‘The Santa Clauses’ Trailer Sees Tim Allen Hang Up His Red Jacket and Pass It to Peyton Manning? (Video)
thewrap.comElizabeth Mitchell also returns for the new series, alongside Kal Penn, Austin Kane as Allen’s son, Matilda Lawler as Santa’s chief-of-staff, Laura San Giacomo as Befana the Christmas Witch and David Krumholtz, who returns as Bernard, now described as Santa’s former right-hand elf.When “The Santa Clause” was originally produced, it was a racier comedy made for Disney’s Hollywood Pictures division, which specialized in more adult-leaning genre fare.
When executives got a look at an early cut, they realized the potential for the movie as a family blockbuster. They did some additional editing, paid for more dazzling visual effects, and the movie, released in the 1994 holiday corridor, wound up a hit, grossing nearly $200 million on a $22 million budget and becoming a perennial yuletide favorite. “The Santa Clause 2” followed in 2002 and a third film in 2006.
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