{"id":26717,"date":"2022-12-07T11:23:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T10:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1751677"},"modified":"2022-12-07T15:16:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T14:16:45","slug":"the-holiday-cast-are-not-reuniting-for-a-sequel-director-confirms","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-holiday-cast-are-not-reuniting-for-a-sequel-director-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"The Holiday cast are not reuniting for a sequel, director confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 07 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>It\u2019s sad news for those who wanted to see Mr Napkin Head make his return to the silver screen, as <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/the-holiday-watch-stream-online\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Holiday<\/a> isn\u2019t getting a sequel. At least for now.<\/p>\n<p>Tabloid reports yesterday (6th December) claimed that the original cast, made up of Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Jack Black, would be reuniting 17 years after The Holiday was first released \u2013 and became a festive hit.<\/p>\n<p>But the 2006 film\u2019s writer and director Nancy Meyers confirmed that the news wasn\u2019t true in an <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl1RdVFrWho\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> post. \u201cSo many DM\u2019s about this \u2013 sorry but it\u2019s not true,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the premiere of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/avatar-sequel-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Avatar: The Way of Water<\/a>, Winslet also denied the rumours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was almost like, hang on, who\u2019s planning all of this because no one\u2019s ever consulted me,\u201d she told <a href=\"\/\/www.etonline.com\/kate-winslet-reacts-to-the-holiday-sequel-rumors-imagines-tiny-jack-blacks-running-around-exclusive&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">ET<\/a>. \u201cNo, as far as I know, it\u2019s not true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, she did suggest she would be interested in continuing the story if a sequel ever did happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be so fun to see Miles and Iris get back together,\u201d she said. \u201cI kind of imagine, how cute would their children be?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Kate Winslet has the BEST reaction to finding out about those &#8216;The Holiday&#8217; sequel rumors. \ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AvatarTheWayOfWater?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#AvatarTheWayOfWater<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/FFlgLXoOuf&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/FFlgLXoOuf<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/etnow\/status\/1600233622950350850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>For now, it sounds like we won\u2019t be seeing how American movie trailer producer Amanda (Diaz) and English columnist Iris (Winslet) got on after swapping their homes one fateful Christmas \u2013 and ended up falling in love with Jude Law\u2019s widower editor and Jack Black\u2019s film composer respectively.<\/p>\n<p>However, we can always hope, especially since Cameron Diaz has returned to acting after retiring in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The film certainly seemed to suggest the couples found happiness despite the many miles separating them, so we can certainly hold on to that in the meantime.<\/p> <p>If you\u2019re looking for Christmas content to cheer you up further, there\u2019s plenty going round as we near the festive break.<\/p>\n<p>There are <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/christmas-tv-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the best Christmas TV shows<\/a>, including plenty of specials and non-Christmassy Netflix originals too, or check out the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/best-christmas-movies-amazon-prime-video\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">best Christmas films to stream on Amazon Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch The Holiday on <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Holiday-Kate-Winslet\/dp\/B00IK6CAOA?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Foffers%2F%3Ftag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1742744&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">try Amazon Prime Video for free for 30 days<\/a>. You can also find something to watch with our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Wednesday, 07 December 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s sad news for those who wanted to see Mr Napkin Head make his return to the silver screen, as The Holiday isn\u2019t getting a sequel. At least for now. 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