Get Lifted’s John Legend and Mike Jackson To Produce David E. Talbert’s Family Holiday Musical “Jingle Jangle” For NetflixPosted by Wilson Morales
September 17, 2018
John Legend and Mike Jackson, the Emmy Award winning executive producers of “Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert” have signed on to produce the family holiday musical “Jingle Jangle” for Netflix. Their Get Lifted partner Ty Stiklorius will Executive Produce. EGOT winner Legend, Jackson and Stiklorius also executive produced “La La Land” and WGN’s critically acclaimed series “Underground”.
Previously announced David E. Talbert (El Camino Christmas, First Sunday, Baggage Claim, Almost Christmas) is attached to write, direct and produce. Lyn Sisson-Talbert and Brillstein Entertainment Partners will also produce.
Synopsis: A cobblestone world comes to life in the event holiday musical tale of an embattled toymaker, his precocious granddaughter, and a magical invention, that if they can get it to work in time for the holidays, could change their lives forever.
Talbert is currently in development on an original half-hour comedy for ABC, produced by LeBron James and Gabrielle Union. Talbert’s first three features, First Sunday, Baggage Claim, and Almost Christmas all opened as America’s #1 Comedy.
The film is scheduled to start shooting in 2019 and will be released on Netflix in 2020.
