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\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>Laughing Dragon Studios<\/a> just lately grabbed a skateboard for a Tony Hawk toon, and now the Canadian manufacturing home targeted on the festive season.<\/p>\n \n\tThe firm has unveiled Christmas collection Coal<\/a><\/em>, which is because of drop in December 2025. Shaftesbury is signed up for worldwide distribution, with Muse Distribution dealing with Quebec. The Shaw Rocket Fund and Telefilm have supplied funding.<\/p>\n \n\tThe three-part particular will observe Ethan Bishop, an eight-year-old boy navigating a troublesome time in his life that lands him on Santa\u2019s naughty listing. In response, Santa implements \u2018Plan C,\u2019 sending a legendary Lump of Coal to information Ethan on a \u201cho-ho-hilarious journey.\u201d Through a collection of constructive and damaging experiences with the coal, Ethan discovers a life-altering inventive expertise. <\/p>\n \n\tCast contains Lucinda Davis (Radio Active<\/em>, Winx Club<\/em>) as Ethan alongside Zariah Ellis (Blue\u2019s Clues & You<\/em>), Briauna James (Arkham Horror: Mother\u2019s Embrace<\/em>, The Bold Type<\/em>), Ralph Prosper (Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/em>, District 31<\/em>), Mara Lazaris (LARPs<\/em>, 1991<\/em>), Eric Davis (How to Get Away with Murder, Black-ish<\/em>) and Bruce Dinsmore (Arthur<\/em>, The Secret World of Santa Claus<\/em>) as Santa Claus.<\/p>\n \n\tLaughing Dragon is billing it as a \u201cplayful 2D animated series, complete with specialized magical charcoal-style sequences\u201d for teenagers aged 6-10, and is planning it as an \u201cfestive tradition that can be cherished year after year.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tGuillaume Chass\u00e9\u00a0(Curious George<\/em>, F Is for Family<\/em>) is directing and Ren\u00e9 Veilleux from V\u00e9rit\u00e9 Entertainment oversaw the voice course and casting. Astride Noel (Lyla within the Loop<\/em>, Cocomelon Story Time<\/em>) and Christopher Bernard (Lego Friends: The Next Chapter<\/em>, Luna<\/em>) are the writers. Laughing Dragon CEO Ryan Sohmer\u00a0(Kabu<\/em>, Disenchanted<\/em>) is the chief producer.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWith an initial concept from our very own Ryan Costello and seeing what our Director of Original Productions Jeff Moss has molded\u00a0Coal<\/em>\u00a0into over the last few years, I am thrilled to begin this next stage of production, and counting down until we can bring Ethan and his family to worldwide audiences,\u201d stated Sohmer.<\/p>\n \n\tWriter Noel added: \u201cIt was a blast working on\u00a0Coal<\/em>, and I immediately fell in love with the dilemma of this holiday film that takes traditional Santa lore and spins it on its head. \u2018Finding who is naughty and nice\u2019 is not always as easy as the song makes it seem. The story serves as a wonderful reminder that even in difficult times, there is joy, beauty, and\u2026\u00a0nice<\/em>\u00a0to be found.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tEarlier this yr, we reported that Laughing Dragon was working with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk on animated collection Skatebirds<\/em><\/a>, as a part of the Montreal-based firm\u2019s push into authentic manufacturing. Initially starting as a full-service 2D animation<\/a> studio, Laughing Dragon has labored on tasks similar to Apple TV+\u2019s\u00a0Central Park<\/em>\u00a0and Disney\u2019s\u00a0Disenchanted<\/em>, and is growing an inner slate additionally together with madcap mythologic title\u00a0Isaac & Friends<\/em> and an animated adaptation of\u00a0Least I Could Do<\/em>, a webcomic created by Sohmer and Lar deSouza.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n [ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Laughing Dragon Studios just lately grabbed a skateboard for a Tony Hawk toon, and now the Canadian manufacturing home targeted on the festive season. The firm has unveiled Christmas collection Coal, which is because of drop in December 2025. Shaftesbury is signed up for worldwide distribution, with Muse Distribution dealing with Quebec. 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