Is When Harry Met Sally getting a sequel? Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunion sparks rumours
5 February 2025, 15:01 | Updated: 5 February 2025, 15:05
The reason for Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan "iconic” recent reunion has now been explained...
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When Harry Met Sally stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan have reunited for “something iconic", sparking rumours the beloved 80s romcom may be finally getting a sequel.
In a social media post shared on Wednesday, January 22, Meg and Billy were seen posing together in a room themed after the final scene in their 1989 film.
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The pair’s outfits also appear to be references to clothes worn by their characters in the much-loved movie, which turned 35 years old last July.
When Harry Met Sally asked the age-old question of ‘Can men and women ever just be friends?’ by following the lives of its title characters Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan), who meet by chance one day in Chicago, and later again and again over a period of 12 years.
Through their many coincidental meetings, Harry and Sally eventually fall in love, and at the end of the film the pair are revealed to have got married.
When Harry Met Sally (1989) - Official Trailer (HD)
Meg and Billy’s reunion post was captioned: “It’s finally happening, we’re reuniting for something iconic. Can’t wait to show you all soon.”
The photo therefore definitely hinted that something When Harry Met Sally related was going to be dropping this year, but what exactly this nostalgia-baiting offering was only got revealed at the end of the month...
Is When Harry Met Sally getting a sequel?
No, it appears When Harry Met Sally is not getting a sequel this year.
Meg and Billy's recent reunion was to film a Super Bowl commercial, reimagining their iconic diner scene in an advert for Hellmann's mayonnaise.
When Sally Met Hellmann's - Big Game :60
Billy Crystal kept THIS nostalgic item in his pocket every time he hosted the Oscars
When the 63 and 76-year-old actors' reunion was first announced, most fans assumed the pair would not be back for a full-length sequel.
Instead, theories abounded that they might have reunited to film something shorter, perhaps in the same style as Richard Curtis’ recent Love Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral reunion short films, a special retrospective documentary, or as was the case - a trailer for the upcoming Super Bowl.
When was When Harry Met Sally released?
When Harry Met Sally was first released in cinemas in the US in July 1989. It received its UK cinema release in December that same year.
Who starred in When Harry Met Sally?
Alongside Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally, When Harry Met Sally also starred Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby, Steven Ford and Lisa Jane Persky.
Michelle Nicastro, Kevin Rooney and Harkey Kozak all also starred.
The film’s screenplay, written by future Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve got Mail director and writer Nora Ephron, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay, and won the BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay.
Nora passed away in 2012, meaning any future projects on the horizon will sadly not be from the same mind which brought us iconic scenes such the original film’s “I’ll have whatever she’s having,” diner moment.
