Netflix Announce Voice Cast For Richard Curtis’ That Christmas

Christmas maybe a long way away, Netflix are getting ready for this year’s festive season. They have unveiled the voice cast for Richard Curtis‘ That Christmas.

The animated feature will see a Love Actually reunion of sorts with Curtis reuniting with Bill Nighy.

That Christmas is an adaptation of Richard Curtis own beloved children’s book series. A film of firsts, it marks Curtis’ first animation project as well as the directorial debut for animation veteran Otto .

The rest of stellar voice cast stars Succession actor Brian Cox as Santa, Fiona Shaw (Ms. Trapper), Jodie Whittaker (Mrs. Williams), and Bill Nighy (Bill) as the residents of a charming seaside town where things turn upside down one Christmas.

The film also will have the voices of Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown, Zazie Hayhurst, Sienna Sayer, Jack Wisniewski, Rosie Cavaliero, Paul Kaye, Guz Khan, Andy Nyman, Kuhu Agarwal, Bronte Smith, Freddie Spry, Ava Talbot, and Rhys Darby.

The festive feature boasts a score from Academy Award® and BAFTA®-nominated composer John Powell (How To Train Your Dragon trilogy, Happy Feet, Shrek).

Check out these first look images…

Based on the charming trilogy of children’s books by beloved multi award-winning writer/director Richard Curtis, That Christmas follows a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys! This heartwarming comedy from Locksmith Animation marks Curtis’ first foray into animation, serving as the film’s writer and executive producer, and also the feature directorial debut of renowned animation veteran Simon Otto. Nicole P. Hearon (Moana, Frozen) and Adam Tandy (The Thick of It, Detectorists) are producers.

Netflix will launch That Christmas later this year.