NEW CHRISTMAS 2020 MOVIES
A CASTLE FOR CHRISTMAS
There is still a lot of time till Christmas, but some of the festive films have already been announced. A CASTLE FOR CHRISTMAS over at Netflix, will see Brooke Shields playing a famed American author, Sophie, who travels to Scotland and finds herself wanting to buy a castle, but the prickly
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| Mary Lambert is directing the movie this month in Scotland |
owner, a Scottish Duke named Myles (Cary Elwes), is reluctant to sell to a foreigner. Working to find a compromise, the pair constantly butt heads, but along the way they just may find more than they bargained for.
THE CHRISTMAS SETUP
Lifetime has cast TV legend Fran Drescher for their THE CHRISTMAS SETUP movie aboutf New York lawyer Hugo (Ben Lewis) who heads to Milwaukee with his best friend Madelyn (Ellen Wong) to spend the holidays with his mom Kate (Fran Drescher), who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for
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| This will be Lifetime's first holiday movie with a gay lead |
Hugo to run into Patrick (Ben's reallife partner Blake Lee), Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s Santa-style matchmaking is a success. But as Hugo receives word of a big promotion requiring a move to London, he must decide what is most important to him.
FATHER CHRISTMAS IS BACK
Over in UK they are already shooting new festive comedy movie FATHER CHRISTMAS IS BACK with Elizabeth Hurley, John Cleese and Kelsey Grammer. It follows Caroline Christmas (Nathalie Cox), a control freak who desires nothing more than a perfect Christmas with her sisters at her lavish country manor to atone for the fact that their father abandoned the
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| Philippe Martinez is directing the movie over in York |
family on December 25th many years ago. When on Christmas Eve their long-lost father arrives at their doorstep with his new girlfriend, chaos ensues. Through a series of mishaps and misunderstandings, Caroline uncovers a long-buried family secret. Can the family still celebrate Christmas together after all? Cleese will be Santa Claus!