A Christmas Story(1983).Photo: Mgm/Ua/Kobal/Shutterstock
A Christmas Storyfans, rejoice!
Forty years after thebeloved holiday classichit theaters, a sequel is scheduled to be released on HBO Max, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
Production is scheduled to begin sometime next month in Hungary,THRadded.
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A Christmas Story(1983).Mgm/Ua/Kobal/Shutterstock
The originalA Christmas Storyis set in the 1940s and follows a nine-year-old boy and his desire to obtain a Red Ryder BB rifle for Christmas.
The forthcoming sequel, according toTHR, “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.”
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From left: Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin, Ian Petrella and Melinda Dillon inA Christmas Story(1983).Mgm/Ua/Kobal/Shutterstock
Back in 2018, Billingsley spoke toVarietyto commemorate the 35th anniversary ofA Christmas Story. There, he gave credit to the film’s director, Bob Clark, for helping him to transition to working behind the camera.
“He was absolutely encouraging and supportive,” Billingsley told the outlet at the time. “I would visit him on sets. We would talk and play golf together.”
source: people.com
