That Christmas First Look

FIRST LOOK – THAT CHRISTMAS. IMAGES COURTESY OF NETFLIX.

Netflix has unveiled a stellar voice cast and new images from Locksmith Animation (Ron’s Gone Wrong) and director Simon Otto’s (How to Train Your Dragon trilogy) upcoming CG-animated feature, That Christmas. The film stars Brian Cox as Santa, 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 film will debut on Netflix later this year.

That Christmas is an adaptation of the beloved children’s book series (The Empty Stocking) written by acclaimed BAFTA® Award-winning and Academy Award®-nominated writer and director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral). A film of firsts, it marks Curtis’s first animation project and the directorial debut of animation veteran Otto.

The film also stars 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 festive feature features a score by Academy Award®- and BAFTA®-nominated composer John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon trilogy).

Produced by Locksmith Animation, with animation by DNEG, the film will be released by Netflix later this year.