In Disney Channel’sThe Naughty Nine,starDanny Glovertackles the role of Saint Nick. While playing Santa is no easy feat, the movie’s costume designer, Julia Caston recently open up about working with Glover on the Disney film and revealed how the actor interacted with the cast and crew. While speaking toComicBook.com,The Naughty Ninecostume designer Julia Caston discussed working with Glover and the actor’s interactions with the cast and crew while filming the Christmas movie. The designer noted that involving a star like Glover really inspired everyone on set to step up their game.
“Oh yes, he was so wonderful to work with and it was a surprise when they told me the casting. I was so happy to hear that it was somebody as amazing as Danny Glover and it’s so great. So yes, this is an Alberto [Belli] thing. We work together to come up with the look we really wanted because its the day after Christmas, right? So, Santa would kind of be on his off hours. What does he look like on his off hours?”
She continued, revealing some insight into how they approached transformingtheLethal Weaponstar into Santa.
“And we decided that we kind of wanted him to be, a gentleman. We wanted him to have an elegance about him. We wanted him to be relaxed, but with fabrics that were rich, right? We wanted him to feel cozy. He’s just based on a very elegant, trendy kind of well-fitted. I was like, he’s incredibly like put together. He’s just like, you walk in his office and he’s like, oh no, I got a handle on this thing.”
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The Disney Movie’s Costume Designer Called Danny Glover ‘Such an Acting Icon’
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The costume designer described Glover as “an acting icon,” adding that it was “a win” for the movie to have him on board as Santa Claus.
“It was fun. And we also wanted to do justice to the actor as well. The idea for this kind of grew. We had discussions before he was cast, but then once he was cast, we’re like, ‘Let’s grow this into his very nattily dressed gentleman on his days off. So, that’s how that came about. It was really fun to work with him. When we heard I was like, ‘This is great!’ He’s so wonderful and he’s such an acting icon. He’s so incredible and what a what a win for us. It elevated the whole movie, in a way I thought.”
The costume designer added that they wanted to bring a “little edge” to thisparticular festive tale.
“Reading the script and everything, I just I just was like oh how do I make these characters pop a little bit? Let’s get him a little edge. Let’s give him a little fun. And, I just wanted the kid that watched it to think, ‘That’s cuter than the normal elf!’ You know? I wanted them to feel. I’ve never seen a tracksuit elf for a or a racing suit elf. I wanted to take the characters that were being playing by all these great actors and give them a little nuance.”
In addition to Glover as Santa,The Naughty Ninealso features Winslow Fegley, Camila Rodriguez, Anthony Joo, Imogen Cohen, Clara Stack, Deric McCabe, Ayden Elijah, Madilyn Kellam, and Derek Theler.The Naughty Nineis now available to stream onDisney+and follows a kid who finds out he’s on Santa’s “naughty list,” pulling together a group of “naughty list” kids to get the presents they think they deserve. Check out the trailer below:
