Saturday Night LivestarBeck Bennetthas been cast asKeanu Reeves' younger brother inBill & Ted Face the Music, which is bringing backAmy Stoch(Dallas) andHal Landon Jr.(The Artist)as Bill’s stepmom Missy and Ted’s disciplinarian father, respectively. Meanwhile,Jayma Mays(Glee) andErinn Hayes(Childrens Hospital) have signed on to play Bill’s wife, Princess Joanna, and Ted’s wife, Princess Elizabeth, Collider has confirmed.
Princesses Joanna and Elizabeth were previously played byDiane FranklinandKimberley LaBelleinBill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, and bySarah TriggerandAnnette AzcuyinBill & Ted’s Bogus Journey. Bennett will be playing Ted’s brother, Deacon Logan, who was played byFrazier BaininExcellent Adventure.
The sequel will find the Wyld Stallynsjoined by their childrenin their quest to save the universe. Reeves andAlex Winterare set to return as the titular duo, whileBrigette Lundy-Paine(Atypical) andSamara Weaving(The Babysitter) will play their respective daughters.Scott Mescudi, aka Kid Cudi, is also set to co-star, though his role is being kept under wraps. Elsewhere,William Sadlerwill return as Death, andBarrybreakoutAnthony Carriganwill play Bill and Ted’s “relentless adversary,” and I don’t know an adversary more relentless than Death… unless there’s a Death Jr., which would be in keeping with this film’s theme of family.
Face the Musicwill arrive in theaters more than 30 years after the original movie, and the long-gestating sequel will find the stakes higher than ever for William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. (Winter) and Theodore “Ted” Logan (Reeves). Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the now middle-aged best friends set out on a new adventure, when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it and bring harmony to the universe. Along the way, they will be helped by their families, old friends and a few music legends.
Dean Parisot(Galaxy Quest) is directing from a script by returning franchise writersChris MathesonandEd Solomon. Time is relative when it comes to this sci-fi franchise, but production is believed to be starting next month in New Orleans.Scott Kroopfis producing alongsideAlex LeboviciandSteve Ponceof Hammerstone Studios, andSteven Soderberghis among the executive producers.David HaringandPatrick W. Duganare financing the film, which Orion Pictures will release via its United Artists label on Jul 24, 2025.
I’ve known Bennett since his Good Neighbor days at USC and it’s cool to see him joining a franchise that I’m sure we both grew up watching. I’ve always found him really funny, and he has since become a leading star ofSNL.He has the Sundance movieGreener Grass, on the horizon along with a voice role inThe Angry Birds Movie 2. Mays recently starred on the NBC comedyTrial & Error, while Hayes can currently be seen in the Netflix comedy seriesHuge in France. UTA represents Bennett and Mays, who is also repped by Framework, Hayes is repped by Innovative Artists and Sweeney Entertainment.Varietyand Deadline split the exclusive in what was clearly a carefully orchestrated release.
