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'Jingle Jangle' Director David E. Talbert Calls Film 'A Love Letter To My Childhood' Saturday, December 19, 2020 Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Forest Whitaker plays Jeronicus Jangle, the eccentric toy maker in David E. Talbert's new holiday musical on Netflix, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. / Netflix Whimsical, larger-than-life movie protagonists — Ebenezer Scrooge, Caractacus Potts, Mary Poppins, Willy Wonka — kindled filmmaker David E. Talbert's imagination as a kid. Now, Talbert wants to add to what he calls the cinematic "Mount Rushm...

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And finally today - throughout the month, we've been inviting you to discover new holiday films and songs that offer a fresh take on that much-loved but maybe well-worn holiday fare. And now, courtesy of Netflix, a new musical called "Jingle Jangle." (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "JINGLE JANGLE") UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: (As characters, singing) Oh, forget about yesterday. It's dead and gone away. The only thing that matters is right now... MARTIN: "Jingle Jangle" is the story of a brilliant inventor and toymaker named Jeronicus Jangle, played in later life by Forest Whitaker. Jeroni...