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,

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,

Disney has launched its annual Christmas short, created by Adam & Eve/DDB. The film, entitled “The boy & the octopus”, was directed by Taiki Waititi and produced by Hungry Man. It follows one young boy on vacation with his family. Snorkelling in the ocean, he meets a small octopus, which promptly attaches itself to his head.

Disney has just released a new four-minute holiday short, with "The Boy & The Octopus" by Taika Waititi available on YouTube.