‘The Christmas Chronicles’ Trailer: Kurt Russell Suits Up as Santa

Netflix just released the full two and a half minute trailer for the holiday film, The Christmas Chronicles. One day after Halloween and apparently it’s now officially okay to begin celebrating Christmas season.

The family-friendly, reindeer-filled holiday movie stars Kurt Russell as Santa Claus. Commenting on Russell as St. Nick, The Christmas Chronicles director Clay Kaytis said, “No one is better suited than Kurt Russell to bring our version of a rugged, charismatic, and hilarious Santa Claus to life. From our first meeting, he completely threw himself into this iconic role – and grew an impressive beard in the process. It has been a dream come true to work with Kurt in creating what I believe will be the new definition of Santa Claus for generations to come.”

In addition to Kurt Russell, the cast includes Darby Camp and Judah Lewis. Matt Lieberman wrote the script and Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, and Michael Barnathan produce.

“Kurt is the definitive Santa Claus,” said producer Chris Columbus. “Charismatic, tough when needed with a wicked sense of humor. We’re really excited for audiences to see his performance onscreen and hope The Christmas Chronicles becomes a timeless classic.”

Netflix is set to release The Christmas Chronicles on November 22, 2018.

The Christmas Chronicles Plot:

The Christmas Chronicles tells the story of sister and brother, Kate (Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Lewis), whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus (Russell) on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about. After staking out Santa’s arrival, they sneak into his sleigh, cause it to crash and nearly derail Christmas. As their wild night unfolds, Kate and Teddy work together with Santa – as you’ve never seen him before – and his loyal Elves to save Christmas before it’s too late.

The Christmas Chronicles star Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell stars as Santa Claus in ‘The Christmas Chronicles’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)