Production Designer AARON OSBORNE talks about bringing Christmas to life with “more than more” creativity and meticulous attention to detail in CANDY CANE LANE.
A sweet holiday treat for the whole family! With something for everyone, CANDY CANE LANE is filled with heart, holiday madness, mania & fun, themes about family, goodness, and individuality, great laughs, terrific film and pop culture references, impeccable and creative production values, marching bands, flying geese, swimming swans, Santa, and thanks to scribe Kelly Younger settles the decades-old debate – “Die Hard” IS a Christmas movie.
SYNOPSIS: Eddie Murphy stars as Chris Carver in this holiday comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross), and their three children must race against the clock to break Pepper’s spell, battle deviously magical characters, and save Christmas for everyone.
Directed by Reginald Hudlin with script by Kelly Younger, CANDY CANE LANE stars Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Lombardo Boyar, D.C. Young Fly, Danielle Pinnock, Timothy Simons, Riki Lindhome, and Stephen Tobolowsky.
Christmas comes early with CANDY CANE LANE!
In this exclusive fun-filled interview, production designer AARON OSBORNE dives into the design of CANDY CANE LANE and the attention to detail that went into creating this fun-filled and fantastical world, including not limited to:
- designing a visually stunning Christmas movie set
- the unique challenges and creative freedom in bringing the film’s visual elements to life
- the creative process for the 12 Days of Christmas set piece and a back-and-forth with director Reginald Hudlin using images and thoughts to guide the design
- the physical construction of the Christmas tree, the origin of the “tuna can idea”
- designing the Kringle store
- the Carver garage and the purposeful design to showcase Chris’ craftsmanship as a woodworker
- incorporating various live animals (swans, geese, etc.) into the production design
- interior and exterior design and considerations; the Carver house, the neighborhood, Candy Cane Lane itself
- behind-the-scenes tidbits
- director Reginald Hudlin’s production mantra of “more than more”
- and more!
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by debbie elias, exclusive interview 11/16/2023
CANDY CANE LANE is streaming on Prime Video on December 1st!
