Tim Allen is set to reprise his role as Santa Claus in The Santa Clause franchise for the new Disney+ sequel series
Tim Allen is set to reprise his role as Santa Claus in a new Disney+ limited series.
According to a report from Deadline on Friday, the 68-year-old actor will star in and executive produce the series, which will be a sequel to the beloved Santa Claus holiday movie franchise.
Allen will reunite with Last Man Standing creator Jack Burditt, who will serve as showrunner for the series, which has a working title The Santa Clause.
Returning: Tim Allen is set to reprise his role as Santa Claus in a new Disney+ limited series. Seen in 2019
According to a report from Deadline on Friday, the 68-year-old actor will star in and executive produce the series, which will be a sequel to the beloved Santa Claus holiday movie franchise. Seen in 2006
Additionally, Burditt will executive produce the series with Last Man Standing executive producers Kevin Hench, Richard Baker and Rick Messina.
Baker and Messina also represent Tim as managers through their Messina Baker Entertainment Corporation.
The new series will begin production in Los Angeles in March.
Reunion: Allen will reunite with Last Man Standing creator Jack Burditt, who will serve as showrunner for the series, which has a working title The Santa Clause. Allen and Eric Lloyd pictured in 1994
The first film in the franchise, 1994’s The Santa Clause, followed divorced father Scott Calvin (Allen), who accidentally kills Santa Claus and is transported to the North Pole with his young son Charlie (Eric Lloyd) where he is told that he must take Santa Claus. place.
Allen wore a chunky 35-pound costume that included prosthetics and underwent four hours of makeup to play Santa Claus.
The Santa Clause was a hit, grossing $189 million at the box office, and spawned two sequel films The Santa Clause 2 (2002) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006).
In The Santa Clause 2, Calvin has come to love his role as Santa Claus after six years, but learns he must find a wife before Christmas Eve or lose his place as Santa.
He returns home where he reunites with Charlie, who has landed on the naughty list, and falls in love with Carol Newman (Elizabeth Mitchell).
Getting into character: Allen wore a chunky 35-pound costume that included prosthetics and underwent four hours of makeup to play Santa Claus. Seen in 1994
Santa Claus 3 saw Calvin take on Jack Frost (Martin Short) who plots to reprise his role as Santa Claus.
An official synopsis for the limited series reads: “In Disney Branded Television’s The Santa Clause, produced by 20th Television, Scott Calvin (Allen) is about to celebrate his 65th birthday and realizes he can’t be Santa Claus forever.
“He is starting to lose a step in his duties as Santa Claus and, more importantly, he has a family who could benefit from a life in the normal world, especially his two children who grew up at the pole.
“With plenty of elves, children and family to please, Scott sets out to find a suitable replacement Santa while preparing his family for a new adventure in life south of the pole.”
Success: Santa Claus was a hit, grossing $189 million at the box office, and spawned two sequel films Santa Claus 2 (2002) and Santa Claus 3: The Escape Clause (2006).
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