A Boy Called ChristmasIs Netflix’s Latest Attempt at a Holiday Classic

Halloween is over , which entail it ’s instantly time for Christmas — and not just in shopping plaza . Netflix has also demonstrate a sudden case of the holiday sprightliness , evidenced bythis new trailerfor its former original film , which take care like it ’s angle to be a recurrent vacation classic . It ’s called A Boy Called Christmas .

cobalt - written and directed by Gil Kenan ( he directed Monster House , City of Ember , and 2015 ’s Poltergeist , and co - wroteGhostbusters : Afterlife ) , the film follows a untested boy name Nikolas ( Henry Lawfull ) who sets out on a journey to prove magic is real . Along the path , he ’ll encounter characters played by an regalia of award - win endowment ( such as Jim Broadbent , Maggie Smith , Kristen Wiig , and Sally Hawkins ) and see a holiday . We bet you could gauge which one . Here ’s the first poke .

Because you ’re plausibly wondering , yes , Nikolas ’ mouse is voiced byOffice co - creator Stephen Merchant — and no , this is not an original story , it ’s based on a bestselling Christian Bible by Matt Haig . With those burning questions out of the way , that A Boy Called Christmas trailer is full of surprises , is n’t it ? Every few indorsement it feel like a different far-famed actor pops up in a big purpose . The animate being just get more and more elaborate too . Flying caribou are one thing , but with elves and monster , Kenan seems to be swinging for the fences here , hoping to blend some of that eighties Amblin fantasy feel with forward-looking megahit scope and weighing machine .

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The dawdler also links the movie tangentially to the Chris Columbus - directed , Kurt Russell - ledChristmas Chronicle movies , which gives you an idea of what the banner must be hop for here : another big , family - pleasing blockbuster masses will watch again and again . Co - write by Kenan and Ol Parker , A son Called Christmas co - stars Michiel Huisman , Zoe Colletti , Joel Fry , and Rune Temte , and total to Netflix on November 24 .

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