A Boy Called Christmas
| A Boy Called Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gil Kenan |
| Screenplay by | Gil Kenan Ol Parker |
| Based on | A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig |
| Produced by | Graham Broadbent Peter Czernin Celia Duvall |
| Starring | Jim Broadbent Sally Hawkins Toby Jones Maggie Smith Kristen Wiig Zoe Colletti |
| Cinematography | Zac Nicholson |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Netflix Studiocanal |
A Boy Called Christmas is an upcoming family film directed by Gil Kenan, based on the book of the same name by Matt Haig. The film will be released theatrically in UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany and China by Studiocanal while Netflix will release the film elsewhere.[1]
Premise
A reimagining of the story of Father Christmas, Nikolas is a boy who sets off into the snowy white north in search of his father.
Cast
- Jim Broadbent as Father Vodell
- Zoe Colletti as The Truth Pixie
- Sally Hawkins
- Michiel Huisman as Joel
- Toby Jones as Father Topo
- Henry Lawfull as Nikolas
- Maggie Smith as Aunt Carlotta
- Rune Temte as Anders
- Indica Watson as Little Noosh
- Kristen Wiig
- Rishi Kuppa as Little Kip
Production
A deal was completed in May 2016 for the film to be adapted into film by Blueprint Pictures and Studiocanal. Ol Parker was set to write the screenplay.[3][4]
In April 2019, Gil Kenan was revealed to be directing the film, with Jim Broadbent, Sally Hawkins, Maggie Smith and Kristen Wiig amongst the cast. Filming began that same month, with production set to occur in Lapland, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and London.[5][6]
References
- ^ "STUDIOCANAL, Netflix and Blueprint Pictures – A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ IMDb
- ^ Studiocanal, Blueprint team for Matt Haig's 'A Boy Called Christmas'
- ^ ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’s Ol Parker To Adapt ‘A Boy Called Christmas’ For Studio Canal, Blueprint – Cannes
- ^ ‘A Boy Called Christmas’: Kristen Wiig, Maggie Smith, Sally Hawkins Among Cast For Studiocanal, Netflix & Blueprint Movie
- ^ A Boy Called Christmas
