Overview
- Bezucha told CNN he began developing the project before Keaton’s Oct. 11 death and says her passing strengthened his resolve to get it right.
- He has contacted the principal original cast and reports unanimously positive responses, though no formal deals have been signed.
- The filmmaker says he will proceed only if the key original actors return, emphasizing he won’t make the movie without them.
- Disney’s 20th Century Studios controls the rights to the 2005 film, and the sequel has not been officially greenlit despite outreach for comment.
- The original movie has become a holiday staple and earned nearly $93 million worldwide on an $18 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo.