''Life-Size 2'', also known as ''Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve'', is a 2018 American

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It is the sequel to ''

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'' starring Banks and

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, which originally premiered in 2000 on

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as part of ''

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''. The sequel was produced by Banks,

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, Roger M. Bobb, and Angi Bones. It premiered during Freeform's

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, on December 2, 2018. In February 2020, Banks revealed she was working on ''Life-Size 3''.

Plot

Grace, the young CEO of Marathon Toys, is in the middle of a quarter-life crisis as she struggles with her job. With the help of her young neighbor, Grace's old Eve doll magically awakens to help get Grace back on track.

Cast

Production

Development

In November 2012, it was announced that

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was developing a sequel to ''

''. In September 2015,

told ''Hollywood Life'' that a script was being worked on, and hoped to have the film released around Christmas of 2016. In April 2017, it was announced that the sequel had been greenlit, for a planned debut on Freeform in December 2018.

Casting

In July 2018, it was revealed that

had been cast as Banks's costar, with

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Shanica Knowles Shanica Knowles (born November 17, 1990), also known mononymously as Shanica, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, known for her roles as Amber Addison on ''Hannah Montana'', Shauna Keaton on ''Jump In!'', and Vanessa ...

Hank Chen Hank Chen (born November 1, 1989) is an American actor and comedian best known for '' Life-Size 2'' and Robin Williams's final theatrical release, ''The Angriest Man in Brooklyn''. Early life Born as Henry Chen in Silver Spring, Maryland to Ta ...

, and

Alison Fernandez Alison Fernandez (born July 20, 2005) is an American actress best known for her role in ABC's ''Once Upon a Time'' as Lucy Mills and in the 2017 film ''Logan'' as Delilah. She has had recurring roles in Netflix's ''Orange Is the New Black'' and ...

rounding out the cast.

, who starred in the original ''Life-Size'', was not available to shoot scenes for the film due to production conflicts with her

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series '' Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club''. Banks, when asked if Lohan would have any screen time in the sequel, revealed, "There's something beautiful we do with Lindsay in this movie that'll speak to die-hard fans."

Filming

The movie was entirely filmed in

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, Georgia.

Reception

''Life-Size 2'' drew 1.26 million viewers, with a 0.66 rating in adults aged 18–34. It ranked as the number one cable program in its slot in all key demos, standing as the top television movie that week and marking Freeform's first number one original movie in five years.

References

External links

* {{Freeform Original Movies 2010s American films 2018 television films 2010s fantasy comedy films American Christmas films American fantasy comedy films 2010s English-language films Christmas television films Films scored by Germaine Franco Films set in Atlanta Films shot in Atlanta Films about size change Films about dolls Films about sentient toys Television sequel films 2018 films 2018 comedy films Films directed by Steven Tsuchida English-language fantasy comedy films 2018 LGBTQ-related films