Jean Smart might be The Family Stone's new mommy
The movie will be set 20 years after Diane Keaton's beloved character, Sybil Stone, died.
The Family Stone sequel is in the works, with Jean Smart set to join the cast for the holiday season. The eight-time Emmy winner, who recently wrapped Hacks, will bring a new character to the ensemble film, taking on the role previously played by late matriarch Sybil Stone, portrayed by Diane Keaton. Smart's character is rumored to be Kelly Stone's romantic interest, played by Craig T. Nelson.
The first installment, a blend of comedy and drama, centered on the Stone family coming together for Christmas, dealing with Sybil's impending death and the arrival of Ben Stone's high-strung girlfriend, Meredith Morton, played by Sarah Jessica Parker. The sequel's logline reads: "Twenty years after their mother’s passing, the Stone family reunites for Christmas only to face the season’s biggest surprise: their father has unexpectedly invited the woman he’s fallen in love with to meet the family."
Thomas Bezucha, the writer-director of the original film, is set to return as the writer and director of the sequel, with all original cast members confirmed to reprise their roles. Filming for the movie is set to begin in New York this fall.
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