"New Line Max Original Movie '8-Bit Christmas' In Production".
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 3, 2021). "Neil Patrick Harris Leading Ensemble Comedy '8-Bit Christmas' for New Line, HBO Max". In short, it' a surprise contender for Best Christmas Movie of the last several years." Calum Marsh of The New York Times wrote: "When it isn't fawning over roller rinks, Goonies posters, and Casio watches, 8 Bit Christmas is a warm and refreshingly earnest holiday comedy." References Nick Allen of gave the film 1 1/2 out of 4 stars, calling it "an innocent but tedious Yuletide time-killer that's all about wanting a Nintendo NES console," and writing that it's "constantly beat by its own limited imagination." Nick Ordoña of the Los Angeles Times praised the casting, directing, and Jakubowski's writing, summarizing: "It even earns its heart-tugging ending. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 66 out of 100 based on five critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The film was digitally released on Novemon HBO Max. Principal photography began in March 2021, in Toronto, Canada. New Line Cinema and Star Thrower Entertainment will produce the film, with HBO Max set to distribute. In March 2021, it was announced Neil Patrick Harris, Winslow Fegley, June Diane Raphael, and Steve Zahn had joined the cast of the film, with Michael Dowse directing from a screenplay by Kevin Jakubowski. Timothy Keane Sr., Timmy's father who is an anti-video game advocate (1988) Katia Smith as Tiffany Keane, Timmy's mother who is an anti-video game advocate (1988). 
Chandler Dean as Timmy Keane, a rich kid who owns a Nintendo (NES) system and likes showing-off (1988). Braelyn Rankins as Teddy Hodges, one of young Jake's friends and Tammy's brother (1988). Brielle Rankins as Tammy Hodges, one of young Jake's friends who collects baseball cards, she is also Teddy's sister (1988). Max Malas as Jeff Farmer, a kid in Jake's circle but not one of his friends and a pathological liar (1988). Santino Barnard as Evan Olsen, one of young Jake's friends who is allergic to bees and pasta (1988). Che Tafari as Mikey Trotter, one of young Jake's friends (1988). Bellaluna Resnick as Lizzy Doyle, Jake's sister (1988). Steve Zahn as John Doyle, Jake's father (1988). Raphael plays both the 1988 version and the present older version of Kathy Doyle. June Diane Raphael as Kathy Doyle, Jake's mother. Sophia Reid-Gantzert as Annie Doyle, Jake's daughter. Winslow Fegley as Young Jake Doyle (1988). Neil Patrick Harris as Adult Jake Doyle. Set in the late 1980s, a young boy named Jake Doyle plans to get a Nintendo Entertainment System before everyone else.
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