Kiernan Shipka plays an icy-eyed villain, and there are humanoid polar bears, snowmen and Krampuses as well.

The mix of action-packed holiday whimsy will accompany several other new Christmas flicks arriving this year.

Joseph Quinn appears as Emperor Geta, and Fred Hechinger plays Emperor Caracalla.

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Denzel Washington plays a power broker named Macrinus.

Mescals character connects the two films.

Fred Hechinger will play Dmitri Smerdyakov, Ariana DeBose is Calypso, and Christopher Abbott will play The Foreigner.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in ‘Wicked’

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Miranda Otto narrates the film as Eowyn.

Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner return as Pumbaa and Timon, respectively.

Ben Schwartz voices Sonic, Idris Elba voices Knuckles and Colleen OShaughnessey voices Tails.

NosferatuChristmas Day (December 25)

Those still in a spooky mood can unwrap Robert EggersNosferatu onChristmas Day.