Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes and Andrew Walker star in “Three Wisest Men.”
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“So with these movies, there are a ton of inside jokes, and we think they’re really funny, and at firse we wonder if the audience will get them, but then we all agree, ‘of course they will!”
This is Paul Campbell joking about about making Three Wisest Men, the third film in a trilogy, that includes Three Wise Men and a Baby and Three Wise Men and a Boy.
In addition to Campbell, the films star Tyler Hynes and Andrew Walker as the Brenner brothers; Stephan, Taylor and Luke, respectively. In this installment, the siblings lives are more chaotic than ever as Luke is expecting twins, Taylor is considering a monumental out-of-state job opportunity, and Stephan attempts to plan for his upcoming nuptials.
On top of all of this, their mom has put their childhood home up for sale, making this their final Christmas in the Brenner house.
As they navigate adulting at a level they have yet to reach, the men must learn once again to lean on one another, to conquer the newest challenges in their lives and, most crucially, try to have the best Christmas ever.
Campbell says that the biggest difference in this movie is that, “the boys have kind of grown up.”
Hynes laughs as he says, “Yeah, I had to stretch myself as a person and as an actor, more than I ever have, because I’m a very immature person. This was a big challenge for me.”
With this narrative at the center of this film, Campbell reveals that, “We really designed this third to be the big finale, in which we really complete everybody’s journey.”
However, Hynes is quick to jump in to say, “But maybe we’ll do that thing that, like The Rolling Stones, or Jay Z does, where we just retire every movie, but then come right back with another one, and the audience just loves it!”
Campbell wants to be clear that viewers don’t have to have watched the previous films to jump right into this third one. “These are specifically written as standalone movies, but they obviously also tie together as well.”
He adds, “I think my elevator pitch would be, it’s a true family comedy in the vein of [the film National Lampoon’s] Christmas Vacation, in that it’s messy, it’s chaotic, it’s filled with heart. It feels like being at home with your own nutty family at Christmas time. So if that’s what you’re into, and aren’t most people, then buckle up.”
‘Three Wisest Men’ premieres Saturday, November 15th at 8/7c on Hallmark Channel, and is available for streaming on the Hallmark+ app.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/anneeaston/2025/11/12/three-wisest-men-will-remind-you-of-your-own-nutty-family-say-stars/
