Nancy Meyers reacts to ‘The Holiday’ series at Apple TV+: ‘News to me’
“The Holiday” without Nancy Meyers? Something’s gotta give.
After it was revealed that Apple TV+ is developing a limited series based on her 2006 Christmas romcom, Meyers, 75, shared that she was unaware of the upcoming project.
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“News to me,” she wrote on her Instagram story over an article about the series from the Hollywood Reporter. “Imagine my surprise when I opened Instagram and this was the first post I saw.”
Meyers wrote and directed the original film, which follows Iris (Kate Winslet), a London journalist who switches houses with Amanda (Cameron Diaz), a movie editor in Los Angeles, for a change of pace.
Of course, along the way, the women each find the perfect romantic pick-me-up in Jack Black and Jude Law, respectively.
Deadline first reported that Meyers was not involved in the adaptation and that the network was casting well-known actresses to play the leading ladies.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Krissie Ducker is set to write and executive produce the new series alongside Rob Delaney as a consultant.
In 2022, Meyers revealed she had no plans to revisit the movie.
The director took to Instagram to post a screenshot of a Daily Mail article that said the original cast was returning with a sequel.
In the caption, Meyers quickly shut down the claims.
“So many DM’s about this. Sorry but it’s not true,” she penned alongside a heart emoji.
However, just last year, Meyers and Law, 52, reunited to celebrate the actor receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Later that day, the writer posted a video of their reunion to Instagram, where she asked Law about a potential “Holiday” sequel.
“Look who I’m having lunch with today,” the Oscar-nominated filmmaker began. “Congratulations on your so deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That’s amazing.”
“Thanks, Nancy,” Law responded. “It’s so lovely to see you.”
“It’s so great to see you,” Meyers continued. “I don’t think I’ve seen you since we wrapped up ‘The Holiday.’”
“Speaking of which,” she went on, “I’ve seen you interviewed a lot, and they keep asking you if there’s going to be a sequel, what do you think?”
Law leaned back, sighed, and repeated the question, “Is there gonna be a sequel?”
The “Sherlock Holmes” vet then grabbed a white napkin and looked up at Meyers as he pulled the cloth up to his face.
“Uh oh. Uh oh,” Meyers teased. “Oh no, here it comes.”
Law then placed the linen over his head, put a pair of glasses over the napkin, and recreated the iconic Mr. Napkin Head from “The Holiday.”
Laughing, Meyers inquired, “Is that a yes, Jude?”
But Law made it clear he would be interested in a sequel, only if their creator was involved.
“Of course I would,” he told E! News in December. “I mean we’d have to be led by the great Nancy Meyers. She’s unique in her filmmaking. She’s not just a writer, director but she creates that sort of aesthetic, that world and you see it in her other films.”
Law added, “I’m curious, just because there were two very sweet couples and it would be interesting to drop back in now, and just see what they are doing.”
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