A Christmas Story star Peter Billingsley to reprise his role in a sequel to the beloved holiday classic almost 40 years after its premiere

Daily Mail ^ | 21 January 2022 | Brian Marks

[Az Joe]

No

[rrrod]

Cool.

[Yogafist]

I would be excited, but from what Hollywood is churning out these days, I expect this will be a disaster.

[Beowulf9]

I say give it a chance.

[peggybac]

I can’t believe it’s been 50 years.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I'd rather see a prequel that focuses on the childhood of the Old Man, set in the 1890s.

Though I wouldn't mind seeing this. Billingsly is one of the few childhood actors who didn't succumb to drugs, poverty, or tragedy. And he still looks like a friggin' kid.

[Jamestown1630]

I want to, because the original was so great.

But all that Hollywood puts out these days is just derivative of what it’s done in the past.

There don’t seem to be any new ideas, and very, very few truly brilliant movies.

It must be 20 years since I was actually moved to see one on the big screen in a theater - and I can’t even remember what it was...

[PROCON]

Ralphie finally got the ultimate Christmas present.

[The MAGA-Deplorian]

Unless its based on a writing from Jean Shepard, it stands about as much chance as the other sequels. Without Jean or Darrin McGavin……aint nuthin there. Have the same impact as a Gilligan Island reunion

[simpson96]

Ditto.

[Trillian]

I like that idea.

[Yogafist]

The movie is actually based (mostly) on Ralphie and Flick rehashing old times at Flicks bar. The reason this movie works so well is because of its representation of Americana. I don’t think they can produce that emotion anymore.

[cyclotic]

The original house is now a museum. Locals will probably be glad to join the fun again.

We went to the house a few months ago. It was actually pretty cool and the neighborhood seemed all in.

[bigbob]

In today’s woke world they’ll have him buying a “assault rifle” and shooting some transgendered black person in the eye with it.

[willk]

He will turn in his BB gun in a sign of unity with leftist gun buy backs. His wife will have an abortion on Christmas day. His son will decide he is really a girl and want a doll for Christmas and his daughter will decide she is a boy but want a doll too. The whole family will join Black Lives Matter and drown when the sea levels rise because of climate change.

[PghBaldy]

It has been less than 40 years.

[alternatives?]

It was largely a boy’s movie and they can’t have that. It will be like the remake of Sandlot.

[Trillian]

Stop giving them ideas ;)

[minnesota_bound]

It will bomb!!
It is being filmed in Hungary!!!