Over 20 years after the star-studded original Christmas movie, The Family Stone 2 is now in the works as writer-director Thomas Bezucha plans to write a long-awaited sequel. The news follows close after the death of screen legend Diane Keaton, who portrayed the Stone family matriarch, Sybil, in the 2005 movie.

In an interview with CNN , Bezucha revealed his intention to write The Family Stone 2 to " honor [Keaton] even more ," while also noting that there's more pressure to get the sequel right and " do a good job by the rest of the cast ."

Bezucha also told his producer that he would only begin to write a sequel to The Family Stone if the main original cast was interested in returning. The film's principal actors include Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel McAdams, Dermot M

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