THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight), Judah Lewis (Demolition), Darby Camp (Benji), Oliver Hudson (New Best Friend), Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Father of the Bride), Lamorne Morris (Game Night), Martin Roach (The Shape of Water), Lauren Collins (Charlie Bartlett), Tom Kane (Wish Me Luck)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Clay Kaytis (The Angry Birds Movie), director; Matt Lieberman (film debut), writer; Michael Barnathan (Christmas with the Kranks), Chris Columbus (Jingle All The Way), David Guggenheim (film debut), Adam Kolbrenner (Prisoners) and Mark Radcliffe (Pixels), producers; Christophe Beck (Frozen), composer; Don Burgess (The Muppets), cinematographer; Dan Zimmerman (The Maze Runner), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

On Christmas Eve, brother and sister Teddy (Lewis) and Kate (Camp) plan to capture Santa Claus (Russell) on camera as he’s on his annual rounds, but they are soon whisked onto a magical journey that children can only dream of…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Kurt Russell is Santa Claus, which is really all you need to get excited by this magical new Christmas tale, produced by Home Alone director Chris Columbus.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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