Breaking Christmas Movie News: Candace Cameron Bure and Cameron Mathison began filming their first Christmas movie together this week for Great American Family, Home Sweet Christmas.
Great American Media stated today that the previously announced Christmas movie, "Jingle Bells, Wedding Bells," which Bure and Mathison were previously slated to star in, will not go into production in 2024. No further details were given on why this project was shelved this year.
In this newly announced holiday film, Home Sweet Christmas, Candace and Cameron will portray old friends who reconnect at Christmastime. Get the full scoop in the press release below.
Press Release via Great American Media:
GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY
ANNOUNCES CANDACE CAMERON BURE
AND CAMERON MATHISON
STAR IN
HOME SWEET CHRISTMAS,
PART OF
GREAT AMERICAN CHRISTMAS 2024
NEW YORK, NY – August 21, 2024 — Great American Family, a leader in the production of high-quality, Original Christmas movies, announced start of production for Home Sweet Christmas, a World Premiere Original Movie, starring Candace Cameron Bure (“Ainsley McGregor Mysteries,” A Christmas Present, My Christmas Hero) and Cameron Mathison (A Kindhearted Christmas, A Merry Christmas Wish, “General Hospital”), which premieres during the network’s beloved franchise, GREAT AMERICAN CHRISTMAS 2024.
In Home Sweet Christmas, Sophie Marlow (Bure), a successful mergers and acquisitions attorney, is called home to Waynesbridge, Washington, following her great uncle’s passing. Uncle Henry left Sophie 60% ownership in his Marlow Maple Meadows, a sprawling patch of sugar maple forest. Though Sophie hasn’t been on the property in decades, she immediately begins retracing the happy steps of her youth before encountering Sam (Mathison), her long-lost, childhood friend. Sam has returned to the farm after learning Henry left him the other 40% of the property. The legacy property means a quick sale is likely, though Sophie and Sam will discover neither of them is ready to let go just yet.
Home Sweet Christmas is a Syrup Studios production in association with Candy Rock Entertainment. Mick MacKay serves as Producer, and Paula Elle directs an original screenplay written by Kevin Commins and Robin Dunne. Executive producers include Candace Cameron Bure, Ford Englerth, Jeffery Brooks, Holly A. Hines, Eric Jarboe, Gerald Webb, Trevor McWhinney, Paula Elle, and Martin Wood. Supervising Producers include Jonathan Shore, Robyn Wiener, Michael Shepard, and David Oland serves as Associate Producer.
ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY
As the flagship linear TV network of Great American Media, Great American Family is America’s premiere destination for quality family-friendly programming, featuring original Christmas movies, rom-coms and classic series that celebrate faith, family and country. Founded in 2021, Great American Family is home to year-round seasonal celebrations the whole family can enjoy together, including Great American Christmas, the network’s signature franchise featuring holiday themed movies and specials. Great American Family is available in 50 million households via cable and satellite providers; visit https://www.greatamericanfamily.com/channel-finder/ or text FAMILY to 877-999-1225 to find your local channel.
ABOUT CANDY ROCK ENTERTAINMENT:
Candy Rock Enterprises is a joint venture between award winning actress, producer and New York Times best-selling author Candace Cameron Bure and the full-service development and execution team behind Redrock Entertainment, Ford Englerth and Jeffery Brooks. Candy Rock’s Entertainment division develops, produces, and distributes television projects, lifestyle programming and feature length films with an emphasis on family-friendly content. Instagram: @CandyRock.Entertainment
ABOUT SYRUP STUDIOS:
Syrup Studios is a Canadian deficit-financing studio focused on exceptional films, series, and international co-productions for global audiences. Syrup’s highly tailored approach to developing, financing, producing, and distributing content through entrepreneurial business models brings each compelling story to life.
My Quick Take:
Okay... so this story sounds good, but it also sounds very familiar. Am I right? Who is shaking their head yes right now?
In fact, Cameron Mathison's previous Great American Family Christmas movie with Jill Wagner, A Merry Christmas Wish (which I love, by the way!), has nearly the same storyline. Only in that movie, Cameron's character doesn't have any percentage of ownership to the farm; however, the two were old friends who enjoy reminiscing and their time on the farm together. And Jill's character, like Candace's, is also a busy, powerful business woman from the city.
Those similarities aside, I'm sure this new Christmas movie will have it's own uniqueness. Candace Cameron Bure and Cameron Mathison are two of my favorite TV movie actors, so I would never miss a movie with them in it, especially one on Great American Family. I look forward to seeing how this movie will differ from previous movies with this familiar theme.
Please share your thoughts in comments below.
May your day be
Merry & Bright!
Net
Sounds real cute! -Maria
ReplyDeleteCandace said she & Cameron have been waiting for to do movie(s) together for last 15 years.
ReplyDeleteThis kind of story is probably the most overused. It could still be good or at least watchable but i'm little disappointed that the writers aren't trying enough to come up with something more original.
ReplyDeleteThis is the best news! I love both Candace & Cameron, too.
ReplyDeleteThe story doesn’t get any originality points. Frankly, if these two just sat in a room with a Christmas tree I’d watch. Wonder what happened to the other movie, though?
"Frankly, if these two just sat in a room with a Christmas tree I’d watch." 🤣🤣 Hah!! Allie B, I kind of agree with you! ~~Jane
DeleteSo true Net. It's something how some of these "favorite" actors and actresses of ours get so buried in our hearts over the years that we love them in anything and everything. Our eyes light up when they are even mentioned. Candace and Cameron could sit on a couch holding candy canes with a Christmas tree lit up behind them and not say on word for two straight hours and I would STILL watch it. There are others just like that for me also.
ReplyDeleteYes this storyline has been done, but I love it! I personally do not mind overusing these storylines because it’s just classic Hallmark for me and it has that familiarity and nostalgia that Hallmark is known for. It totally reminds me of “Truly, Madly, Sweetly” with Nikki Deloach and Dylan Neal, which I absolutely loved; I have watched it many times. With that being said I hope there are some of my fave storylines thrown in their this Christmas season: being stranded at the airport, being stranded in another town at Christmas and trying to get home, trying to save the family bakery/bookstore/business, going back home to care for an ill family member and running into a high school sweetheart and so on.
ReplyDelete~Paula
Slightly off-topic: Has anybody asked Paul Greene about why we haven't heard from him for an upcoming Christmas movie? I think it's very strange. Susie Abromeit is probably absent, because she is mourning the recent passing of her mother.
ReplyDeleteThis story line also reminds me of All of My
ReplyDeleteHeart with Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott where they inherited half each. So Hallmark and GAF have just about done this story line enough! Lol! But I will watch...love Candace and Cameron! Should be good!
Has a bit of SWEET AUTUMN vibe, too. But that happens in movies and books.
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