Here comes Saint Nic-ole! Anna Kendrick set to take on unique 'female Santa Claus' role in upcoming Disney film
She's played a variety of rolls, including one that garnered her an Oscar nomination.
But one of Anna Kendrick's next parts may be quite a stretch for the young actress, as Variety is reporting that the Pitch Perfect star is set to star as Santa Claus.
In the Disney-produced film, the 31-year-old will apparently play Santa's daughter, who must take over for the jolly one when her father decides to retire and her brother drops out before his first Christmas Eve mission.
Unconventional: It was reported on Wednesday that Anna Kendrick will play Santa Claus in a new Disney film
The scribe tasked with writing and directing the quirky film, currently titled Nicole, is Miss Congeniality writer Marc Lawrence.
His last film was 2014's comedy The Rewrite which starred Hugh Grant.
Last year, Anna showed her dynamic range by starring in a wide variety of projects including The Accountant, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Hollar and the recently completed Table 19.
New concept: The 31-year-old will apparently play Santa's daughter, who must take over when her father (pictured) decides to retire and her brother drops out before his first Christmas Eve mission
She also joined Justin Timberlake as one of the leads in the animated film Trolls.
Of course she'll also once again be reprising her role as Beca in the Pitch Perfect series as well.
Last week co-star Rebel Wilson, 36, took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes snap of the first day on set.
Seasoned: The scribe tasked with writing and directing the quirky film, currently titled Nicole, is Miss Congeniality writer Marc Lawrence (pictured left in 2015)
Versatile: Last year, Anna showed her dynamic range by starring in a wide variety of projects including The Accountant (pictured), Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Hollar and the recently completed Table 19
The aca-sisters appeared in high spirits as they posed with three fingers up to the camera to represent the commencement of the third film.
Rebel comically captioned the photo: '#PP3 #Bellas Day One Pitches x.'
While the Bellas - the fictional singing group from the film - were accounted for, Ruby Rose, who's slated to join the all-star female cast, was not pictured in the group shot.
Keeping busy: Last week Pitch Perfect 3 co-star Rebel Wilson, 36, took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes snap of the first day on set
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