Tom Hanks Plays 5 Roles In This Movie That’s Coming To Netflix Soon And You Might Not Know It!

Halloween is over and everyone is already into the holiday season. And while it’s never too early to catch a good Christmas movie, there’s one you should quickly put on your watch list before it leaves Netflix: The Pole Express.

This poetic fable tells the story of a young boy who begins to doubt the existence of Santa Claus and who embarks on a mysterious train to the North Pole. When the Pôle Express crashes into enchanted lands, adventure awaits and the young passengers realize the extent of their gifts.

Released in 2004, this Robert Zemeckis adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg’s novel broke the record for the budget of an animated film, and for good reason: it’s the first time that technology. motion capture used for this type of production.

This technology, which has since become commonplace in Hollywood, makes it possible to film an actor’s movements all over the body, especially the face, using diodes. In the case of the Pôle Express, the teams used mostly facial movement captureto give more life to the various characters.

Presentation of the anthology!

Speaking of the characters, Zemeckis first pitched Tom Hanks — with whom he’s worked twice in the past — to play all the roles. After a rather grueling test, which exhausted the actor, it was decided that he would not physically camp “this” 5 roles as shown in a very impressive video:

Hanks gives face to the young hero, the tramp, Scrooge, the train conductor (his best role!) and Santa Claus. We can also see how an actor changes his posture, acting, facial expressions and voice to follow the character he is portraying as closely as possible. A great lesson in comedy that adds even more character to this wonderful Christmas movie!

Le Pôle Express is the kind of family production we want to see every year during the end of the year holidays. You only have one week left to do so before it leaves Netflix on November 30th.