Kristen Wiig, Sally Hawkins to star in Netflix's 'A Boy Called Christmas'

April 15 (UPI) -- Kristen Wiig, Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent have been tapped to star in Netflix's upcoming holiday film, A Boy Called Christmas.

Maggie Smith, Zoe Colletti, Toby Jones, Michiel Huisman, Rune Temte, Henry Lawfull and Indica Watson are also set to star.

The film will follow a boy named Nikolas who is born on Christmas Day. He sets out on a journey to find his father who is searching for the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Nikolas will be accompanied by a reindeer named Blitzen and a pet mouse on his journey through the snow-covered north.

Netflix is collaborating with Studiocanal on the film which is producing with Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin of Blueprint Pictures.