IS BUDDY BACK?

Will there be an Elf sequel? Christmas movie poster with Will Ferrell dressed as Buddy explained

Plus we reveal why there could never be a sequel

CHRISTMAS just wouldn't be Christmas without watching the holiday classic movie, Elf.

In November 2024, rumors began to swirl that there would be a sequel to this much loved festive flick, which were sadly untrue. Here we take a look at how they started.

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Elf has become a Christmas movie favourite since it's release in 2003Credit: Alamy
This poster of an Elf 2 movie was a fakeCredit: Facebook / YODA BBY ABY
This is the original movie poster from 2003Credit: Alamy

Elf has become an adored Christmas classic for grown-ups and children alike since its release in 2003, 

The movie follows the story of Buddy (played by Will Ferrell), a human who was adopted and raised by Santa in the North Pole.

But when he becomes an adult, he is unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in with the other Elves.

Santa then sends Buddy to New York to find his biological father.

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As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (played by James Caan), a businessman.

After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to build a relationship with Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.

Becoming a Christmas classic

When it was released at Christmas in 2003 Elf opened to rave reviews.  

It was made for just £26million and earned £194million at the box office.

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The movie inspired the 2010 Broadway musical Elf: The Musical and NBC's 2014 stop-motion animated television special Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas.

Fake movie poster

This is why, when a poster emerged online that was advertising "Elf 2", fans of the movie went wild.

, he said: "I think there's always room for new Christmas movies,"

"That particular film, I don't know what story would be told after that. It's very complete."

Speaking about shooting the movie, Jon added: "We really embraced making it feel like it could air right alongside Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or It's a Wonderful Life.

I decided I wouldn't be able to (do a sequel). I didn't want to wander into an area that could erase all the good work I've done

Will Ferrell

"It felt old even when it first came out, because of the stop-motion animation, the themes, the music, John Debney's beautiful score, and, of course, Will Ferrell at the center of it, bringing so much humanity and humor to it."

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