David Schwimmer confirms Friends reunion will be filmed this month and hits out at rumours Ellen DeGeneres will host
DAVID Schwimmer has confirmed that the highly anticipated Friends reunion will be filmed this Spring.
The 54-year-old American actor, who played Ross Geller in the iconic sitcom, detailed how he is due to fly out to LA to begin production in April.
David confirmed the friends reunion will be filming in April[/caption]David added that producers of the show have been working out how to safely film the reunion amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A year after the pilot was confirmed, David teased that the reunion show would be packed with surprises.
He told SiriusXM: “In a little over a month I’m heading out to LA. So, finally, I mean, we figured we figured out a way to film it safely.
“There’s going to be a portion of it that we filmed outside because of, you know, for safety protocols.”
The cast will be getting back together to film a one-off special[/caption] David played Ross Geller in the sitcom[/caption]David also hit back at rumours that Ellen De Generes will be presenting the reunion, despite earlier reports suggesting she would front it.
“It’s not Ellen, it’s not Billy Crystal,” he said, adding: “I could tell you who it’s not.”
Last year, Friends fans were overjoyed when the case confirmed they would reunite for a one-off reunion show.
However, the production of the episode was put on hold and faced setbacks due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The one-off, which involves original cast members Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry, was due to begin filming last August.
Now, several of the cast have confirmed they are getting ready to get back on the set of Friends, which is thought to be on the original soundstage at Warner Bros in California.
The cast have kept it quiet as to what audiences can expect, so fans will have to wait for a release date to find out more.