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Most would agree that it isn’t Christmas and not using a repeat viewing of the 1983 traditional “A Christmas Story,” and this 12 months, there’s an additional motive to rejoice.
On Monday, the primary teaser for upcoming sequel, “A Christmas Story Christmas,” was launched, and it guarantees to be a nostalgic journey down reminiscence lane.
The brand new movie follows a now-grown Ralphie Parker, the blond protagonist once more performed by actor Peter Billingsley.
Within the clip, a snowy Cleveland Avenue is seen, earlier than the digicam tracks into the Parker home as beloved gadgets are once more seen – together with a well-known lampshade, now in a little bit of disrepair.
Whereas iconic bits of dialog from the unique movie are heard – like younger Randy’s bellowing criticism (“I can’t put my arms down!”) and the Outdated Man observing “‘Fra-GEE-lay’; it have to be Italian!” – a photograph of lovely Ralphie and his mates is briefly proven.
The teaser ends with a closeup of the grownup Ralphie, nonetheless blue-eyed and bespectacled, as he smiles for the digicam.
“A Christmas Story Christmas” premieres on HBO Max on November 17. (CNN and HBO Max are each a part of the identical mother or father firm, Warner Bros. Discovery.)
Different actors reprising their iconic roles embody Ian Petrella as Randy, in addition to Zack Ward, the unique Scut Farkus.
Makes an attempt to revisit the world of “A Christmas Story” have been made previously and included tv motion pictures, a 1994 theatrical sequel starring Kieran Culkin, one direct-to-video sequel and a musical.