''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

Tyra Banks Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), also known as BanX, is an American television personality, model, producer, writer, and actress. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at the age of 15, and was the first Africa ...

and

Francia Raisa Francia Raisa Almendarez (born July 26, 1988) is an American actress. Raisa is known for her roles in '' Bring It On: All or Nothing'', ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'', and '' Grown-ish''. Early life and education Raisa was born a ...

. 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

, Stephanie Allain, Roger M. Bobb, and Angi Bones. It premiered during Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas, 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

Gavin Stenhouse Gavin Rees Stenhouse (born 4 April 1986) is an English actor best known for television series reboot, ''Kung Fu'', ''Black Mirror'' episode: "San Junipero", and ''Life-Size 2''. Early life Stenhouse was born and raised in Hong Kong and later mo ...

Shanica Knowles Shanica Channell Knowles (born November 17, 1990) also known simply 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 Vaness ...

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 ...

, and

Alison Fernandez Alison Fernandez (born July 20, 2005) is an American child 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 Blac ...

rounding out the cast.

, who starred in the original ''Life-Size'', was not available to film scenes because of Lohan's prior commitments to her new

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reality show, ''

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''. 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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Reception

''Life-Size 2'' drew 1.26 million viewers, with a 0.66 rating in adults 18–34.

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