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Voice Cast For Netflix Animated Feature ‘That Christmas’ Includes Brian Cox As Santa
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Netflix has cast voice actors for its upcoming animated movie That Christmas, including Succession star Brian Cox in the role of Santa.
The CG animated feature from Locksmith Animation and director Simon Otto (How to Train Your Dragon trilogy) is based on a series of children’s books — The Empty Stocking, Snow Day and That Christmas — penned by acclaimed writer and director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually).
That Christmas stars Cox as Santa, along with Fiona Shaw (Ms. Trapper), Jodie Whittaker (Mrs. Williams), and Bill Nighy (Bill) as the residents of a charming seaside town where things turn upside down one Christmas.
The cast also includes Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown, Zazie Hayhurst, Sienna Sayer, Jack Wisniewski, Rosie Cavaliero, Paul Kaye, Guz Khan, Andy Nyman, Kuhu Agarwal, Bronte Smith, Freddie Spry, Ava Talbot, and Rhys Darby.
The film will be scored by composer John Powell (How To Train Your Dragon trilogy, Happy Feet, Shrek).
According to the film’s logline, ‘That Christmas’ follows a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!
The adaptation is co-written by Curtis, who also serves as executive producer, and Peter Souter.
“This has been the most amazing adventure, my first animated film, Curtis said in a statement.
Its been especially exciting to see the whole world I imagined come to life beyond my wildest dreams — and populated by a dream bunch of actors, their wonderful voices turned into such rich and funny characters, Curtis said.
“Becoming an animator had been on my Christmas wish list ever since I was a child and watching animated movies was one of the biggest Christmas traditions in my family, said Otto. But never could I have imagined that one day I would get the chance to direct a Christmas film written by the one-and-only Richard Curtis and collaborate with some of the most iconic voice talents. Watching this cast bring life to these heart-warmingly funny tales and infuse them with the magic of animation is truly a dream come true. I hope That Christmas becomes a cherished tradition for audiences worldwide.”
TMX contributed to this article.
