James Corden has been signed up to star in Working Title”s planned Christmas movie School for Santas. The film will be written by Richard Bean, who also worked with Corden on the award-winning Broadway and West End comedy One Man, Two Guvnors.

The film, which will shoot in New York and London, is to be produced by Kris Thykier. Commenting on the project, Corden said: “All my life I”ve wanted to make a big family Christmas movie. To be making one with a company like Working Title Films is a dream come true. Re-teaming with Richard Bean and Kris Thykier is like all my Christmases have come at once. I can”t wait to start.”