Christmas has come early for Apple Original Films, as it will re-team with director Peter Baynton for a children’s picture book adaptation Little Santa By author and illustrator John Agee.
The latest collaboration comes after Baynton received an Oscar for Apple’s animated short film The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. Little Santa The animated musical comedy-adventure will follow Santa Claus as a child on an Oz-like journey through the North Pole, where he meets and inspires offbeat friends who make Christmas and remind the world to believe, according to a synopsis from producers.
Baynton will direct Little Santa The film is based on a screenplay by Martin Hines and will feature original songs composed by Martin Hines Concorde Airlines Brett McKenzie. Wildbrain will conduct pre-production and animation for Little Santawith Julia Pistor producing and Haynes and MacKenzie sharing executive producer credits.
next to Little SantaApple Original Films also has other upcoming anime, including Snoopy unleashedthe studio’s first original Peanuts film from Wildbrain and Peanuts Worldwide. He loves little santa, Computer generated animation Snoopy unleashed The film will follow Snoopy and Charlie Brown as they are and the rest of the cast peanut Gang and they go on an epic journey. Apple also owns the rights to the property of the late Charles M. Schulz peanut Catalog.
Recent releases from Apple include F1: The movie, Lost bus Rescue drama directed by Paul Greengrass, Highest 2 Lowestwhich brought together Spike Lee with Denzel Washington, and ValleyStarring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy.
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