By Dan Heching, NCS
(NCS) — Christmas is coming early for individuals who love spending the holidays with the Stone household.
Thomas Bezucha, the writer-director behind the 2005 perennial yuletide favourite “The Family Stone,” is engaged on a sequel to the film, he tells NCS.
Bezucha shared the information throughout an interview about working with the late Diane Keaton, who performed matriarch Sybil Stone in the authentic film.
The filmmaker mentioned that he had been fascinated about and dealing on the script for a followup to “The Family Stone” – which follows Sybil’s household at Christmas as they grapple with the information that she is terminally ailing – when he realized of Keaton’s untimely death last month at the age of 79.
“I’ve been haunted by the loss of Sybil for months now while I worked on it, and so this was a blow on a tender bruise already,” Bezucha mentioned. “Mentally, I’ve been spending time in that house where I’ve been missing her for a while already.”
Bezucha mentioned the information of Keaton’s passing made all of it the extra essential for him to get it proper and “do a good job by the rest of the cast.” Now, he needs to “honor her even more,” he mentioned.
“The Family Stone” was produced by twentieth Century Fox, which has since been acquired by Disney. NCS reached out to a consultant for Disney and is awaiting response.
“The Family Stone” costarred Sarah Jessica Parker, Dermot Mulroney, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, Elizabeth Reaser and Craig T. Nelson, and advised the story of a household’s very awkward vacation go to the place an ill-matched companion finally ends up doing one thing of a switcheroo between two Stone siblings.
The movie’s cringey and hilarious moments – combined with deeply touching dramatic notes – have cemented its place amongst must-see annual vacation films.
Bezucha mentioned that when he first had an concept for the sequel, he contacted his producer and mentioned he was solely in pursuing it and embarking on a script if the principal solid was .
“I’m not interested in the Brady family reunion without the original Jan,” he mentioned.
He added that they proceeded to succeed in out to everybody and obtained unanimously constructive responses. No one has formally signed on and the movie has not but been formally greenlit, however solid members have acknowledged the mission.
When contacted by NCS for the Keaton retrospective final week, Nelson talked about {that a} sequel was in the works, and Mulroney advised the New York Post earlier this month that there had been “discussion about making a follow-up.”
Bezucha did stipulate that he nonetheless must work on delivering a remaining model of the new script.
According to Box Office Mojo, the first “Family Stone” movie grossed nearly $93 million worldwide on a funds of $18 million.
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NCS’s Elizabeth Wagmeister contributed to this report.