McAvoy, Laurie, ‘Harry Potter’ Trio Join Animated ‘Christmas’

Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton will voice Santa’s family in the 3D comedy

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" stars Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton will join James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Ashley Jensen in Aardman Animation's 3D, CG-animated family comedy "Arthur Christmas," Sony Pictures Animation announced on Tuesday.

Set on Christmas Eve, the story will finally answer the age-old question of how Santa manages to deliver millions of presents across the globe in the span of a single night — there's an ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole!

The film will introduce Santa's comically dysfunctional family, and focus on his son Arthur, a good-natured but clumsy young man tasked with an urgent mission that he must complete before Christmas morning.

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