Tim Allen first stepped into Father Christmas’ boots almost three many years in the past in 1994’s The Santa Clause — and he’s stuffed with pleasure that the Disney+ collection has become a household affair.
In The Santa Clauses, the House Enchancment alum, 70, reprised his position of Scott Calvin (a.ok.a. Santa Clause) — who’s now a faithful household man to spouse Carol (Elizabeth Mitchell), and his kids, son Cal (Austin Kane) and daughter Sandra, portrayed by his real-life daughter Elizabeth Allen-Dick. (Eric Lloyd — who performed Calvin’s son Charlie within the franchise’s first three movies — made a visitor look in season 1 however didn’t return for season 2.)
In an interview with Us Weekly, Allen admits working alongside the 14-year-old — who he shares with spouse Jane Hajduk — has been an expertise he’ll always remember. “It’s a type of moments that I’ll carry with me eternally,” he shares. “To see the skilled that she’s become, [she] treats all people effectively, reveals up on time, does her job, works lengthy hours, [with] no complaints.”
“At instances, I look over there and go, my child is on this film with me,” Allen continues, noting: “I’m so grateful.”
It wasn’t simply Allen-Dick who joined in on the enjoyable: Allen’s spouse was additionally available to accompany {the teenager} to the set. “It was a brand new expertise for each of them, and so they simply labored their butts off,” the actor provides. “It’s very spectacular to look at.”
Season 2 follows Scott as he trains his son to be his Santa Claus successor — simply as a naughty Mad Santa (Eric Stonestreet) and his sidekick, Kris Kringle Moreno (Gabriel Iglesias), arrive to show issues the wrong way up.
TIM ALLEN, ELIZABETH ALLEN-DICK Disney/James Clark
Throwing a villain — and new characters, together with the Easter Bunny (Tracy Morgan) — into the combination made season 2 “enjoyable and thrilling,” Allen says. “It’s an ideal vacation deal with.”
The most recent chapter additionally dives deeper into every member of the Calvin household and their dynamics — a enjoyable course of for Allen-Dick, who loved creating Sandra’s storyline. “She’s getting older and attempting to determine what’s improper together with her,” Allen-Dick tells Us. “When she finds out she has powers that she will be able to’t management, [she] struggles [with] not wanting to inform her mother and father, however she is aware of she has to.”
For his half, Allen is proud that Scott Calvin’s story stays as magical as ever. “The writers [turned this show] into an effective way to entertain,” the Final Man Standing star provides. “I actually appreciated how they did it.”
The second season finale of The Santa Clauses airs Wednesday, December 6 on Disney+.
With reporting by Travis Cronin
