The animated musical The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland features the voices of Gerard Butler, Emilia Clarke, and Simone Ashley.
Universal Pictures Content Group and Lupus Films have secured UK and U.S. distribution in time for the holidays for their animated musical feature film, THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN WONDERLAND.
Sky Original Film, the leading UK film financier, producer, and distributor, will premiere the film on the Sky Cinema platform on the 13th of December as a centrepiece of their Christmas offering. Alongside their extensive catalogue of movies available on demand. THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN WONDERLAND will be available to stream in the U.S. on Prime Video and to Hulu subscribers beginning 15th November.
SYNOPSIS
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?
BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING BOOK
The film is based on the bestselling book written by Carys Bexington, illustrated by Kate Hindley and published by Macmillan, which mashes up two classic tales: Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Clement Clarke Moore’s poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (also known as A Visit from St Nicholas). The plot features characters from both story worlds including St Nick, voiced by Gerard Butler (Has Fallen trilogy, How to Train Your Dragon), The Queen of Hearts voiced by Emilia Clarke (Last Christmas, Game of Thrones), and Alice in Wonderland voiced by Simone Ashley (Bridgerton, Sex Education).
THE PRODUCTION
Making his feature film debut is director Peter Baynton whose film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film as well as the BAFTA for Best British Short Animation in 2023. Sara Daddy has adapted the book into a screenplay, written entirely in rhyming couplets. The film features original music and songs written by long-time Robbie Williams collaborator Guy Chambers and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Amy Wadge.
The production reunites Universal Pictures Content Group and Lupus Films following recent successful collaborations on Mog’s Christmas and The Tiger Who Came to Tea. It is produced by the multi-award-winning Ruth Fielding and Camilla Deakin for Lupus Films and Executive Produced by Helen Parker, EVP, Universal Pictures Content Group, Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel for G-BASE Productions and Emilia Clarke for Magical Thinking Pictures.
JULIA STUART
Julia Stuart, Director of Original Film at Sky, said:
“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. 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.”
CREDITS
UNIVERSAL PICTURES presents a LUPUS FILMS production a UNIVERSAL PICTURES CONTENT GROUP film in association with ISLINGTON FILMS
“THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN WONDERLAND”
Based on the book written by CARYS BEXINGTON and illustrated by KATE HINDLEY
Starring GERARD BUTLER, EMILIA CLARKE and SIMONE ASHLEY
Directed by PETER BAYNTON
Screenplay by SARA DADDY
Original Score by GUY CHAMBERS
Songs by GUY CHAMBERS & AMY WADGE
Animation Director JORIS VAN HULZEN
Art Director ANNES STEVENS
Editor MARGRED PRYCE
Executive Producers HELEN PARKER GERARD BUTLER ALAN SIEGEL EMILIA CLARKE
Produced by RUTH FIELDING & CAMILLA DEAKIN
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN WONDERLAND is distributed by NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution.
The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland releases on Prime Video & Hulu in the U.S. on November 15th. The film will premiere in the UK on Sky Cinema on December 13th.
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