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One month after Diane Keaton<\/strong> died at the age of 79, The Family Stone<\/em> writer and director Thomas Bezucha<\/strong> revealed he\u2019s working on a sequel to the 2005 movie in honor of the late star.<\/p>\n Life & Style<\/em> breaks down everything to know about The Family Stone<\/em> sequel, including why Bezucha feels inspired to add more to the story.<\/p>\n In November 2025, Bezucha told CNN<\/a><\/em> that he\u2019s working on a follow-up to the beloved Christmas movie. Keaton starred in the film as Sybil Stone, a mother whose family\u2019s life was turned upside down when she revealed her breast cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been haunted by the loss of Sybil for months now while I worked on it, and so this was a blow on a tender bruise already,\u201d Bezucha told the outlet, referring to Keaton\u2019s death. \u201cMentally, I\u2019ve been spending time in that house where I\u2019ve been missing her for a while already.\u201d<\/p>\n Food Influencer Banned From NYC Restaurants After Alleged Dine-and-Dash Scheme<\/a><\/p>\n Bezucha added that Keaton\u2019s death made it even important to release the sequel, explaining that he wants to do justice to her memorable work in the first film. With the sequel, Bezucha said he ultimately wants to \u201cdo a good job by the rest of the cast\u201d and \u201chonor [Keaton] even more.\u201d<\/p>\n While Bezucha implied he\u2019s been working on the sequel for a while, he said he\u2019s only interested in making another movie if the original cast is on board. \u201cI\u2019m not interested in the Brady family reunion without the original Jan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Bezucha has already approached the cast with the idea for a sequel, saying he was met with \u201cunanimously positive responses.\u201d However, \u201cno one has officially signed on and the film has not yet been officially greenlit.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to Keaton, the ensemble cast included Sarah Jessica Parker, Dermot Mulroney, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, Elizabeth Reaser, Craig T. Nelson<\/strong> and more.<\/p>\n Keaton died at the age of 79 of pneumonia on October 11, 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Keaton family are very grateful for the extraordinary messages of love and support they have received these past few days on behalf of their beloved Diane, who passed away from pneumonia on October 11,\u201d Keaton\u2019s family said in a statement on October 16, 2025, per People<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Heinz Launches Leftover Gravy Condiment Just in Time for Thanksgiving<\/a><\/p>\n The statement continued with the family highlighting what the late actress<\/a> was passionate about. \u201cShe loved her animals and she was steadfast in her support of the unhoused community, so any donations in her memory to a local food bank or an animal shelter would be a wonderful and much appreciated tribute to her,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n Keaton was the proud mother to two children, daughter Dexter and son Duke, whom she adopted in 1996 and 2001.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\u2018The Family Stone\u2019 Sequel Is in the Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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