Question: When was my big fat greek wedding filmed?

context: In 2000, while in Toronto doing pre-production for the film, Vardalos and Playtone producer Gary Goetzman overheard actor John Corbett (who was in town shooting the film "Serendipity") at a bar, telling a friend of his about having read the script for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", and being upset that he couldn't make the auditions. Vardalos and Goetzman approached Corbett and offered him the part of Ian Miller on the spot, which he accepted.
question: When was My Big Fat Greek Wedding pre-production in Toronto?
short_answers: 2000
context: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Kirk Jones and written by Nia Vardalos. The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea Martin, Ian Gomez and Elena Kampouris. It is the sequel to the 2002 film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". Filming began in late May 2015 in Toronto.
question: When was My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 filmed?
short_answers: 2015
context: The film spawned a franchise, which inspired the short-lived 2003 TV series "My Big Fat Greek Life" and a film sequel titled "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2", was released on March 25, 2016.
question: When was My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 released?
short_answers: March 25, 2016
context: After a February 2002 premiere, it was initially released in the United States via a limited release on April 19, 2002 before receiving a wider release worldwide over the summer, including a wide release in the United States on August 2.
question: When was My Big Fat Greek Wedding released in the US?
short_answers: April 19, 2002
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question: When was My Big Fat Greek Wedding released in Canada?
short_answers: August 16, 2002
context: After a February 2002 premiere, it was initially released in the United States via a limited release on April 19, 2002 before receiving a wider release worldwide over the summer, including a wide release in the United States on August 2.
question: When was the premiere of My Big Fat Greek Wedding?
short_answers: February 2002

Answer: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is a 2002 American-Canadian independent romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos. Pre-production for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was in Toronto in 2000. After a February 2002 premiere, it was initially released in the United States via a limited release on April 19, 2002 before receiving a wider release worldwide over the summer, including a wide release in the United States on August 2 and in Canada on August 16, 2002. A film sequel, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2", was released on March 25, 2016. It began filming in late May 2015 in Toronto.