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A comedy is in early development, based on the 1983 National Lampoon's Vacation.
Focusing on Rusty Griswold, son of Chevy Chase's Clark. Rusty is now a father himself, so takes his family on vacation. David Dobkin attached to produce and possibly direct.
1983
Focusing on Rusty Griswold, son of Chevy Chase's Clark. Rusty is now a father himself, so takes his family on vacation. David Dobkin attached to produce and possibly direct.
New Line is meeting with writers to write the script but the take is already developed: the story focuses on Rusty Griswold, the son of Clark Griswold, the protagonists of the initial movies and portrayed by Chevy Chase. The younger Griswold is now a father in his own right and takes his family on a road trip vacation.
The characters would acknowledge that first trip, making the movie more of a sequel than a reboot. Chase and Beverly DAngelo, who played the mom in the original movies, will have room to make appearances as grandparents, providing a sense of continuity, though no deals are in place.
The original Vacation is a Warner Bros. property but as soon as New Line became part of the studio, exec Sam Brown began sifting through the parent companys titles to see what was available in terms of rights. He eventually found Vacation, a movie he has watched more than any other in his life, and brought it to New Line president Toby Emmerich and production president Richard Brener, who jumped at the possibilities. The duo asked Warner brass if it had any plans with the title. It did not and the New Line execs persuaded the brass to let them take a crack at it. Brown is shepherding for New Line.
National Lampoon is not involved at this stage, as Warners controls the characters and the title.
1983
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