Last Christmas, Emilia Clarke got a heart (OK, that film came out in 2019), but this year she and her castmates are in the giving mood, as we’re getting a new animated classic-to-be, The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland. The film’s streaming release date has been set, and will be viewable in UK and US homes just in time for the holiday season.
As reported by Variety, the mash-up of The Night Before Christmas and Alice in Wonderland has an extremely star-studded cast, including Clarke as the voice of The Queen of Hearts, Gerard Butler as St. Nick/Santa Claus, and Simone Ashley of Bridgerton fame as Alice in Wonderland.
What is the Plot of The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland?
The musical movie is based on Carys Bexington’s bestselling book of the same name, which mashes up Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland with the classic Clement Clarke Moore poem, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” The book was illustrated by Kate Hindley.
Director Peter Baynton, who helmed the Oscar and BAFTA award-winning animated short, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. It is his feature length debut. The story was adapted for the screen by Sara Daddy, who wrote the entire script in rhyming couplets. The film also features original music and songs from Robbie Williams’ collaborator Guy Chambers, as well as Amy Wadge, a Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter who co-wrote the Ed Sheeran hit, “Thinking Out Loud.”
According to the official synopsis for the film, “St. Nick receives a delayed letter on Christmas Eve from the Princess of Hearts. He and his dedicated team of reindeer set off to Wonderland where they’re greeted by the mean and miserable Queen of Hearts who hates all things Christmas … especially presents! Can St Nick, aided by Alice, the Mad Hatter and March Hare, show the Queen the true meaning of Christmas and save the day before it’s too late?”
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland’ (Lupus Films/NBCUniversal)
The movie was produced by Universal Pictures Content Group and Lupus Films and is set to debut on Prime Video and Hulu in the United States on November 15, and in the United Kingdom on Sky Cinema on December 13. Sky Original Film is the distributor for the feature in the UK, Universal in the US.
“Having worked with Lupus Films and Universal Pictures Content Group on this fantastical fairy-tale mash-up since its development, we’re delighted to announce that we’re delivering it to Sky Cinema audiences in time for Christmas this year,” said Julia Stuart, Sky’s director of original film. “With an all-star voice cast, delightful animation, and toe-tapping original tunes, we know that families will love this animated adaptation of Carys and Kate’s beloved illustrated book.”
Ruth Fielding and Camilla Deakin produced the film for Lupus Films. Universal Pictures Content Group EVP Helen Parker executive produced alongside Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel for G-BASE Productions. Emilia Clarke also executive produced the film for Magical Thinking Pictures.
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