{"id":83822,"date":"2025-08-15T03:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T03:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/83822\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T03:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T03:54:08","slug":"lil-rel-howery-tabitha-brown-to-star-in-comedy-unexpected-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/83822\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Rel Howery, Tabitha Brown to Star in Comedy &#8216;Unexpected Christmas&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u2018Tis the season for some funny family drama, as <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/lil-rel-howery\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lil-rel-howery\" data-tag=\"lil-rel-howery\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lil Rel Howery<\/a> and Tabitha Brown get ready to have an \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/unexpected-christmas\/\" id=\"auto-tag_unexpected-christmas\" data-tag=\"unexpected-christmas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unexpected Christmas<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHowery and Brown executive produce and star in the holiday comedy, which is set for theatrical release on Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cChristmas movies are literally the gift that keeps on giving,\u201d said Brown in a statement. \u201c\u2019Unexpected Christmas\u2019 is relatable and hilarious, but will truly be a gift for all families this holiday season!\u201d Added Howery: \u201cThis movie and this cast is so special and will be the holiday movie everyone will be talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe film\u2019s ensemble cast also features Anna Maria Horsford, DomiNque Perry, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Terrence Terrell, Trell Woodberry, Howie Bell, Cece Friday, Ricco Ross and Koryn Hawthorne. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWritten by Cassandra Mann and directed by Michael Vaughn Hernandez, \u201cUnexpected Christmas\u201d follows the Scott family as they gather for the holidays, a reunion that quickly (and hilariously) devolves into chaos. Fresh off a recent breakup, Melissa\u2019s (Perry) return home takes an unexpected twist when her ex-boyfriend Richard (Howery) arrives at the family gathering arm in arm with her estranged stepsister Kerry (Gomez-Preston).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cMarissa tries to play it cool and invites a surprise guest of her own who has everyone talking, all while Kerry is cooking up a scheme that could ruin the whole celebration,\u201d the official synopsis reads. \u201cAdd in a few romantic mix-ups, old rivalries, plenty of family secrets, and everyone is in for an unforgettable holiday. With love, laughter and a little bit of chaos around every corner, this Christmas might just bring the Scotts closer together \u2014 or blow the roof off the house!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cUnexpected Christmas\u201d is produced by 3 Diamonds Entertainment\u2019s Trell Woodberry and Phil Thornton, as well as Perri Camper. Howery and Brown serve as executive producers along with Norman Gyamfi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re proud to bring \u2018Unexpected Christmas\u2019 to audiences this November \u2014 a true labor of love from our amazing cast and crew,\u201d said Thornton and Woodberry, who produced and will co-distribute the film with Eammon Films. \u201cAs a Black-owned company, we\u2019re honored to share a story that celebrates our voices, artistry, and impact on the global stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNEXPECTED-CHRISTMAS-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"1024\" width=\"691\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Tis the season for some funny family drama, as Lil Rel Howery and Tabitha Brown get ready to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83823,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,58337,206,58338],"class_list":["post-83822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-lil-rel-howery","tag-movies","tag-unexpected-christmas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}