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The Production Designer is Gary Williamson (Paddington 1 & 2). Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…Īcademy Award® winning team at Framestore ( Christopher Robin, Fantastic Beasts, Paddington 1 & 2, The Golden Compass) will provide the visual effects for the film. An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm.

The origin story of Father Christmas is re-imagined in Gil Kenan’s live action A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS.

STUDIOCANAL will produce with Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin of BAFTA and Academy Award® winning Blueprint Pictures. STUDIOCANAL will release the film theatrically in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France and China, and Netflix will release the film in the rest of the world. Ol Parker ( Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Gil Kenan have adapted the screenplay from the bestselling book by Matt Haig, the first of 5 books in the acclaimed series, all of which are published by Canongate Books ( Life of Pi, Under the Skin, How to Stop Time). London/Paris/LA – Monday 15th April, STUDIOCANAL, Netflix and Blueprint Pictures today announce that principal photography has now commenced on A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS, shooting on location in Lapland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and London.ĭirected by Academy Award® nominee Gil Kenan ( Monster House), A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS boasts an all-star cast including Jim Broadbent ( Paddington 1 & 2, The Iron Lady), Zoe Colletti ( Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), Toby Jones ( Infamous, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Sally Hawkins ( The Shape of Water, Paddington 1 & 2), Michiel Huisman ( The Haunting of Hill House, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society), Henry Lawfull ( Les Miserables), Maggie Smith ( Downton Abbey, Harry Potter), Rune Temte ( Captain Marvel, The Last Kingdom), Indica Watson ( The Missing, Sherlock) and Kristen Wiig ( Bridesmaids, Wonder Woman 1984).

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