Jean Smart Joins The Family Stone Sequel With Original Cast Returning
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Jean Smart, fresh off her fifth Emmy win for Hacks, has been cast in the sequel to the 2005 holiday film The Family Stone, titled The Families Stone, with much of the original cast returning.
- The Families Stone will follow the Stone family 20 years after their mother's passing, as they reunite for Christmas and face the surprise of their father inviting a new love interest to meet the family.
- Original cast members returning include Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, and others, with Thomas Bezucha returning as writer and director; filming begins this fall in New York.
- The original 2005 film grossed $92.9 million worldwide and became a holiday staple; it featured Diane Keaton as the matriarch, who passed away in the sequel's timeline and in real life in 2025.
- Jean Smart is a highly acclaimed actress with multiple Emmy, SAG, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice awards, and has recently completed the final season of Hacks; she will next star in the Amazon MGM romantic comedy Egg Baby.
