“The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland” Coming Soon To Hulu & Hulu On Disney+
Just in time for the holidays, Lupus Films has announced a brand-new animated musical special called “The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland” will soon be coming to Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States.
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).
In 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?
Check out the trailer below:
Ruth Fielding and Camilla Deakin had produced the special for Lupus Films, with Universal Pictures Content Group EVP Helen Parker executive producing. Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel are also executive producers for G-BASE Productions and Emilia Clarke for Magical Thinking Pictures.
This film has been directed by 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.
Universal Pictures Content Group will release the film in the United States on November 15th 2024, on Prime Video and Hulu/Hulu On Disney+. It will also be released in the United Kingdom on Sky Cinema on December 13th 2024.
Roger’s Take: This looks like it’s going to be a nice little animated special for Christmas. However, it does seem to have a unique licensing deal from Universal. Rather than putting it onto their own platform, Peacock, they have spread it out between Hulu and Amazon. Ultimately, this does mean many more people in the United States are going to get to see it!
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