Forest Whitaker To Get In The Christmas Spirit For Netflix Holiday Movie 'Jingle Jangle'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Though today is Halloween, Netflix seems determined to get their Christmas slate in order for 2020. According to Deadline, Forest Whitaker will star in Jingle Jangle, a holiday musical about a cobblestone world that comes to life.

            Whitaker will play Jeronicus Jangle in the film, a once-great toy maker who no longer believes in himself or his abilities but finds himself given a second chance with a magical invention when his granddaughter comes to town for the holidays. It’s essentially a race-against-time story with Jangle and his granddaughter having to get the invention done in time for Christmas or it’ll change their lives forever.

            Netflix is hoping to crack into iconic Christmas territory with Jingle Jangle. There is a good amount of Christmas films that are in the pantheon of greatness with Elf, A Christmas Story and Home Alone standing out as examples. Seeing Whitaker in a role like this could be a lot of fun however, especially since it’ll be directed by David E. Talbert, who has experience with Christmas movies. He directed Almost Christmas and El Camino Christmas previously.

            Whitaker is coming off Marvel’s Black Panther which is currently pushing for a Best Picture nomination, and will be seen next in the Epix series, The Godfather of Harlem in which he’ll play the crime boss, Bumpy Johnson. The Oscar-winning actor also made his Broadway debut recently in Hughie.