00:00Grazie, grazie molto per il tuo tempo, grazie.
00:02Grazie, buon Natale!
00:03Buon Natale!
00:23Non è mostruoso!
00:30Grazie a tutti, Damiano.
00:32Grazie a tutti, mi piace il Christmas.
00:34So, in the beginning, I found some 90s vibes in the movie.
00:40Score it?
00:41Some 90s vibes.
00:44Yes, I mean, I think that there's...
00:46I tried to lean into a lot of really classic Christmas,
00:50you know, movie tropes and ideas and things
00:53that make a real holiday classic,
00:55but I'm a big fan of 90s movies.
00:58Where did you start from to write Tesco in Play?
01:02So, true story, my mom and dad actually live in El Segundo, California.
01:08They live at the top of the street that leads into Candy Cane Lane.
01:13Every year, the street goes absolutely crazy with decorations.
01:17and my dad, who is actually a truck driver,
01:21but he's really artistic
01:22and he makes a lot of things in his garage.
01:25So, he over-decorates every year in the front yard.
01:29So, the story actually does come from a real place.
01:34You work with the Muppets,
01:37now an original screenplay.
01:40This is your first original screenplay.
01:43Why now?
01:43Why now?
01:44Well, I love writing for the Muppets.
01:47I also love writing for animation,
01:48but I also really wanted to make a movie with actual people.
01:51But even then, I couldn't escape
01:53because we still have the small figurines,
01:56the animated figurines.
01:57But why now is because I love Christmas movies.
02:01My family pastime at the holidays
02:04is we all watch Christmas movies together.
02:06And I've always wanted to write a Christmas movie.
02:08They bring so much joy to me and to other people.
02:11That's why I wanted to do it.
02:13Can we say that there is a little tribute
02:16to Alfred Hitchcock in the movie?
02:20That is probably a question
02:21for our brilliant director, Reggie Hudland.
02:24But yes, there are a lot of birds in this movie.
02:27and the birds do attack.
02:28So there is a little homage to Alfred Hitchcock.
02:31In the end,
02:32is Christmas better to wait for it
02:35or to experience it?
02:38Is Christmas better to wait for it
02:40or to experience it?
02:41I think the experience of Christmas
02:44and the holidays is always worth the wait.
02:47I think it's just the most wonderful time of the year.
02:49Thank you.
02:50Thank you so much for your time.
02:52Thank you.
02:52Thank you.
02:53Buon Natale.
02:53Buon Natale.
02:54No.
02:55E allora, Zito.
02:55E' vero, io non sono mai morto,
02:57ma la mamma lo sa.
02:59Ma tu quando sei morta troviamo gli anelli?
03:03Ma è chi penso io?
03:05Colpo di scena, Babbo è nero!
03:07Sapevo che Babbo era nero!
