‘A Christmas Story Christmas’: Ralphie returns in first teaser for HBO Max sequel

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Most would agree that it isn’t Christmas with out a repeat viewing of the 1983 basic “A Christmas Story,” and this 12 months, there’s an additional cause to rejoice.

On Monday, the primary teaser for upcoming sequel, “A Christmas Story Christmas,” was launched, and it guarantees to be a nostalgic journey down reminiscence lane.

The new movie follows a now-grown Ralphie Parker, the blond protagonist once more performed by actor Peter Billingsley.

In the clip, a snowy Cleveland Street is seen, earlier than the digital camera tracks into the Parker home as beloved objects are once more seen – together with a well-recognized lampshade, now in a little bit of disrepair.

While iconic bits of dialog from the unique movie are heard – like younger Randy’s bellowing criticism (“I can’t put my arms down!”) and the Old Man observing “‘Fra-GEE-lay’; it should be Italian!” – a photograph of lovely Ralphie and his associates is briefly proven.

The teaser ends with a closeup of the grownup Ralphie, nonetheless blue-eyed and bespectacled, as he smiles for the digital camera.

“A Christmas Story Christmas” premieres on HBO Max on November 17. (USA Prime Time and HBO Max are each a part of the identical guardian firm, Warner Bros. Discovery.)

Other actors reprising their iconic roles embody Ian Petrella as Randy, in addition to Zack Ward, the unique Scut Farkus.

Attempts to revisit the world of “A Christmas Story” have been made previously and included tv motion pictures, a 1994 theatrical sequel starring Kieran Culkin, one direct-to-video sequel and a musical.