The Book That Inspired The New Hallmark Movie Christmas Class Reunion
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images By Lora Michelle/Dec. 6, 2022 11:06 am EST
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When the holiday season hits, it’s time for one of people’s favorite traditions — Hallmark Christmas movies. Covering a vast variety of snowflake and holly-jolly themes, with sentimental emotions and romance thrown in for good measure, there’s a movie for everyone.
If you’ve ever attended a high school reunion, “Christmas Class Reunion” is the one to watch this year. The movie stars Aimeé Teegarden as class valedictorian Elle: you might recognize her from “Friday Night Lights,” according to Hallmark. Tanner Novlan features as bad-boy Devin: you’ll recognize him as the “Bad Actor” in the Liberty Mutual commercial or as a series regular on “The Bold and the Beautiful,” per his Hallmark bio. In a post on Instagram, Novlan shared the description of the movie, “High school classmates, who once dubbed themselves the ‘cursed class,’ reconnect at Christmas for their 15-year reunion. Over the course of their time reconnecting, the classmates challenge each other to remember who they were, who they are, and who they want to be.”
So how, exactly, did Hallmark come up with the idea for this movie? It turns out it’s all based on a book.
The Book That Inspired The New Hallmark Movie Christmas Class Reunion
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images
By Lora Michelle/Dec. 6, 2022 11:06 am EST
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When the holiday season hits, it’s time for one of people’s favorite traditions — Hallmark Christmas movies. Covering a vast variety of snowflake and holly-jolly themes, with sentimental emotions and romance thrown in for good measure, there’s a movie for everyone.
If you’ve ever attended a high school reunion, “Christmas Class Reunion” is the one to watch this year. The movie stars Aimeé Teegarden as class valedictorian Elle: you might recognize her from “Friday Night Lights,” according to Hallmark. Tanner Novlan features as bad-boy Devin: you’ll recognize him as the “Bad Actor” in the Liberty Mutual commercial or as a series regular on “The Bold and the Beautiful,” per his Hallmark bio. In a post on Instagram, Novlan shared the description of the movie, “High school classmates, who once dubbed themselves the ‘cursed class,’ reconnect at Christmas for their 15-year reunion. Over the course of their time reconnecting, the classmates challenge each other to remember who they were, who they are, and who they want to be.”
So how, exactly, did Hallmark come up with the idea for this movie? It turns out it’s all based on a book.
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
If you’ve ever attended a high school reunion, “Christmas Class Reunion” is the one to watch this year. The movie stars Aimeé Teegarden as class valedictorian Elle: you might recognize her from “Friday Night Lights,” according to Hallmark. Tanner Novlan features as bad-boy Devin: you’ll recognize him as the “Bad Actor” in the Liberty Mutual commercial or as a series regular on “The Bold and the Beautiful,” per his Hallmark bio.
In a post on Instagram, Novlan shared the description of the movie, “High school classmates, who once dubbed themselves the ‘cursed class,’ reconnect at Christmas for their 15-year reunion. Over the course of their time reconnecting, the classmates challenge each other to remember who they were, who they are, and who they want to be.”
So how, exactly, did Hallmark come up with the idea for this movie? It turns out it’s all based on a book.
Christmas Class Reunion was the inspiration for the movie
“When it became clear this would really happen, Robin insisted that Paul update the original story,” reads the forward. “It needed more romance, and that’s Robin’s specialty.” A new ending and more character development were included. “It’s a long way from the movie you’ll see on Hallmark, which is excellent in its own right, but is full of the kinds of relationships and romance you expect from us.”
Fans of the book are excited for the movie
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Good Reads also has its share of the book’s fans looking forward to seeing how the pages transform into a script. One reader shared, “This was a great story of a class reunion and long ago secret crush . . . Now cannot wait to see the movie.”
