The Night Before Christmas is a 2018 American Christmas Adventure Film, based off of the legendary folkloric character, Santa Claus, and the 1970 stop-motion film, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, premiering in theaters on December 20, 2018. The first of four installments, followed by the 2020 sequel, The Night Before Christmas 2, the film stars Dylan Sprayberry, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Jadin Gould, Martin Sheen, Robert Downey Jr, and Donald Logue and retells the origins of Santa Claus, following the life of a young boy, Kris Kringle, who helps his toy making father give toys to the needy, but he soon learns about true magic, and must use it to save his town from the Summer Warlock.