‘A Boy Called Christmas’ has debuted its trailer ahead of its arrival on 26th November 2021.
The Sky Original is from Gil Kenan (‘Monster House’, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’) and stars newcomer Henry Lawfull as protagonist, Nikolas, Toby Jones (‘Infamous’, ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’), Sally Hawkins (‘The Shape of Water’, ‘Paddington 1 & 2’), Kristen Wiig (‘Bridesmaids’, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’), Michiel Huisman (‘The Haunting of Hill House’, ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’), Zoe Colletti (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), Stephen Merchant (‘Jojo Rabbit’, ‘Fighting With My Family’, ‘Logan’) Jim Broadbent (‘Paddington 1 & 2’, ‘The Iron Lady’) and Maggie Smith (‘Downton Abbey’, ‘Harry Potter’) and Indica Watson (‘Gold Digger’, ‘Radioactive’).
In ‘A Boy Called Christmas’, 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. 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…
Ol Parker (‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’, ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’) and Gil Kenan 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.
The film is produced by STUDIOCANAL with Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin of BAFTA and Academy Award® winning Blueprint Pictures.
The film will be released on Sky Cinema, on streaming service NOW and in cinemas on 26th November.
