Actor Lukas Gage has joined the cast of Amazon MGM Studios’ comedy “Clashing Through the Snow,” expanding an ensemble led by Christopher Briney and Michelle Randolph. The project has been pitched as a contemporary riff on the stranded-travel comedy template popularized by Planes, Trains and Automobiles, with plot specifics still being kept under wraps.
The film is set to be directed by Carlson Young from a screenplay by Daniel Mackey and Rebecca Ewing. Producing duties sit with Wonderland Sound and Vision partners McG and Mary Viola, working with Lena Roklin via Luber Roklin Entertainment.
Production materials circulating in industry tracking databases list a February-to-March 2026 shoot window, with New York noted as the filming base. Randolph’s casting announcement in January said cameras were expected to roll in February, placing Gage’s hiring close to the start of principal photography.
The screenplay pairing has an existing holiday-comedy track record: Mackey and Ewing previously wrote Love Hard, a film produced by McG and Viola through Wonderland. That continuity suggests Amazon MGM is leaning into a familiar creative pipeline for a project that, at least on paper, depends on pace, escalating logistics and actor chemistry more than high-concept worldbuilding.
Key deal terms remain unannounced, including a release date and whether Amazon MGM will steer the title toward theaters, streaming, or a hybrid rollout. Public-facing listings currently show the project as “TBA” on scheduling and financial trackers, underlining how early the package still is even as the cast fills out.
