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That Christmas” is adapted from his trilogy of children’s books, “That Christmas and Other Stories,” and directed by Simon Otto (the “How to Train Your Dragon” trilogy). Brian Cox of “Succession”

After last year's Genie – which starred Paapa Essiedu and Melissa McCarthy in the lead roles – Curtis has switched to animation this time around with the new Netflix movie That Christmas.

For this movie, though, the stories all take place in the same little town, where the characters know each other and their plotlines cross over — a storytelling method Curtis is particularly fond of.

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That Christmas has been set in the fictional resort of Wellington-on-Sea, inspired by the Suffolk towns of Walberswick and Southwold with "a dab of Halesworth". Writer Richard Curtis, who lives on the east coast,