Richard Curtis' “That Christmas” starring Jodie Whittaker confirms release date

The whole festive action will debut worldwide on Netflix on Friday, December 6th!

According to the synopsis, “That Christmas” is a series of “interwoven stories about family and friends, love and loneliness, and one big mistake by Santa Claus – not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!”

Curtis is best known for his films such as Love Actually, Notting Hill and, more recently, Genius, but That Christmas is his first animation project.

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Announcing the film, Curtis said: “This has been the most incredible adventure, my first animated film. What was particularly exciting was seeing the whole world I had imagined come to life beyond my wildest dreams – and populated by a dream cast of actors whose wonderful voices became such complex and funny characters.”

In addition to Cox, Whittaker, Shaw and Nighy, other actors include Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee and India Brown.

The cast also includes Zazie Hayhurst, Sienna Sayer, Jack Wisniewski, Rosie Cavaliero, Paul Kaye, Guz Khan and Andy Nyman, as well as Kuhu Agarwal, Bronte Smith, Freddie Spry, Ava Talbot and Rhys Darby.

That Christmas will premiere on Netflix on Friday 6 December. Sign up to Netflix from £4.99 per month. Netflix is ​​also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.

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