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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Matt Lieberman
written by / based on characters created by
Chris Columbus
written by
David Guggenheim
based on characters created by

Cast

Kurt Russell
Santa Claus
Goldie Hawn
Mrs. Claus
Patrick Gallagher
Security Guard
Danny Dworkis
Salvation Army Santa
Seth Whittaker
Irritated Passenger
Peter Brown
Airport Passenger
Mishal Erikson
Airport Passenger
Chelsea Macey
Airport Passenger
Faith Nibbe
Off-camera singer
Michel Issa Rubio
Baggage Handler

Produced By

Bill Andrew
executive producer
Simon Cheyne
associate producer
David Guggenheim
executive producer
Clay Kaytis
executive producer
Adam Kolbrenner
executive producer
Lyn Lucibello
executive producer
Tracy K. Price
executive producer
Claudia Tovar
administrative producer: Cancun

Cinematography

Sound

Rodrigo Andrade
dialogue editor
Carlos Arjona
sound utility
Mark Barry
sound mixer: additional
Jack Cucci
foley mixer
John T. Cucci
foley artist
Chris Duesterdiek
production sound mixer
Brian Dunlop
dialogue editor: additional
Ian Ferguson
boom operator
Luke Gibleon
sound effects editor
Tavish Grade
foley mixer
Glynna Grimala
Supervising ADR and Dialogue Editor
Shane Hayes
dialogue editor
Elaine Hoekstra
sound assistant
Caleb Hollenback
Re-Recording Mix Technician / sound recordist
Jason King
sound effects editor
Andy Koyama
re-recording mixer
Chris Navarro
adr mixer
Dan O'Connell
foley artist
Simon Riley
adr mixer
Pernell L. Salinas
first assistant sound editor
Warren Shaw
re-recording mixer / sound designer
Todd Toon
supervising sound editor/sound designer
Dave Wilson
adr mixer: Atlanta
Greg Crawford
ADR Mixer: Atlanta

Production Design

Art Direction

Grant Van Der Slagt
supervising art director:

Makeup

Andrea Abimeri
assistant hair stylist: background, Cancun / assistant makeup artist: background, Cancun
Esperanza Avila
assistant hair stylist: background, Cancun / assistant makeup artist: background, Cancun
Naomi Bakstad
makeup artist
Carolina Bellavista
makeup artist: Cancun
Kathryn Blondell
hair stylist: Ms. Hawn
Beth Boxall
makeup artist: second unit/additional location unit
Rita Ciccozzi
makeup department head
Caroline Dehner
hair department head
Ceilidh Dunn
makeup department head
Ana Karen Gutierrez
hair stylist: Cancun
Desne J. Holland
makeup artist: Ms. Hawn
Sarah Keen
makeup artist
Dennis Liddiard
makeup artist: Mr. Russell
Ciara Lynch
makeup artist
Niza Mendoza
assistant hair stylist: background, Cancun / assistant makeup artist: background, Cancun
Rita Mooney
hair stylist
Luciana Padilla
assistant hair stylist: background, Cancun / assistant makeup artist: background, Cancun
Jindje Renz
hair stylist
Neicy Small
tyrese gibson cancun
Yvette Stone
hair stylist: Mr. Russell
Pamela Yano
assistant hair stylist: background, Cancun / assistant makeup artist: background, Cancun
Mariana Zapata
assistant hair stylist: background, Cancun / assistant makeup artist: background, Cancun
Heather Morlidge
fabrication/mould-making

Special Effects

Brandon Allen
senior special effects technician
Cara E. Anderson
special effects office coordinator
Paul Brassard
mechanical designer
Colin Evans
special effects technician
Tim Guertin
Special Effects Electronics
Jordan Kidston
special effects best boy
Ivona Kolic
special effects technician
Chris Lawson
special effects assistant
Eric Lemay
special effects technician
Darryl Reeves
electronics tech
W.A. Andrew Sculthorp
special effects shop supervisor
Harry Tomsic
Fabricator
Cameron Waldbauer
special effects supervisor
Amos Wong
special effects electronics tech
Brad Zehr
special effects set supervisor

Visual Effects

Shaun Friedberg 'Pyrokinesis'
lead motion r&d technical director
Brian Adler
visual effects
Mark Edward Allen
senior fur groomer: Weta Digital
Yeney Amaro
visual effects coordinator
Georgy Arevshatov
Texture Artist: Weta Digital
Daniel Ashton
digital imaging technician
Dan Ayling
Camera TD
Mike Bain
Head of Lighting Department: Weta FX
Sam Balzer
concept artist
Danielle Baneham
Department Manager: Weta Digital
Florian Bard
fx artist
Bryn Bayliss
digital compositor
Adam Beattie
visual effects artist
Olivier Beierlein
lead shader td: Weta Digital
James Bell
visual effects artist: Weta Digital
Paula Bell
Senior Paint Artist
Gregory Bellis
camera technical director: Weta Digital
Alex Berson
digital compositor: weta digital
Ben Bigiel
modeler
Graham Binding
senior animator: Weta Digital
Aaron Black
concept artist: Weta Digital art dept
Florin Boieriu
senior compositor: Weta Digital
Nick Booth
digital imaging supervisor: Weta Digital
Adam Bradley
Rotoscope HOD: Weta Digital
Derrek Brajkovich-Horn
visual effects coordinator
Ryan Brooks
digital artist: paint artist
Justin Broom
lookdev artist: Weta FX
Linda Buchanan
project manager
Jasmin Budge
3d scanning technician
Miguel Diaz Cachero
lead compositor: weta digital
Djordje Cakovan
digital modeler: Weta Digital
Marc Calvelo
senior animator: Weta Digital
Tim C. Campbell
visual effects production: Weta Digital
Huey Carroll
visual effects artist
Norman Cates
digital compositor
Myriam Catrin
senior texture artist
Stephen Chan
lead visual effects data wrangler
Will Chang
Senior Paint Artist: weta digital
Arrev Chantikian
visual effects artist: Weta Digital
Wonmok Mark Choi
paint artist: weta digital
Tina Thitinuch Chongko
paint artist: weta digital
Darren Christie
Compositing Supervisor: weta digital
Michael Chrobak
visual effects artist
Marty T.C. Chung
senior paint artist: Weta Digital
Tim Civil
layout technical director: Weta Digital
Alexis Claux
effects technical director: Weta Digital
Ryan Coleman
rotoscope artist: Weta Digital
Tom Collier
Lead Compositor: Weta Digital
Alice Collins
optical: Weta Digital
David Conley
visual effects executive producer: Weta Digital
Rory Coomey
cyber and lidar scanning technican
Gemma Cooper
Digital Compositor: weta digital / digital compositor
Philip Copley
junior Camera Tracker
Juan Francisco Correa Diaz
creature td: Weta Digital
Brenton Cottman
head of matte painting: Weta Digital
Jim Croasdale
Weta Digital
Ryan Cronin
senior animator: Weta FX
Steve Cronin
senior paint artist: Weta Digital
Aaron Cubis
Senior visual effects editor: Weta Digita
Lucas De La Torre
Marketing / tv campaign graphics
Chieh Deng
digital compositor
Ivy Depies
digital compositor: Weta Digital
Jason Desjarlais
lead digital artist: Weta Digital
Josh Docherty
modeller: Weta Digital
James Donald
Camera Technical Director: Weta FX
Matthew Dravitzki
visual effects producer: Weta Digital
Matt Dudgeon
visual effects production: Weta Digital
Brock Ennion
junior lighting technical director
Maxime Entringer
visual effects artist
Kevin Estey
animation supervisor
Oliver Ferguson
effect technical director: Weta Digital
Xanthe Flesch
visual effects
Ben Folkman
Lead Previs Animator
Ludovic Fouche
senior camera td
Alexander French
lead pipeline developer: Weta Digital
Natalie Fritz
executive assistant: Weta Digital
Rafael Garrido
senior production manager: Weta Digital
Storm Gezentsvey
digital compositor: WETA DIGITAL
Kenneth Gimpelson
Head of Assets Research and Development
Guy Glasson
3D Generalist
Allison Glennon
visual effects: lola vfx
Rey Sandu Godakumbura
Assistant Technical Director: Roto Artist: weta digital
Devin Gunenc
visual effects coordinator
Kathrin Günther
digital compositor: Weta Digital
Geoff Hadfield
digital compositor
Markus Hagemeier
look dev department production manager: Weta Digital
Alex Hanneman
Digital Compositor: Weta Digital
Yoshihiro Harimoto
senior creature technical director: Weta Digital
Paul Harling
data resource management lead: Weta Digital
Ryan Heelan
visual effects production manager: Weta Digital
Quentin Hema
digital paint hod: Weta Digital
Kerstin Herold
senior paint artist: Weta Digital
Laurent Herveic
Facial modeler
Afif Heukeshoven
Senior Camera Technical Director
Jo Hiles
department manager: weta digital
Hamish Hill
visual effects artist
Martin Hill
production visual effects supervisor
Suzanne Hillner
digital compositor
Barbra See Wai Ho
rotoscope artist: Weta Digital

Assistant Director

Angelique Christophorou
on-set third assistant director
Richard Cowan
first assistant director
Nick Fletcher
second assistant director: second unit
James Forrester
background coordinator
David Klohn
second unit first assistant director
Alejandro Laviada
1st AD Mexico Unit
Daniel Redenbach
second assistant director
Eddy Santos
key second assistant director
Megan Schaufele
third assistant director
Adolfo Ramirez Portillo
third assistant director

Production Management

Rene Blanco
production manager: Unit Cancun
Debbi Bossi
post production executive
Jessica Cheung
production manager
Mhairi Hayworth
Motion Production
James K. Jensen
post-production supervisor
Emily Keller
unit manager
Lyn Lucibello
unit production manager

Art Department

Adelle Achar
art department coordinator Mexico unit
Fernando Acosta
concept illustrator
Britt Bancroft
set decoration coordinator
Michael A. Billings
assistant set decorator
Katharina Brand
set dresser
Mira Caveno
set designer
Lubor Cencak
scenic artist
Lynn Chaulk
paint foreman
Chrissy Cheung
set painter
Brian Cunningham
concept illustrator
John Dale
construction coordinator
Taku Dazai
specialty prop designer/builder
Andre Desjardins
scenic artist
Nick Dudar
assistant art director
Dean Eilertson
property master
Ray Garrioch
set designer
Lauren Geaghan
Art Department Coordinator
Lisa Godwin
propmaker
Liz Goldwyn
assistant art director
Drew Hardy
lead carpenter
Michelle Hendriksen
assistant property master
Dean Hudson
Standby props: reenactment unit
Alexandros Isidorou
automotive sprayer
Lei Jin
concept illustrator
Jana Kelly
greens buyer
Ray 'Raygun' Lai
Prop Designs
Jason B. Landels
assistant property master
Cody Larson
on-set dresser
Chris Lewis
set designer
Terry Lewis
set buyer
Rohan Lyal
head greensman
Reid Maki
Prop builder
Walter P. Martishius
concept designer
Heather McDonald
assistant property master: second unit
J.J. Mestinsek
Paint Coordinator
Audra Neil
set buyer
Claudio Palavecino
assistant property master
Vicki Pui
concept artist
Steven Reintjes
scenic artist
Erin Sinclair
graphic designer
Jerry Staar
property master: second unit
Rosemary Stegman
Props builder
Dan Sweetman
storyboard artist
Bill Thompson
storyboard artist
Jordy Wihak
prop buyer
Vernon Winn
lead metal fabricator
Bobby Chiu
character designer
Kyle Irwin
carpenter
Masae Seki
character designer
Fraser Stepanick
scenic artist

Stunts

Curtis Braconnier
additional stunt coordinator
Colin Decker
fire stunt
Corbin Fox
stunt rigging coordinator
Mike Garthwaite
stunt performer
Alex Kyshkovych
Kurt Russell stunt double
Paul Lazenby
wire technician
Chris Link
stunt rigger
Ilora Rosenberg
kate stunt double
Michel Issa Rubio
Security Guard Double
Eli Zagoudakis
stunt coordinator

Animation

Michelle Burger
animation department manager: Weta Digital
Blair Burke
animator
David Humphreys
animation lead
Alexis Kerjosse
animator: Weta Digital
Julian Legge
senior animator: weta digital
Lukas Niklaus
Animator: Weta Digital
Crystal-Lee Perry
animator: Weta Digital
Marco Röth
Senior Motion Editor
Funny Schutt
motion editor
Nick Stein
animator
Sebastian Trujillo
animation supervisor

Editorial

Matt Blackshear
senior finishing editor
Corinne Bogdanowicz
digital intermediate colorist
Marigna Bright
project manager: dailies
P.J. Burch
first assistant editor
Raoul Crosby
i/o operator
Abdullah Ghazal
data management: Light Iron
Morgan Kern
second assistant editor
Elena Nuñez
post-production assistant
Robert E. Phillips
digital intermediate producer: Light Iron
Jaan Spirka
colorist: dailies
Kelly Wong
assistant editor

Other

Michelle Miller
special thanks

Music Department

David Arch
piano/celeste
John Barrett
score recording engineer
Fernand Bos
music editor / score producer
Lorenzo Carrano
orchestration assistant
Alfonso Casado
musical director
Celeste Chada
scoring consultant
Grace Davidson
vocalist: soprano
Tim Davies
lead orchestrator
Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson
musician: vocalist
Mark Graham
head of music preparation
Diego Incertis
French Horn
Kevin Kliesch
orchestrator
Jeremy Levy
ochestration
Bernd Mazagg
additional choir recordings
James McWilliam
score reader
Adri Mena
music preparation
Jake Monaco
composer: additional music
Everton Nelson
orchestra leader
Michael Paraskevas
composer: co-composer
Jake Parker
music department
Ben Parry
choir director
Jasper Randall
choir contractor / score vocalist / vocal contractor
Tom Rees-Roberts
soloist: trumpet
Jordan Seigel
orchestrator
Toby Sherriff
additional score programming
Jermaine Stegall
Additional Music Score by
Amy Stewart
orchestra contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Casey Stone
score mixed by
Richard Watkins
soloist: French horn
Tyler Westen
composer: additional music
Pat White
musician: trumpet
Joe Zimmerman
music preparation
Rachel Bolt
musician: viola
Marta Maria Di Nozzi
assistant engineer
Steve Mair
musician: double bass
Allen Walley
musician: double bass

Casting Department

Andrea Brown
extras casting director
Joanna Cross
casting assistant
Catherine Michaud
casting coordinator
Georgia Simon
adr voice casting
Maria Georgescu
casting assistant

Costume Department

Kimberley Bejar
set costumer
Phuong Chau
prep costumer
Summer Dietz
assistant costume designer
Karen Durrant
head breakdown
Jeffrey Fayle
costume set supervisor
Julien Gayraud II
assistant costume designer
Julien Gayraud
costume assistant
Jennifer Grossman
costume supervisor
Lise Hache
background set supervisor
Alissa Kennedy
truck costumer
Keith Lau
costume concept artist
Leana McGregor
breakdown artist
Mariana Mechoulam
set costumer: Mexico
Cat Mudryk
set costumer: Ms. Hawn
Kieu Nguyen
costume cutter
Matea Pasaric
costume buyer
Amie Payne
set costumer
Terry Pitts
costume illustrator
Meghann Rogers
set costumer
Ellie Schultz
costume breakdown artist
Alison Wall
costumer
Roma Wnuk
seamstress

Camera Department

Matt Almas
key grip: second unit
Daniel Anderson
camera trainee
Kevin Bellegarde
lighting technician
Chris Bolton
digital imaging technician
Tara Borg
lighting technician
Paul Brebner
camera operator: day player
Christopher Brice
rigging electrician
Keith Brooks
lead setwire
Stephen S. Campanelli
camera operator
Paola Cernicchiaro
Digital loader 2nd unit
Casey Chan
rigging grip
Andrew Chobaniuk
playback operator
Torstein Colyer
Crane Technician: Second unit
D. Adair Crow
Mexico Gaffer
Nicholas Dent
dolly grip: "b" camera 2nd unit
Dave Dibdin
telescopic camera crane technician
Spencer Ennis
first assistant camera
Ian Gledhill
light console operator
Wes Grycki
dolly grip: "b" camera
Rod Haney
rigging grip best boy
Adrian Hebron
gaffer: WETA NZ PUs
Trevor Holbrook
additional camera operator
Roberto Hurko
drone safety
Tony Hyland
leadman rigging grip
David Joshi
video coordinator
Joshua Kjorven
assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Christian Kozak
Rigging Best Boy Electric
Rhyce Langker
drone tech
Erick Leclerc
rigging lighting technician
Joseph Lederer
still photographer
Alex J. Lemmon
camera trainee
Kevin Karl Lynch
still photographer
Joshua Marcoux
a camera second assistant
Alex Martinez
b camera first assistant
David McIntosh
key rigging grip
David McKnight
video assist 2nd Unit
Hugh Meikle
generator operator
Jason Misewich
lead rigging grip
Dan Morrison
a camera first assistant camera
Reuben Morrison
lighting console operator
Curtis Nicholls
second assistant "a" camera: 2nd unit
Peter Pacula
best boy rigging grip
Mark Papalii
best boy weta nz pu's
Daniel Pierce
rigging grip
Alex Porras
mexico key grip
Sasha Proctor
A camera/steadicam operator: second unit
Joel Ransom
2nd unit DP
Leon Rivers-Moore
digital imaging technician: second unit
Mighty Dan Robinson
b camera 2nd ac
Jason J. Rodriguez
lighting technician: Mexico
Ben Rowsell
first assistant camera: pickups
Luze Issa Rubio
assistant camera
Dean Schwingboth
lead grip: 2nd Unit
Adrian Sealy-O'Donnell
dmx systems technician weta nz pu's
Brayden Segal
computer playback operator
Steve Smith
key grip
Brandon Sparkes
lighting technician
Matthew Tichenor
b camera operator
Jarrod Tiffin
rigging gaffer
Amanda Trimble
video assist
Darin Wong
dolly grip: "a" camera
André Willis
data wrangler

Location Management

Scott Alexander
Unit Manager Mexico
Jasmine Chaos
location production assistant
Jason Collier
assistant location manager
Mark Kandborg
location scout
Dan Kuzmenko
location manager
Jed Metzger
location manager
Chrissy Mozylisky
assistant location manager

Script Department

Jessica Clothier
script supervisor
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