![]() He wrote with Nick Schenk who wrote Gran Torino and The Mule, and he really worked from a great place. I know every Christmas the fandom for Pete, and the awareness, is so high he's always been reluctant just to go trade on it, but he did the story. VAUGHN: Yeah, what's interesting was knowing Peter for so long and him having such a phenomenal career as a producer and as a director. What did it mean to you to be a producer on the Christmas Story sequel? Because that is a film that means so much to so many people. So, it's been a while that we've been working on it, and we didn't feel comfortable saying yes till all the right pieces fell, and then Clay Kaytis came in, and then we said, "Okay, we have the confidence that this was the time to go now." I got to work with Vince as a producer on this, which was awesome, and bring back the whole kid cast. We really needed the resources to build the original house and the whole neighborhood. This one's been in active development for four years, and a lot of the right pieces had to come together. I think the idea of Ralphie as a dad was a very intriguing thought. So I think, to some degree, now or never. Well, I mean it's been 39 years, so it's quite a long time. Peter, I'm sure they've been asking you for a while to do something. I agree.īefore we jump into why I get to talk to you guys today, I am curious, you obviously just did the Christmas Story sequel. Tesh did a nice job.īILLINGSLEY: Yeah, he did a very nice job. VAUGHN: Yeah, he was just collecting barrels and barrels from the Entertainment Tonight score, but he had time to score this one as well. And that's why, because Vince is my best friend, love the guy, and it turned out to be such a great little genesis point for us. PETER BILLINGSLEY: I might say a little after-school special, CBS School Break special, called The Fourth Man, which is where I met Vince back in 1989. ![]() ![]() Vince also shares what it’s like working with Larry David and the production team on Curb Your Enthusiasm, and the likelihood of seeing sequels to films like Wedding Crashers, Dodgeball and Old School.ĬOLLIDER: For both of you, if someone has actually never seen anything you've done before, what is the first thing you want them watching and why? In their interview with Collider’s Editor-in-Chief Steve Weintraub, producers Vaughn and Peter Billingsley ( A Christmas Story) discussed the “exceptional” story behind Billingsley’s A Christmas Story Christmas, Vaughn’s inspiration to make a Hallmark movie with adult humor while respecting the originals, and the untouchable integrity of the Hallmark formula. ![]()
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