Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen reunite for "Book Club 2"

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The book club is back! On December 19, Focus Features released the trailer for "Book Club 2: The Next Chapter," the sequel to 2018's "Book Club." This film stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen as as four longtime friends with a longtime book club. When they read "50 Shades of Grey", they all make major upheavals in their lives.

In the trailer for 'Book Club 2: The Next Chapter', the four friends go on a trip to Italy. The images feature some great snaps of the four women on vacation, getting into plenty more hijinks (although, notably, we don't see them reading or talking about books). Focus Features describes the film as follows: "The highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls' trip they never had. When things go off the rails and as secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a unique cross-country adventure."

The first film was a box office hit, grossing $104 million on a budget of $14 million. It was directed by Bill Holderman and written by Holderman and Erin Simms, who are both returning for the sequel.

Since we're big book club fans here, we'll be first in line on opening day. Ahead, learn everything we know about "Book Club 2: The Next Chapter" and watch the trailer.

Trailer "Book Club: The Next Chapter" [embedded content] “Book Club 2: The Next Chapter” release date

"Book Club: The Next Chapter" will hit theaters on May 12, 2023.

Cast of "Book Club 2: The Next Chapter"

Keaton plays Diane, who is recently widowed. In the first film, she falls in love with Andy Garcia's Mitchell, who also returns this time around. Fonda plays Vivian, who reconnects with her old love Arthur (Don Johnson) in "Book Club." Johnson is also returning for the new film. Bergen is Sharon, a successful judge who is unlucky in love; in the...