Arthur (James McAvoy) is the good-natured but clumsy younger son of Santa (Jim Broadbent). He loves everything to do with Christmas; indeed, he is the only one in his family still captivated by the magic of the holiday. Arthur’s older brother Steve (Hugh Laurie) is the heir to the reins – a cool, incredibly capable guy who has given the North Pole high-tech efficiency and military-style precision. Santa pictures himself as the guy in charge but is now more of a figurehead of an operation that has outgrown him. His 136-year-old father, Grandsanta (Bill Nighly) is a cranky old codger who hates the modern world, always grumbling that Christmas ‘was better when I was Santa’ and has a tense relationship with Steve, whom he calls ‘a postman with a spaceship.’ Bryony is a lowly elf from the Giftwrap Battalion, with an eager-to-please attitude and an obsession with wrapping and bows. Imelda Staunton rounds out the cast as Mrs. Santa, dedicated wife and mother to her husband and sons.
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