Klaus – Trailer Launched
Content streaming behemoth Netflix is steadily realising the potential for animated content in all of its forms streaming old and original content for TV series and recently original short films in the shape of Love Death and Robots. This year will see the service deliver an early Christmas gift in the shape of Klaus, its first original animated feature film for the digital platform. Created and Directed by Sergio Pablos the film is a tantalising example of the potential of 2D feature animation and showcases expressive and dynamic animation within a beautifully crafted world, lit, textured and rendered in a way never before seen on this scale.
Netflix will release Klaus on the 15 November 2019
The Santa origin story has today released a poster and trailer for the film as well as the official synopsis which you can see below. Keep your eyes peeled on Skwigly as we approach the festive season for more Klaus content.
When Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as the postal academy’s worst student, he is stationed on a frozen island above the Arctic Circle, where the feuding locals hardly exchange words let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up when he finds an ally in local teacher Alva (Rashida Jones), and discovers Klaus (Oscar® winner J.K. Simmons), a mysterious carpenter who lives alone in a cabin full of handmade toys. These unlikely friendships return laughter to Smeerensburg, forging a new legacy of generous neighbors, magical lore and stockings hung by the chimney with care. An animated holiday comedy directed by Despicable Me co-creator Sergio Pablos, KLAUS co-stars Joan Cusack, Will Sasso and Norm Macdonald.
