‘Santa Inc.’: Sarah Silverman And Seth Rogen To Star In Animated Comedy Series About The First Female Santa Claus
By Ben Pearson/May 8, 2020 3:30 pm EST
Sarah Silverman is getting animated once again. The actress, who famously starred as Vanellope von Schweetz in Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph film franchise, has been cast as an ambitious elf in a new HBO Max series called Santa Inc., which also has Seth Rogen on board to voice jolly ol’ St. Nick himself. But Silverman’s character has her sights set on the Christmas throne: she wants to become the world’s first female Santa Claus.
‘Santa Inc.’: Sarah Silverman And Seth Rogen To Star In Animated Comedy Series About The First Female Santa Claus
By Ben Pearson/May 8, 2020 3:30 pm EST
Sarah Silverman is getting animated once again. The actress, who famously starred as Vanellope von Schweetz in Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph film franchise, has been cast as an ambitious elf in a new HBO Max series called Santa Inc., which also has Seth Rogen on board to voice jolly ol’ St. Nick himself. But Silverman’s character has her sights set on the Christmas throne: she wants to become the world’s first female Santa Claus.
The actress, who famously starred as Vanellope von Schweetz in Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph film franchise, has been cast as an ambitious elf in a new HBO Max series called Santa Inc., which also has Seth Rogen on board to voice jolly ol’ St. Nick himself. But Silverman’s character has her sights set on the Christmas throne: she wants to become the world’s first female Santa Claus.
Santa Inc.
Silverman seems absolutely perfect for this role, and she’s been doing voice work for a long time. She has credits on Bob’s Burgers, Crank Yankers, The Simpsons, Futurama, Robot Chicken, and more. Unlike her most famous character, this one won’t have the same restrictions that she would if this were under the Disney umbrella. HBO Max doesn’t have that family-friendly reputation to uphold, and Suzanna Makkos, the executive vice president original comedy and animation there, has evidently been having very specific dreams about this type of show for quite a while. “I have long dreamed of a taking a beloved holiday tradition and adding a feminist agenda and some R rated comedy and when I read this script from Ali, with Seth and Sarah attached to voice, I knew that it was a perfect fit for us at Max,” she said.
Rogen as Santa is amusing to think about – especially since he played the character in a 2014 YouTube video alongside his old pal James Franco and current late night talk show host Lilly Singh. (Rogen also appeared in the underseen holiday movie The Night Before, which I will take any opportunity to plug because of Michael Shannon’s hilarious performance.) Here’s Rogen as Santa:
There’s no word yet about when we might see this show, but HBO Max launches on May 27, 2020.
