Emilia Clarke, Gerard Butler and Simone Ashley have been cast to lead the voices on the animated musical ‘The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland.’
Gerard Butler is set to voice St. Nick, while Emilia Clarke will play the Queen of Hearts and ‘Bridgerton’s’ Simone Ashley will play Alice.
Based on Carys Bexington’s bestselling book which combined two classic stories: Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and Clement Clarke Moore’s poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,’ the animation is said to be full of fun and festive twists. The synopsis reads This time, it’s St Nick’s turn for an adventure down the rabbit hole. There he meets the Mad Hatter, recast as a high-fashion, reindeer-loving tea party host; the White Rabbit, an endearingly scatty and forgetful character; the Queen of Hearts, a Scrooge-esque tinsel-hater, her antagonistic sidekick, the Cheshire Cat and Alice herself, whose kindness helps St. Nick save Christmas.”
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Peter Baynton (The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse) is directing from a screenplay by Sara Daddy. Guy Chambers and lyricist Amy Wadge provide the original music and songs.
Ruth Fielding and Camilla Deakin produce for Lupus Films. Universal Pictures Content Group EVP Helen Parker exec produces alongside Butler and Alan Siegel for G-BASE and Clarke for Magical Thinking Pictures.
