Noelle (2019 film)

Noelle is an upcoming American fantasy adventure Christmas comedy film directed and written by Marc Lawrence. The film stars Anna Kendrick as Noelle Claus, the daughter of Santa Claus. It also stars Bill Hader, Billy Eichner, Shirley MacLaine, and Julie Hagerty. The film will be produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released on the Disney streaming service.

Cast

 * Anna Kendrick as Noelle Claus, Santa's daughter
 * Bill Hader as Santa's son
 * Billy Eichner
 * Shirley MacLaine as Elf Polly, Noelle's childhood nanny
 * Julie Hagerty as Mrs. Claus, Noelle's mother
 * Maceo Smedley as Alex
 * Michael Gross as Elder Elf Abe
 * Kingsley Ben-Adir as Jake Hapman
 * Chelah Horsdal as Dr. Shelley Sussman
 * Anna Van Hooft as Elf Mary
 * Anthony Konechny as Elf Ted
 * TBA as Santa Claus, Noelle's father

Production
On January 11, 2017, it was announced that Anna Kendrick would play the titular role of Santa Claus's daughter, Noelle, and that the movie would be written and directed by Marc Lawrence, and produced by Suzanne Todd for Walt Disney Pictures. In July 2017, Bill Hader joined the cast. In September 2017, Billy Eichner and Shirley MacLaine joined the cast. In October 2017, Julie Hagerty and Maceo Smedley joined the cast. In November 2017, Michael Gross joined the cast.

Principal photography for the film began in late-October 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and later moved to Whistler Olympic Park in early-January 2018, where filming continued until January 19, 2018.

Release
Noelle was originally scheduled to be theatrically released on November 8, 2019 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. In February 2018, it was revealed that the film will be released on Disney's planned streaming service. On March 1, 2018, Noelle was removed from Disney's theatrical release schedule as a result of the film being released on the studio's streaming service.