Peter Billingsley Is All Grown Up 40 Years Later As Ralphie In ‘A Christmas Story’ Sequel Trailer

HBO Max delivered an aboriginal vacation contiguous by releasing the trailer for A Christmas Story Christmas on November 1. The movie is simply a sequel to the 1983 vacation classical A Christmas Story and features the instrumentality of Peter Billingsley, 51, arsenic a grown-up Ralphie, who is present joined with 2 children. They instrumentality to his erstwhile location connected Cleveland Street and reunite with his mother after the decease of his father, The Old Man.

“Oh beingness moves fast,” Ralphie says successful a voiceover astatine the commencement of the trailer, arsenic we spot the archetypal glimpse of Ralphie 40 years later. “One time you’re playing footwear the tin with kids named Flick and Schwartz. And the adjacent happening you cognize you’re a certified adult.”

Peter Billingsley successful ‘A Christmas Story Christmas’ (Photo: HBO Max)

Ralphie’s parent wants the Parker household to person a “wonderful Christmas,” successful grant of her precocious husband, truthful Ralphie tries to springiness his children the aforesaid joyful Christmas acquisition helium had arsenic a child. He takes them to spot Santa, has them enactment ornaments connected a tree, and lets them physique a snowman, but not everything goes according to plan.

Ralphie besides reunites with immoderate aged friends, including Flick and Schwartz, and his puerility bully Scut. Schwartz is triple-dog -dared into sliding disconnected a monolithic elevation — a cleanable callback to the archetypal film! Ralphie’s biggest trial is coming to presumption with the passing of his father.

A Christmas Story Christmas (Photo: HBO Max)

Peter isn’t the lone archetypal formed subordinate backmost for A Christmas Story Christmas. Zack Ward returns arsenic municipality bully Scut Farkus, who is present a constabulary officer. R.D. Robb and Scott Schwartz reprise their roles arsenic Schwartz and Flick, while Ian Petrella, who played Ralphie’s younger member Randy Parker, is backmost for the sequel arsenic well. Julie Hagerty is taking connected the relation of Mrs. Parker, originated by Melinda Dillon who has retired from acting. The caller formed members see Erinn Hayes arsenic Ralphie’s wife, Sandy Parker, and River Drosche and Julianna Layne arsenic Ralphie’s kids, Mark and Julie Parker.

Clay Kaytis directed A Christmas Story Christmas while Peter besides served arsenic an enforcement shaper with Vince Vaughn. “I’m precise grateful to person been a portion of the film,” Peter said astir making the archetypal movie successful a 2020 interview with the American Film Institute. “It’s been bully to spot it bring joyousness to a batch of families, and that’s truly been the 1 large takeaway that I consistently get.”

A Christmas Story Christmas will beryllium released November 17 connected HBO Max. The archetypal movie was released connected November 18, 1983, truthful the sequel’s merchandise day is astir precisely the aforesaid astir 40 years later.