The Holidayhas all the elements of a successful and heartwarming rom-com, but its ending left a big Amanda (Cameron Diaz) mystery – luckily, it was already solved nine years ago, and it’s perfect. The branch of Christmas movies is packed with rom-coms, and one of the most popular and beloved ones isThe Holiday. Written and directed by Nancy Meyers,The Holidaytells the stories of Iris (Kate Winslet) and Amanda, two women on opposite sides of the world who go through heartbreak. To escape from it, they opt to switch houses for the holidays.
Although the point of their adventure is to clear their minds from all heartbreak and pain and heal as much as they can, both Iris and Amanda end up finding love in unexpected ways: Iris meets Amanda’s colleague, Miles (Jack Black), and Amanda meets Graham (Jude Law), a widowed book editor, single father, and Iris’ brother. As mentioned above,The Holidaygives its characters a heartwarming ending, butit leaves a huge question about Amanda and Graham– luckily, it already has an official answer.
The Holiday’s Director Already Addressed Amanda & Graham’s Future
Amanda & Graham’s Future Was Left Unclear At The End Of The Holiday
At first, Graham doesn’t tell Amanda about his daughters because he finds that compartmentalizing his life helps him deal better with the responsibilities of being a single father, and he doesn’t want to bring someone into his daughters’ lives unless it’s a relationship with a future. After much hesitation and even lying to Graham about not feeling the same when he tells her he loves her,Amanda decides to stay and spend New Year’s Eve with Graham and his daughters.
The big mystery ofThe Holidayis what happens to Amanda and Graham, as she only stays until New Year’s.
At the end ofThe Holiday, Iris, Amanda, Miles, Graham, and the latter’s daughters are celebrating New Year’s Eve at Graham’s house, and that’s all there is. Although Iris and Miles’ future is also left unknown, the big mystery ofThe Holidayis what happens to Amanda and Graham, as she only stays until New Year’s, and they had pessimistically agreed to try a long-distance relationship before she decided to stay a bit longer. Thankfully, Meyers herself already solved this big mystery in an interview back in 2015.
Speaking toMarie Claireabout the possibility of a sequel toThe Holiday, Meyers shared what she thinks happened to Amanda and Graham after that New Year’s celebration.Meyers said that Amanda and Graham now have kids and she’s “probably living in London.”As for Iris, she’s in Los Angeles with Miles, so the main characters ofThe Holidaystayed in the other’s city with their new partners.
Will The Holiday Ever Get A Sequel?
The Holiday 2 Has Been Said To Be In Development
AlthoughThe Holidaydoesn’t really need a sequel, more so now that Meyers has said what happened to Amanda and Iris in their respective relationships, that hasn’t stopped rumors about it.In December 2022,The Holiday 2was rumored to be in pre-productionwith the original four actors signed on to reprise their respective roles. However, the rumor didn’t live for long as Meyers debunked it on her social media, and Winslet, who was promotingAvatar: The Way of Waterat the time, denied her involvement in a sequel (viaPeople).
So, Is The Holiday’s House Swap Even Possible?
The events in The Holiday are possible thanks to Iris and Amanda’s house swap, raising questions about whether this is possible in real life or not.
At the time of writing,there are no signs ofThe Holidayever getting a sequel, and that’s for the best, as a continuation of Iris and Amanda’s story might not be able to replicate the charm of the first movie. Luckily, fans ofThe Holidaydon’t have to wonder anymore what happened to Amanda and Graham after that New Year’s celebration and can rest assured knowing that they found a way to make their relationship work.
Sources:MarieClaire,People.
The Holiday
The Holiday is a 2006 rom-com starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, and Jack Black. Directed and written by Nancy Meyers, The Holiday tells the story of two women who arrange a home swap to take a break from the stress of their recent breakups. But things take a turn when they both fall in love with local men.
