\n\tThomas Bezucha, who wrote and directed the original film, will return to write and direct the sequel for Searchlight Pictures<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tThe Family Stone followed Everett (Mulroney), the eldest son of the Stone family, as he brought his uptight girlfriend, Meredith (Parker), home to meet his parents \u2014 played by Diane Keaton and Nelson \u2014 and siblings \u2014 played by Wilson, McAdams, Giordano and Reaser \u2014 for Christmas. Everett planned to propose to Meredith, but after she became overwhelmed by the family\u2019s hostile reception, she asked her sister, Julie (Danes), to join her for support, setting off a complicated and messy holiday visit.<\/p>\n \n\tThe film went on to gross $92.9 million worldwide. While reviews were mixed upon its release, The Family Stone has since become a cult favorite. Parker also earned a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a motion picture \u2014 comedy or musical for her performance.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tClaire Danes, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCraig T. Nelson \u2013 The Kings University<\/p>\n \n\tThe official logline for The Families Stone reads: \u201cTwenty years after their mother\u2019s passing, the Stone family reunites for Christmas only to face the season\u2019s biggest surprise: their father has unexpectedly invited the woman he\u2019s fallen in love with to meet the family.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tBezucha first revealed that he was working on a sequel a month after Keaton died in October 2025<\/a> at age 79. At the time, Bezucha told CNN<\/a> that he had already been working on the script when he learned of her death.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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