Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty; Paul Archuleta/Getty She's All Thatstars Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr. are reuniting in an upcoming Christmas movie titledThe Christmas Affair The comedy follows the pair as sports broadcasters Natalie and Gabe, "who form an unlikely alliance after their spouses are caught cheating weeks before Christmas" "I ❤️ Freddie, my 🦊 FOX Family, New York and Christmas🎄 so I could not be more excited to announce this !!!" Cook wrote on Instagram after the announcement Rachael Leigh CookandFreddie Prinze Jr.are taking it back to the '90s! On Thursday, May 29, Fox Entertainment Studios announced that Cook, 45, and Prinze, 49, are set to costar in an upcoming holiday film titledThe Christmas Affair, more than 25 years after the pair memorably played love interests in the classic 1999 teen romantic comedyShe's All That. Cook and Prinze are working with producer Jennifer Gibgot, who co-producedShe's All That, on the new movie, which follows the pair as sports broadcasters Natalie and Gabe, "who form an unlikely alliance after their spouses are caught cheating weeks before Christmas." "As holiday chaos and media attention mount, they begin to fall for each other," an official synopsis for the movie reads. "But is this just a rebound…or the start of a real Christmas romance?" Cook shared an article regarding the announcement onInstagramThursday, May 29 and wrote in a caption, "I ❤️ Freddie, my 🦊 FOX Family, New York and Christmas🎄 so I could not be more excited to announce this !!!" Miramax/Courtesy Everett Collection Producer Gibgot commented on Cook's post to revel in the announcement. "I can't wait 🎄," she wrote. "same!!!" Cook wrote in response to Gibgot's comment. "And just to say it publicly: all of this was Jen's idea!!" "So excited to reunite with these 2 and make a feel good Christmas movie," Gibgot separately wrote on herInstagram Stories. Prinze and Cook starred together inShe's All Thatas a pair of high school students who meet after Prinze's character Zack makes a bet that he can begin dating a random student with the intention of making her prom queen in six weeks. The two slowly grow closer until Cook's character Laney learns his romantic advances stemmed from the bet, though they ultimately reconcile and share a kiss after the school's prom. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Moviestore/Shutterstock While no sequel toShe's All Thatwas ever produced, Cook did appear in a 2021 Netflix gender-swapped version of the movie titledHe's All ThatasAddison Rae's character's mother. Cook told PEOPLE at that time that Prinze considered appearing in that movie but ultimately decided it was not "a good fit for him." Prinze hinted to PEOPLE in an August 2024 interview that he and Cook were working on a new movie together. "I got an email from Rachael Leigh Cook about a movie we're trying to do together," he said at the time "We're still really good friends. . . It'll be a romantic comedy but not related toShe's All That. I think that ship has sailed." Read the original article onPeople
