Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble (also known as Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure in the Americas, and The Magic Reindeer: A Christmas Adventure / The Flight Before Christmas in the United Kingdom) is a 2012 Finnish-Danish-German-Irish 3D computer-animated Christmas film directed by Kari Juusonen, co-directed by Jorgen Lerdam, Produced by Anima Vitae and Cinemaker, co-produced by Ulysses Filmproducktion, A-Film, and Tidal Films. It is distributed by Nordisk Film in Nordic territories and Global Screen worldwide, with Lionsgate (which released the film as direct-to-DVD) holding North America rights.
Like it's predecessor, it is one of the most expensive films from Finland and is the first Finnish animated film to be produced in stereoscopic 3-D.
Niko, a young reindeer boy, secretly wishes his mom and dad would get back together so they could be a real family – something they have never been as dad left to be a famous pilot in Santa’s Flying Forces. One day mom brings the news on Niko; she’s met a guy, an ordinary reindeer, Lenni, and he and his little son Jonni will be moving in. Niko´s world is shaken: he will no longer be the only child. Furthermore, when called upon to look after this darn cute little step brother, Jonni goes missing and Niko must embark on a dangerous journey to save him.
This film is a sequel to Niko & the Way to the Stars and it was written by Hannu Tuomainen and Marteinn Thorisson, and produced by Antti Haikala, Petteri Pasanen, and Hannu Tuomainen. A second sequel was released on October 11, 2024 in Finland.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Niko
|
Matthew Boyle | |
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Jonni
|
Callum Maloney | |
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Tobias
|
Ned Dennehy | |
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Julius
|
Darragh Kelly | |
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Wilma
|
Aileen Mythen | |
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Saga
|
Carly Baker | |
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White Wolf
|
Niamh Shaw | |
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Eddie
|
Roger Gregg | |
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Dasher
| ||
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Speedy
|
Paul Tylak | |
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Prancer
| ||
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Boss
|
Don Wycherly | |
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Thug
|
Patrick Fitzsymons | |
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Oona
|
Susan Slott | |
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Lenni
|
Michael Sheehan | |
     
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Flying Forces
|
Roger Gregg | |
| Paul Tylak | |||
| Patrick Fitzsymons | |||
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Santa
|
Garry Mountaine | |
| Technical staff | |||
Casting & Voice Director
|
Moe Honan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Recording Studio
|
Limestreet Sound | ||
Dialogue Recordists
|
Keith Alexander | ||
| Steve McGrath | |||
| Ciaran Mulligan | |||
ADR Recordists
|
Keith Alexander | ||
| Ciaran Mulligan | |||
Additional Voice Recording
|
Rocci Barrett (Source Sound) | ||
Dialogue Editor
|
Michelle McCormack (Ardmore Sound) | ||
Music[]
| Song | Singer(s) | ||
Before There Was You
|
Don Wycherly | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Tylak | |||
| Roger Gregg | |||
| Patrick Fitzsymons | |||
Happy Christmas!
(from Niko & the Way to the Stars) |
Aileen Mythen | ||
Jingle Bells
|
Don Wycherly | ||
| Paul Tylak | |||
| Roger Gregg | |||
| Patrick Fitzsymons | |||
Falling Down
|
Tara Lee |
International versions[]
See also[]
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