Halloween hasn’t happened yet, but that’s not stopping the promotion of this year’s holiday movies! The latest one is Netflix’s animated feature That Christmas, a delightful-looking adaptation of the children’s books written by Richard Curtis (who also wrote movies you might have heard of, including Love Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral).
The talent attached to the film, which released its first trailer today, is more than impressive. In addition to Curtis writing the screenplay along with Peter Souter, it features an original song from Ed Sheeran and is directed by How to Train Your Dragon alum Simon Otto.
The cast is also out of this world and includes Brian Cox as Santa, Fiona Shaw as Ms. Trapper, Jodie Whittaker as Mrs. Williams, Lolly Adefope as Mrs. McNutt, Alex Macqueen as Mr. Forrest, Katherine Parkinson as Mrs. Forrest, Sindhu Vee as Mrs. Mulji, India Brown as Bernadette, Zazie Hayhurst as Sam, Sienna Sayer as Charlie, Jack Wisniewski as Danny, Rosie Cavaliero as Mrs. Beccles, Paul Kaye as Yirrell, Guz Khan as Dasher, Andy Nyman as Mr. Beccles, Kuhu Agarwal as Nisha, Bronte Smith as Eve, Freddie Spry as Teddy, Ava Talbot as Scarlett, Bill Nighy as Bill, and Rhys Darby as Mr. McNutt.
“This has been the most amazing adventure, my first animated film,” Curtis said in a statement. “It’s 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.”
The official logline explains that the feature is “a series of entwined tales about love and loneliness, family and friends, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!”
You had me at turkeys.
That Christmas premieres on Netflix on December 4, 2024.
Check out the trailer below.
