8-BIT CHRISTMAS Exclusively on HBO Max on Wednesday, November 24 2021

Humorous maybe, but you might be pushing heartfelt. (L-r) WINSLOW FEGLEY as young Jake Doyle and STEVE ZAHN as John Doylephoto credit Sabrina Santos. Official teaser trailer can be seen here

From New Line Cinema and HBO Max comes “8-Bit Christmas,” a humorous and heartfelt look back at the adventures of childhood. Set in suburban Chicago in the late 1980s, the story centers on ten-year-old Jake Doyle’s herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.

Now we might be getting the feels. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS as Jake Doyle, photo credit Sabrina Lantos

The film stars Neil Patrick Harris (upcoming “The Matrix Resurrections,” “A Series of Unfortunate Events”) and Winslow Fegley (“Come Play,” “Fast Layne”) as the adult and young Jake, respectively, June Diane Raphael (“Long Shot,” “Grace and Frankie”), with David Cross (“Pitch Perfect 2,” the “Kung Fu Panda” films), and Steve Zahn (“The White Lotus”).

(L-r) STEVE ZAHN as John Doyle and WINSLOW FEGLEY as young Jake Doyle. Photo credit Sabrina Lantos

Michael Dowse  (“Coffee & Kareem”) directed the film from a screenplay by Kevin Jakubowski, based on his book of the same name. Nick Nantell, Allan Mandelbaum, Trevor White, Jonathan Sadowski, Tim White produced, with Nikki Ramey, Richard Brener, Celia Khong, Kevin Jakubowski, and Whitney Brown executive producing.

Director Michael Dowse, photo credit goes to Sabrina Lantos

Dowse’s creative team included director of photography Samy Inayeh (“Utopia Falls”), Production designer Andrew Stearn (“Awake,” “Ready or Not”), editor Trevor Ambrose (“Schitt’s Creek”) and costume designer Avery Plewes (“Ready or Not,” “The Umbrella Academy”).

The gang’s all here. (L-r) BRIELLE RANKINS as Tammy Hodges, BRAELYN RANKINS as Teddy Hodges, MAX MALAS as Jeff Farmer, CHE TAFARI as Mikey Trotter, WINSLOW FEGLEY as young Jake Doyle and SANTINO BARNARD as Evan Olsen Photo credit Sabrina Lantos

New Line Cinema and HBO Max Present a Star Thrower Entertainment Production, “8-Bit Christmas.” The film will debut exclusively on HBO Max on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. “8-Bit Christmas” has been rated PG for rude humor and some mild violence, language and suggestive references.