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Klaus
Sergio Pablos directs an animated adventure co-written by Zach Lewis and Jim Mahoney, which imagines an alternative origin story to the legend of Father Christmas. The town of Smeerensburg above the Arctic Circle takes pride in being the most miserable and selfish place on the planet, full of mean-spirited residents like Mrs Krum (voiced by Joan Cusack). Hapless postman Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) is stationed in Smeerensburg as punishment for being the worst student in the postal academy. In the course of his duties, he meets a brilliant toymaker called Klaus (JK Simmons), who has a workshop full of old creations. Jesper hatches a brilliant idea: to donate all of these unwanted trinkets to local children. A myth takes root that if a child pens a letter to Klaus, they will receive a toy in return. Jesper helps to deliver the handcrafted gifts and as the volume of letters increases, Jesper and Klaus have to upscale their operation to cope with demand.
