A Boy Called Christmas Trivia | 21 facts about the Netflix movie

A Boy Called Christmas is a new movie that aired on Netflix in November. The movie is based on a book under the same title.

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1. A Boy Called Christmas is a 2021 British Christmas fantasy film.
2. It was directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay by Ol Parker and Kenan.
3. It was based on the 2015 book of the same name by Matt Haig.
4. The film was released on 26 November 2021 in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany and China, by StudioCanal
5. Netflix released the film elsewhere on 24 November 2021.
6. The film received positive reviews from critics.
7. In the United Kingdom, the film is classed as a ‘Sky Original’.
8. It is available to watch on Sky Cinema and streaming on Sky’s streaming service NOW.
9. A deal was completed in May 2016 for the book to be adapted into film by Blueprint Pictures and StudioCanal.
10. Ol Parker was set to write the screenplay.
11. In April 2019, Gil Kenan was revealed to be directing the film, with Jim Broadbent, Sally Hawkins, Maggie Smith and Kristen Wiig amongst the cast.
12. Filming began that same month.
13. Production occurred in Lapland, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and London.
14. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 6.70/10.
15. The site’s critical consensus reads, “A Boy Called Christmas offers few surprises, but makes up for its lack of originality with a heaping helping of winsome holiday spirit.”
16. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.
17. Rune Temte, who plays Anders, dubbed himself in the Norwegian version.
18. Maggie Smith, Jim Broadbent and Toby Jones previously starred together in the Harry Potter franchise, as Minerva McGonagall, Horace Slughorn and Dobby respectively.
19. Jim Broadbent voiced Santa in Arthur Christmas (2011).
20. Jim Broadbent, Michiel Huisman and Joel Fry had supporting roles in Game of Thrones (2011), as Archmaester Ebrose, Daario Naharis and Hizdahr zo Loraq respectively.
21. Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent previously starred together in Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017), with Joel Fry also appearing in Paddington 2 (2017).