Audiences will soon spend another Christmas with Ralphie Parker (played byPeter Billingsley). Warner Bros. Pictures has releaseda new trailerfor the upcoming HBO Max filmA Christmas Story Christmas.
The trailer begins with a shot outside of the Parker home, before revealing the inside of the house, which looks similar to the way it did in the original 1983 film. One of the items shown inside the house is the shade to the infamous leg lamp that Ralphie’s father (Darren McGavin) won and adored. Classic lines from the first film can also be heard while the inside of the house is shown. The trailer, rich in nostalgia, then shows an old black and white picture of Ralphie, along with his friends Flick (Scott Schwartz) and Schwartz (R. D. Robb) when they were kids. The preview then ends shows adult Ralphie putting on his glasses and smiling.
Billingsley returning for the sequel toA Christmas Storywasannounced in January. The film will follow Ralphie, who tries to give his own kids the same type of Christmas that he experienced at their age. Schwartz and Robb will alsoreprise their roles in the film, along withIan Petrellaas Ralphie’s younger brother Randy.Zack Wardwill also reprise his role as Scut Farkus, who was the neighborhood bully in the first film.A Christmas Story Christmaswas directed byClay Katis, and the screenplay was written byNick Schenk.
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The originalA Christmas Storyfilm was directed byBob Clarkand based on the bookIn God We Trust: All Others Pay CashbyJean Shepherd, who narrated the film as adult Ralphie. In the decades since its release,A Christmas Storyhas continued to be one of the most beloved Christmas movies. TBS and TNT even air the film for 24 hours straight starting on Christmas Eve night. While this will be the first time since the original film that Billingsley has reprised the role, there already have been two sequels toA Christmas Story. The first sequel,My Summer Story, was released in 1994. Just like the first film, it was directed by Clark and was narrated by Shepherd. InMy Summer Story,Kieran Culkintook over the role of Ralphie. The second sequel,A Christmas Story 2, was released on DVD in 2012. The film was directed byBrian Levantand starredBraeden Lemastersas a teenage Ralphie.Nat Mauldin, who also wrote the screenplay, narrated the film.
A Christmas Story Christmasis scheduled to be released on HBO Max on November 17. In the meantime, check out the new teaser below:
