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Washington, Nov. 20: Frank Capra's 1946 classic 'It's a Wonderful Life' is getting a sequel after 67 years, it has been revealed.

According to Variety, the sequel's producers, Star Partners and Hummingbird Productions, are hoping to release the film, titled 'It's a Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story', in 2015, CBS News reported.

The upcoming movie will revolve around actor Jimmy Stewart's troubled character from the classic, George Bailey's descendants.

Producers are also hoping to rope in original cast members Jimmy Hawkins, 72, who played Tommy Bailey, and 78-year-old Carol Coombs, who played Janie Bailey for the sequel. (Ani)...

Frank Capra's classic Christmas movie It's A Wonderful Life, which starred Jimmy Stewart, is getting a sequel after all these years. I really enjoyed this film. I watch it every year, and I never thought I would see a sequel to it, but it's actually happening.

The sequel will be called It’s A Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story, and producers are trying to get the movie into theaters for the 2015 holiday season. It seems like a weird title, but here are some details on the film from Variety,

Karolyn Grimes, who played George Bailey’s daughter “Zuzu” in the original, will return for the “Wonderful Life” sequel as an angel who shows Bailey’s unlikeable grandson (also named George Bailey) how much better off the world would have been had he never been born.

Grimes, of course, bellowed the iconic line, “Every time a bell rings,...

I just got back from seeing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire to see the Internet alive with rage as Variety broke the news Frank Capra's theatrical failure that was only later deemed a classic once it was seen on television, It's a Wonderful Life, just might get a sequel. Star Partners and Hummingbird Prods. are collaborating on production of a sequel to the 1946 feature with a current title of It's a Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story, which will center on the grandson of James Stewart's George Bailey who will be visited by an angel to show him how better off the world would be had he never been born. Waitc Whatc That doesn't sound uplifting at allc Oh, I see, it's something of A Christmas Carol meets sequel very few people will care about, sort of like amazon asin="B008VPBZZ0" text="A Christmas Story 2...

Sixty-seven years after Clarence got his wings, a sequel has been announced for It’s a Wonderful Life. Frank Capra’s 1946 movie, in which an idealistic but desperate family man (Jimmy Stewart) imagines his town if he’d never been born, is a beloved holiday classic. Generations have grown up watching George Bailey spend his life helping others, only to find himself suicidal and wanted by the police after a financial calamity at the family’s ol’ savings and loan. To keep him from jumping off a bridge, an angel-in-training named Clarence shows him that all his good deeds haven’t been in vain.

A sequel to the iconic 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life is currently in the works, with the release date tentatively set for the 2015 holiday season, Variety reports.

Star Partners and Hummingbird Prods. are collaborating on the production of the sequel, titled It's A Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story, and the screenplay has already been written by Bob Farnsworth and Martha Bolton.

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"The storyline of the new film retains the spirit of the original – every life is important as long as you have friends," Farnsworth said.

The surprising sequel will even be bringing back a few of the original cast members -- most notably Karolyn Grimes, who played Zuzu in the original -- who will now appear as an angel who shows George Bailey's grandson (also named George Bailey) how much better off the world would have been had he never been born.

"The new film...

A sequel to It's a Wonderful Life, titled It's a Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story, is in the works.

Karolyn Grimes, who played George Bailey's daughter Zuzu in the 1946 original, is returning as an angel who shows George Bailey's unpleasant grandson how much better the world would have been had he not existed, Variety reports

The film is expected to be released by Christmas 2015, and is being produced by Allen J Schwalb of Star Partners and Bob Farnsworth of Hummingbird.

"The storyline of the new film retains the spirit of the original - every life is important as long as you have friends," Farnsworth said in a statement about the new project's script, which he co-wrote with Martha Bolton.

The casting decision for the lead character of Bailey's grandson will not be decided until February, but producers are said to be in talks with original stars Jimmy Hawkins,...

Star Partners and Hummingbird Prods. are teaming up to produce a sequel to Frank Capra's iconic 1946 film classic "It’s a Wonderful Life".

The original film followed George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart), a troubled family man whose near-suicide on Christmas Eve brings on the intervention of his guardian angel.

The follow-up is entitled "It's A Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story" and follows George Bailey, the unlikeable grandson of the original George.

In this version the guardian angel shows the new George how much better off the world would have been had he never been born. Karolyn Grimes, who played the daughter 'Zuzu' in the original, will play the angel.

Original cast members Jimmy Hawkins and Carol Coombs are said to be in talks to reprise their roles, but the casting of the lead won't take place until February. A director is also being sought.

Farnsworth and Martha Bolton...

It’s official, nothing is sacred. Quite possibly the most unnecessary sequel in the history of unnecessary sequels in development, as a follow-up to Frank Capra’s classic 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life is in the works by producers Allen J. Schwalb of Star Partners and Bob Farnsworth of Hummingbird. Farnsowth and Martha Bolton have already written the screenplay, which revolves around George Bailey’s grandson being visited by an angel. Karolyn Grimes, who played Jimmy Stewart’s daughter Zuzu in the original, has apparently agreed to return to play the angel in the proposed sequel. The producers are currently on the hunt for a director (good luck), and plan to begin filming in Louisiana next year in anticipation of a hoped-for holiday 2015 release date. Hit the jump for more. Per Variety, the budget for the film is said to be in the $25 million to $35 million range, and the...

Star Partners and Hummingbird Productions are teaming up for a sequel to the 1946 Frank Capra holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life.

The follow-up, entitled It's a Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story, follows the unlikeable grandson of James Stewart's George Bailey. Karolyn Grimes, who played George Bailey's daughter Zuzu in the original, will play an angel who shows the grandson, also named George Bailey, how life would be better if he had never been born. Karolyn Grimes delivered the famous line "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings" in It's a Wonderful Life, which followed George Bailey's near-suicide attempt on Christmas Eve, before his guardian angel intervened.

Hummingbird's Bob Farnsworth and Martha Bolton wrote the screenplay, with Farnsworth also producing alongside Star Partners' Allen J. Schwalb. The producers are hoping to get the sequel in theaters by Christmas 2015. Here's what Bob Farnsworth had to say about the story.

It's been close to 60 years since the release of "It's a Wonderful Life," but the beloved holiday classic is gearing up for a sequel.

Variety reports that the follow-up will be titled "It's A Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story," and focus on the grandson of George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart), also named George Bailey. But unlike the 1946 flick, in which a guardian angel showed a suicidal Bailey the positive impact he had on others' lives, the present-day Bailey, described as "unlikeable," will instead be shown "how much better off the world would have been had he never been born."

While that sounds pretty bleak for an allegedly feel-good family film, those involved with the sequel say the movie will closely mirror its predecessor.

"The storyline of the new film retains the spirit of the original -- every life is important as long as you have friends," said co-writer Bob Farnsworth.

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