Christmas has come early this yr.
Legendary and Warner Bros. are teaming as much as make a sequel for the vacation traditional, "A Christmas Story." On Thursday, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the 2 firms have closed in a deal for Peter Billingsley, the previous baby star from the 1983 film that may permit him to additionally produce.
According to the outlet, the follow-up, titled "A Christmas Story Christmas," is meant for streaming platform HBO Max. Will probably be directed by Clay Kaytis, who beforehand did 2018’s "The Christmas Chronicles" for Netflix. The movie additionally has a script by Nick Schenk, who labored on two Clint Eastwood movies, 2008’s "Gran Torino" and 2018’s "The Mule."
‘A CHRISTMAS STORY’ STAR ZACK WARD SHARES HIS FAVORITE FACTS ABOUT FILMING THE HOLIDAY CLASSIC
Peter Billingsley sits on Santa's lap in a scene from the movie 'A Christmas Story', 1983.
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Billingsley will produce with Vince Vaughn by way of their Wild West Image Present Productions. The 50-year-old has since made his mark working behind the scenes as a producer. He beforehand served as a producer for the Broadway musical adaptation of "Christmas Story," which obtained three Tony nominations. He’s an government producer with Vaughn, 51, on Netflix’s animated "F is for Family."
The outlet famous that the upcoming movie will happen within the Nineteen Seventies and present Ralphie as an grownup returning to his home on Cleveland Road in the course of the holidays. Manufacturing begins in February.
"A Christmas Story" tells the story of a younger boy (Billingsley) residing within the Nineteen Forties who makes an attempt to persuade his mother and father, his trainer and Santa that a Crimson Ryder BB gun is all he desires for the vacations. Billingsley was simply 12 years previous when he took on the function of Ralphie.
Peter Billingsley arrives on the Academy Of Movement Image Arts And Sciences thirty fifth Anniversary Screening Of ‘A Christmas Story’ at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on December 10, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Zack Ward, who performed bully Scut Farkus in "A Christmas Story," advised Daily Post in 2018 that even now, followers nonetheless acknowledge him on the road and aren’t shy to strategy him.
Zack Ward in ‘A Christmas Story’.
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"I have a prominent place as that red-headed kid with the funny eyes," he stated on the time. "It’s not a level of say, Tom Cruise, but it’s recognizable. I’ve done over 100 films, but I’m always that guy. And there’s just not a lot of redheads on television. So you do stand out when you’re in something. Even if I’m wearing a hat with glasses, if I’m walking down the street or having dinner, people will still come up to me and ask questions about the film. I think it’s very sweet."
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