Actor Tim Allen refused to back down, and he won a battle for Jesus Christ. However, not everyone is celebrating the victory.
Tim Allen is a lucrative commodity for the Disney-Pixar Corporation. In 1994, the comedian starred in the film Santa Clause, which became such a big success that Disney saw a franchise in the making. Immediately, they went to work on a series of Santa Clause movies with the original film being a “staple” holiday watch for many families.
However, when Disney executives approached Allen to star in a Santa Clause limited series to be released in November 2022, the veteran actor had a massive problem with the script. “It originally had a lot of otherworldly characters and ghosts and goblins,” Allen told TheWrap. “I said, ‘No, this is Christ-mas. It’s Christ-mas. It literally is a religious holiday.’”
That’s when Allen says he decided to take a stand to put Christ back in Christmas. “We don’t have to blow trumpets,” he said. “But I do want you to acknowledge it — that’s what this is about. If you want to get into Santa Claus, you’re gonna have to go back to history, and it’s all about religion.”
According to the actor, Santa Clause’s team found “a brilliant way” to incorporate religion into the story, but it won’t come until episodes five and six. “It’s really wonderful. They took a chance, and we did it really well,”
Allen added. Beyond incorporating religious elements into the series, Allen really only had one other major stipulation as executive producer: the series needed to respect the movie franchise. Other than that, the actor told TheWrap, he didn’t want to get himself too muddled in the details...CONTINUE READING