SuperKlaus
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| Directed by | Steven Majaury Andrea Sebastiá |
| Written by | Phil Ivanusic-Vallée |
| Story by | Sylvie Bélanger |
| Produced by | Dario Sanchez Nacho La Casa François Trudel |
| Starring | Harland Williams Colm Feore Millie Davis Paul Van Dyck Lucinda Davis Daniel Antonio Hidalgo Tallula Dinsmore Eleanor Noble Wyatt Bowen |
| Music by | Diego Navarro Simple Plan |
Production companies | 3Doubles Producciones Capitán Araña Smartrek A.I.E. PVP Media |
| Distributed by | Filmax (Spain) PVP Distrubution (Canada) Pink Parrot Media (Worldwide sales) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Spain[2] Canada[2] |
| Languages | Spanish English |
| Box office | $1.3 million[3] |
SuperKlaus, previously known as 4 Days Before Christmas is a 2024 animated Christmas superhero comedy film directed by Steven Majaury and Andrea Sebastiá. The film is an original idea of François Trudel and was written by Phil Ivanusic-Vallée and Sylvie Bélanger. It features the voices of Harland Williams, Colm Feore, Milie Davis and Paul Van Dyck.The story follows Santa Claus who believes he is a superhero after hitting its head must save Christmas with the help of his head executive elf and an extremely intelligent girl.
Plot
Longing for wilder adventures, Santa Claus's wish comes true when he accidentally bumps his head and starts believing he's SuperKlaus, the famous super-heroic Christmas Crusader. With the help of Billie a tech-savvy 11-year-old girl, and Leo his "Elf-xecutive" assistant, "SuperKlaus" will take on a megalomaniacal toy-obsessed businessman to save Christmas.
Voice cast
- Harland Williams as Santa Claus who loves his job, but dreams of great adventures.[4]
- Williams also voices SuperKlaus, the famous super-heroic Christmas Crusader.
- Millie Davis as Billie, a bold, tech-savvy 11-year-old and a big fan of SuperKlaus.[4]
- Paul Van Dyck as Leo, a sensitive, perfectionist, hardworking, elf[4]
- Colm Feore as Frank Fafnir, a crooked business man with a double agenda.[4]
- Feore also voices Grumpus, SuperKlaus' archenemy.
- Lucinda Davis as Billie's mom, an engineer who is passionate about her delivery drones.[4]
- Daniel Antonio Hidalgo as Billie's dad, a brilliant engineer and handyman, who has a quick mind and is full of humour.[4]
- Tallula Dinsmore as Alicia, Billie's neighbour and new friend.
- Eleanor Noble as Alicia's mom.
Wyatt Bowen, Lucinda Davis, Tallula Dinsmore, Paul Van Dyck, Daniel Antonio Hidalgo and Eleanor Noble also lend their talent to additional voices.
Production
The film is a Spain-Canada co-production between 3Doubles Producciones S.L., Capitán Araña S.L., Smartrek Films A.I.E. and PVP Media with the participation of RTVE, Canal+, RTVC and Radio-Canada as well as the financial support of Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts, the Government of the Canary Islands, Bell Fund, Canada Media Fund, Quebecor Fund, Shaw Rocket Fund, Crea SGR and ICO. The animation was done at 3Doubles studios at the Canary Islands.[5] It is distributed internationally by Pink Parrot Media,[6] in Canada by PVP Distribution and in Spain by Filmax with Pink Parrot Media handling the worldwide sales.
Family Channel acquired the series and the feature length in November 2024.[7]
Release
SuperKlaus premiered[2] in Catalan language at the 57th Sitges Film Festival on October 6, 2024.[8] The film was released in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2024 by Altitude Film Distribution, following a DVD and VOD release on December 2.[9] It was released in Spain on December 5, 2024.[2]
It was released on November 15 as a series of 4 episodes of 22 minutes in English on WildBrain's Family Channel on Demand and will be on-air as a series as of November 29, 2024 and as the full movie on December 7.[4]
The French version 4 jours avant Noël was released on Radio-Canada's streaming service tou.tv on December 3 and on air on December 21, 2024 as the complete film.[4]
On its French territories, Canal+[10] released SuperKlaus in French as the series of 4 episodes of 22 minutes as of December 21, 2024 and as a full feature on December 22.
In the United States, the film would be released digitally and on DVD simultaneously by Shout! Studios on November 11, 2025.[11]
References
- ^ "SuperKlaus". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ a b c d FilaSiete (2024-11-13). "Animación española con SuperKlaus, estreno 5 de diciembre - FilaSiete". Fila Siete (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "SuperKlaus". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "SuperKlaus - A truly mind-blowing Christmas story!". SuperKlaus. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "El estudio tinerfeño 3 Doubles prepara el estreno de 'SuperKlaus' esta Navidad". www.eldia.es (in Spanish). 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2024-05-16). "Pink Parrot Inks International Deals for 'Hanna and the Monsters,' Launches Sequel Sales at Cannes". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ Sokic, Nicholas (November 28, 2024). "Deals: PVP Media, Fubo, ATN, Telus, Hayu". Playback Online. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ "Superklaus | Sitges Film Festival". sitgesfilmfestival.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ Lucas, Darren (2024-10-25). "Superklaus - Release News". Movie Reviews 101. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "Annecy 2024 - Canal+ : Des ré-créations originales qui font sens". Le Film Français (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ SuperClaus arrives on DVD and Digital in November for the holidays
External links
- SuperKlaus at IMDb
- SuperKlaus Official Website