Lil Rel Howery's Santa crashes Ludacris' Christmas Eve in 'Dashing Through the Snow' first look. Director Tim Story previews the Disney comedy: 'They gave each other the space and the support to give some really, really great performances.'
, he cites a specific holiday classic as the primary influence for the film. "One of the things that made me wanna do this movie is, one of my favorite Christmas movies was," Story says. "And this had that spirit to it. And that's what's fun about it.
, which released in June. Though his two 2023 films exist at opposite ends of the comedy spectrum, Story says they presented similar creative challenges."[I] feel as if right now I haven't gone senile where I still feel like I can make things funny," Story admits. "In both these situations, you find something that keeps you a little off-balance. And that's the thing that I look for as a filmmaker, although I love to make people laugh.
"Anytime I was able to decorate a room or a place, it's Disney, so you also try to take it just a little bit farther than maybe it would [go elsewhere]," Story continues. "And that's always been fun, to just go for it and recreate Christmas. It brought me back to my childhood."hits Disney+ on Nov. 17.
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