Tim Allen will reprise his fan-favorite role in The Santa Clause Disney+ series.
Disney Legend Tim Allen will star and executive-produce “The Santa Clause” which is the working title. It a Disney+ Original limited series in which he reprises the beloved role of Scott Calvin. Production is set to begin in Los Angeles this March.
Allen won a People’s Choice Award for his portrayal of Scott Calvin, in the 1994 film “The Santa Clause.”. He went on to play the role in two sequels, 2002’s “The Santa Clause 2” and 2006’s “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.”
Synopsis
In the Disney+ series, Scott Calvin is on the brink of his 65th birthday and realizing that he can’t be Santa forever. He’s starting to lose a step in his Santa duties. More importantly, he’s got a family who could benefit from a life in the normal world, especially his two kids who have grown up at the Pole. So with a lot of elves, children, and family to please, Scott sets out to find a suitable replacement Santa while preparing his family for a new adventure in a life south of the pole.
Allen’s popularity skyrocketed as the star of the top-rated ABC series “Home Improvement.” It earned numerous awards for his role of Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor, including a Golden Globe in 1994 and The People’s Choice Award for eight consecutive years from 1992-1999. Allen also starred for nine seasons on the hit series “Last Man Standing.”
In 1995, the multi-talented actor lent his voice to Buzz Lightyear in Pixar’s first computer-animated film, “Toy Story.” He reprised the iconic role as the arrogant yet lovable space action figure in two sequels, 1999’s “Toy Story 2” and 2010’s “Toy Story 3.” He also appeared as the character in a number of “Toy Story” short films, including “Hawaiian Vacation,” “Small Fry” and “Partysaurus Rex.”
He reunited with the creative team from “The Santa Clause” to make Disney’s “Jungle 2 Jungle.” Also, He starred in the feature remake of a Disney classic,” The Shaggy Dog,” in 2006.
Allen also lent his own voice as narrator to the 2012 Disneynature documentary, “Chimpanzee” and co-starred in the 2007 Touchstone comedy “Wild Hogs” along with the 1999 film “Galaxy Quest.”
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Please bring back the original actors
I love this show so much doing my Chemo I watched thus all the time. This movie gives me so much joy and happiness The nurses thought I’m crazy. Because i watched this movie all the time. Even several times a day can’t wait to see the new one I just hope I get to see it as soon as it comes out