One time, at a red carpet event…
Monday was anAmerican Piereunion 20 years in the making for actorsJason BiggsandShannon Elizabeth.
The costars of the 1999 teen comedy caught up with each other at a screening for the new movieJay and Silent Bob Rebootat the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
Biggs, 41, and Elizabeth, 46, had breakout roles inAmerican Pieas high schoolers Jim and Nadia, respectively, as the former tried to woo the latter in what proved to be a series of ridiculously awkward (and hilarious) scenarios.
A hit for the actors, the film also launched the careers ofSeann William Scott,Natasha Lyonne,Tara Reid, andAlyson Hannigan. The bulk of the original cast reprised their roles inAmerican Pie 2,American Wedding, andAmerican Reunion, released in 2012.
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Biggs, who recently starred in Netflix’sOrange Is the New Black, and Elizabeth return to their roles from 2001’sJay and Silent Bob Strike Backfor the new movie, out October 15, from writer/director Kevin Smith.
Speaking to PEOPLE in 2017, Biggs opened up about whether he plans to show his sons, Sid and Lazlo,American Pieone day, in all its raunchy glory.
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No matter the inevitable awkwardness, Biggs takes relief in not having to explain his character’s plot to daughters.
“I’ve only thought of it in regards to I’m glad that I have boys versus girls,” hetold PEOPLE. “I don’t know how it’s going to go down, but I know that no matter how it goes down, it’s going to be easier having sons than it would have been having girls.”
source: people.com
