It’s hard to believe it’s been 40 years since one of the best movies of the ‘80s, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, premiered. To this day, Ferris is quoted frequently, and the John Hughes movie remains a staple in its stars’ filmographies. So, you can imagine the excitement I felt when I learned that Ferris himself, Matthew Broderick, and Alan Ruck, who played his best friend Cameron, were reuniting for a new movie four decades after they made this iconic comedy.
Now, somewhat shockingly, Ruck and Broderick have not worked together in decades. After Ferris Bueller, they were in the 1998 film Walking to the Waterline, and last year, they each appeared in their own episodes of Elsbeth (however, their paths did not cross there). In short, it’s been a very long time since they’ve collaborated. However, that’s all about to change with The Best is Yet to Come, which should premiere on the 2026 movie schedule. So, with that in mind, I asked the Succession actor what his first day back on set with Broderick was like, and he said:
