.
The show last airs 16 years ago in 2004. Episode The Last One, Part 2 saw Ross chase after Rachel as she headed to Paris, with the pair finally reigniting their romance.
The episode pulled in a staggering 52.5 million viewers at the time.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
