Cinco Paul is making his directorial debut with Winter Wonderland, the live-action/stop-motion animated film based on the classic holiday song. According to Deadline, Paul will be writing the original songs for the film, the film is a collaboration between Imagine Kids+Family and Warner Music Group.
Paul holds various credits under his belt, he worked on various films and series including Despicable Me trilogy, Minions, Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax, and The Secret Life of Pets, Apple TV’s Schmigadoon!
The film is produced by Imagine Entertainment chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard and Imagine Kids+Family president Stephanie Sperber, along with Warner Music Entertainment president of TV and film Charlie Cohen, WMG consultant and producer Meredith Milton, Warner Chappell Music SVP theatrical and catalog Kurt Deutsch.
As per reports, Imagine Kids+Family and WMG are co-producing and co-financing Winter Wonderland. This is the first project to emerge from the two companies’ multi-year strategic partnership, to co-produce and co-finance a slate of music-centered projects across multiple mediums, including film, television, documentary, and short-form content.