A Christmas Story Christmas (sequel to A Christmas Story)

[BluBonnet]

‘A Christmas Story’ Sequel Set With Original Star Peter Billingsley

Christmas has come early for Legendary and Warner Bros.

The two companies are gearing up to make a sequel to the yuletide holiday classic, A Christmas Story, closing a deal for Peter Billingsley, the child star of the original 1983 movie, to topline and produce.

Titled A Christmas Story Christmas, the feature will be directed by Clay Kaytis, who already tackled the snowy holiday season with The Christmas Chronicles for Netflix and has a script by Nick Schenk, the writer behind recent Clint Eastwood movies such as Gran Torino and The Mule, sitting under the leg lamp.

While the original movie followed Ralphie, a nine-year old boy who desperately wanted a Red Ryder BB rifle and was set in 1940, the new story will take place in the 1970s and sees an adult Ralphie return to his house on Cleveland Street to deliver his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had growing up.

The studio is hoping to recreate the same real-life tone of the first movie to show the now-father reconnect with childhood friends, reconcile the passing of his Old Man, and callbacks to the initial film.

Production begins February in Hungary.

Billingsley, as an adult, has focused on a behind the camera career. He was a producer on the Broadway Musical adaptation of Christmas Story, which received three Tony nominations, as well as on Jon Favreau’s culinary-themed acting talk show Dinner for Five. He is also an exec producer with Vaughn on Netflix’s animated F is for Family and directed the Universal comedy Couple Retreat.

Kaytis began his career in the animation world, working on Disney’s Frozen and Wreck-It Ralph, and co-directed The Angry Birds Movie.

Billingsley is repped by attorney Mitch Smelkinson while Kaytis by UTA, Artists First, and Binder Weston. Schenk is repped by Management 360 and Lichter Grossman.

[kylor]

Will the sequel to this sequel be called "A Christmas Story Christmas Story"?

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by kylor

Will the sequel to this sequel be called "A Christmas Story Christmas Story"?

I would certainly expect as much from WB!!

[slumcat]

I have literally no idea what this franchise is.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by kylor

Will the sequel to this sequel be called "A Christmas Story Christmas Story"?

A Christmas Story Christmas

[kylor]

Originally Posted by mwynn

A Christmas Story Christmas

A Christmas Story Christmas Story Christmas Story Part II.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by kylor

A Christmas Story Christmas Story Christmas Story Part II.

Sounds like a REQUEL.

[HorrorBlu]

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by HorrorBlu

Not a real sequel, I guess

[Mikezilla3k]

I mean, I'd say "Not again...." but having Peter Billingsley returning does pique my interest.

Can't be as bad as...................whatever the faq Warner Premier shat out in 2012.

[spaceball-one]

Must be tough for Ralphie to go back home after the suicide of Scott Farkus, not to mention he still hasn't come to grips with Flick and Schwartz coming out as a couple.

[Torgon]

The boys (Ralphie and friends) are still alive. You could easily have cameos. Mom is alive as well. If done in the same vein as the original, it might not be bad. Not sure what is available, but it would be good to gleen as much from Jean Shepherd’s writings to see would good be used to build this story to stay true. Hope it works out.

[Lee A Stewart]

Is this really necessary?

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

Is this really necessary?

Ask WB and Legendary. It's their money

[Lee A Stewart]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Ask WB and Legendary. It's their money

Like both of them have a stellar financial record making money at the BO on all their films

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

Like both of them have a stellar financial record making money at the BO on all their films

You don't have to convince me, you have to convince them

[Michael24]

Well, I absolutely love A Christmas Story, so with Billingsley returning I'm definitely interested.

[A Sith Lord?]

Originally Posted by HorrorBlu

Different cinematic universe.

[Katatonia]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Not a real sequel, I guess

It was a real DTV sequel... just all different actors. Ralphie as a teenager basically, but all the same characters.

It was actually surprisingly pretty decent. Nowhere near as good as the original of course, but I liked it more on a 2nd viewing.

[Jay H.]

Someone needs to put a fiver in the "DON'T" jar.