Will Ferrell’s New Film Features Stevie Wonder Classic ‘Isn’t She Lovely’: Watch the Clip

The countdown has begun for Amazon Studios’ premiere of You’re Cordially Invited. Lift-off for the highly anticipated comedy starring Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon is set for Jan. 30 on Prime Video. In advance of the premiere, Billboard is now cordially inviting viewers to watch an exclusive clip above from the film’s opening scene featuring Stevie Wonder’s 1976 classic “Isn’t She Lovely.”

The premise of You’re Cordially Invited revolves around two weddings that are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue. Both hilarity and chaos ensue when the father of one bride (Ferrell) and sister of the other bride (Witherspoon) go head-to-head in their very determined efforts to ensure their families’ respective special celebrations go off without a hitch. In the film’s opening scene, viewers are introduced to Ferrell’s loving dad character while Wonder’s song plays in the background.

You’re Cordially Invited was written and directed by Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Muppets). Of using “Isn’t She Lovely” in the film’s opening sequence, Stoller tells Billboard, “It’s a beautiful song about the birth of Stevie Wonder’s daughter, which makes it the perfect introduction to Will Ferrell and his daughter [played by Geraldine Viswanathan]. Also, it’s one of my favorite songs of all time.”

“We knew we wanted to open the film with a song that was 100% pure joy, positivity and universally loved by all,” note the film’s music supervisors Manish Raval and Tom Wolfe. “Stevie Wonder’s ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ is not only that song, but the fact that, lyrically, it’s a love letter to his daughter makes it the perfect sentiment to play as Jim [Ferrell] is awaiting his daughter’s return home.”

In addition to Ferrell, Witherspoon and Viswanathan, the You’re Cordially Invited cast includes Meredith Hagner, Jimmy Tatro, Stony Blyden, Leanne Morgan, Rory Scovel, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Ramona Young, Jack McBrayer and Celia Weston.