Christmas...Again?! is an American Christmas family comedy television film directed by Andy Fickman and written by Doan La. The film stars Scarlett Estevez, Alexis Carra, Beth Lacke, Ashlyn Jade Lopez, Priscilla Lopez, Tony Amendola, Gabriel Ruiz, Sean Parris, Daniel Sunjata, and Gary Anthony Williams. It premiered on December 3, 2021 on Disney Channel. It is loosely inspired by the 1993 film Groundhog Day.
| Christmas...Again?! | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Christmas Family Comedy |
| Written by | Doan La |
| Directed by | Andy Fickman |
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| Composer | Nathan Wang |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Andy Fickman Betsy Sullenger |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production companies | Oops Doughnuts Productions Hop Skip Jump Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | December 3, 2021 |
Premise
editThe film focuses on twelve-year-old Rowena "Ro" (Scarlett Estevez). Christmas becomes a wreck, so she makes a wish that results in Christmas repeating itself.[1]
Cast
edit- Scarlett Estevez as Rowena
- Alexis Carra as Carolina, Rowena's single mother
- Beth Lacke as Diane, Rowena's stepmother
- Ashlyn Jade Lopez as Gabby, Rowena's older sister
- Priscilla Lopez as Abuela Sofia, Rowena's maternal grandmother
- Tony Amendola as Abuelo Hector, Rowena's maternal grandfather
- Gabriel Ruiz as Gerry, Rowena's maternal uncle
- Sean Parris as Bruce, Rowena's maternal uncle
- Daniel Sunjata as Mike, Rowena's single father
- Gary Anthony Williams as Santa
- James McCracken as Louie, Rowena's younger stepbrother
The older brother was never mentioned
Production
editOn November 10, 2020, it was announced that Disney Channel had begun production in Chicago on the Disney Channel Original Movie, Christmas...Again?!. Scarlett Estevez was cast in the lead role, with Daniel Sunjata, Alexis Carra, Priscilla Lopez, Ashlyn Jade Lopez, Beth Lacke, Tony Amendola and Gary Anthony Williams also rounding out the cast. Andy Fickman was set to direct the film, with Doan La serving as the writer. Fickman and Betsy Sullenger were set to executive produce the film.[2][3]
On November 25, 2020, it was announced that Nathan Wang was set to compose the score for the film.[4]
Release
editChristmas...Again?! premiered on December 3, 2021, on Disney Channel. The film was added to Disney+ on that same day.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gokhale, Stuti (December 3, 2021). "Disney's Christmas Again: Filming Locations and Cast Details". TheCinemaholic.com.
- ^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (November 10, 2020). "Disney Channel's Christmas Again Kicks Off Production, Reveals Cast For Holiday Time-Loop Flick". Deadline. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ @disneychannel (November 10, 2020). "Production is underway in Chicago on the Disney Channel Original Movie "Christmas Again," a heartwarming comedy about the magic of Christmas & creating new Christmas traditions. #DisneyChristmasAgain stars @Scarlye07, #DanielSunjata, @AlexisACarra, @ashlynjadelopez, #PriscillaLopez, @lackelove, @tmamendola1 & @garyanthonywilliams". Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Nathan Wang to Score Disney Channel's 'Christmas Again' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Disney Branded TV PR [@DisneyBrandTVPR] (August 18, 2021). "The release dates for #TheGhostAndMollyMcGee #UnderWraps and #DisneyChristmasAgain have been announced at #TCA21!" (Tweet). Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "New on Disney Plus December 2021". November 17, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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