Disney has teamed up with Academy Award-winner Taika Waititi to bring some holiday cheer to viewers around the world. The Boy & The Octopus tells the story of a young boy who encounters an octopus while swimming at the beach,

If I had a nickel for every time a streaming giant released a tale about a guy forming a close emotional bond with an octopus, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Months After Glen Powell Admitted He And Sydney ...

The Thor: Love and Thunder helmer this time joined forced with Disney to direct a short film called The Boy & The Octopus, about a child who comes home from a seaside vacation with a small, curious octopus attached to his head. Throughout the short ...

Produced by the agency adam&eveDDB and directed by Taika Waititi, the ad tells the heartwarming story of a young boy who encounters an inquisitive octopus during a seaside vacation.

Elsewhere in the short, the buddies watch the Disney holiday film The Santa Clause (1994), but with the boy fast asleep while the octopus tries to eat popcorn. The creature soon gets fascinated by a scene showing Santa’s sleigh,

I don’t know about the rest of you, but the time between Halloween and Thanksgiving creates a weird limbo for me. While countless people around me embrace the emphasis on pumpkin, or go overboard on their horror decorations for the celebration of all things ghoulish,