'Oh. What. Fun.' Interview: Michelle Pfeiffer and Felicity Jones

Moviefone speaks with Michelle Pfeiffer and Felicity Jones about 'Oh. What. Fun.' "It wasn't on my bucket list to do a Christmas movie," Pfeiffer said.

(L to R) Michelle Pfeiffer and Felicity Jones star in 'Oh. What. Fun.'

Premiering on Prime Video December 3rd is the new Christmas comedy ‘Oh. What. Fun.’, which was directed by Michael Showalter (‘Wet Hot American Summer’).

Oh. What. Fun.

"Come for the presents. Stay for the baggage."

PG-13Comedy

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Release Date: Dec 3, 2025

Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Felicity Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz

The film features an all-star cast that includes Michelle Pfeiffer (‘Batman Returns’), Felicity Jones (‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’), Chloë Grace Moretz (‘Kick Ass’), Dominic Sessa (‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’), Jason Schwartzman (‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’), Denis Leary (‘The Amazing Spider-Man’), Danielle Brooks (‘Peacemaker’), and Eva Longoria (‘The Pickup').

Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Michelle Pfeiffer and Felicity Jones about their work on 'Oh. What. Fun.', Pfeiffer’s first reaction to the screenplay, making a Christmas movie from the mother’s point of view, Jones’ approach to her character, and her relationship with her mother.

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Michelle Pfeiffer in 'Oh. What. Fun.' Photo: Prime Video.

Moviefone: To begin with, Michelle, what was your first reaction to the screenplay and the idea of making a Christmas movie from the mother’s point of view?

Michelle Pfeiffer: First, I was so excited to work with Michael Showalter. I think I would've done anything that he asked me to do, honestly, because everything he does is so brilliant and it's all different too. So, I feel like he can tackle any genre of movie making. It wasn't really on my bucket list to do a Christmas movie and I haven’t seen a ton of them. But it's one of those things where you don't even know there's a story that needs to be told until you read it and you go, “Oh, of course.” It's like women have just assumed these roles and these responsibilities throughout the generations and done it joyously because they love their families, and they want to be with them. But then I thought, "Wow, that's so true." There aren't any Christmas movies about mothers who are basically the glue to the whole thing. So, I got very excited to do it, and I loved the relationship, the mother-daughter relationship with Channing, and for Claire, the inability to let things evolve. I think that's the stress and the pressure that Felicity's character is feeling, the pressure to stay what she was. Anyway, I love the movie.

(L to R) Felicity Jones and Jason Schwartzman in 'Oh. What. Fun.' Photo: Prime Video.

MF: Finally, Felicity, can you talk about your character’s relationship with her mother, why she wants to be recognized by her, and creating that relationship on screen with Michelle?

Felicity Jones: Well, it's just a relationship that's so true to life, that there's so much love and there's so much admiration and affection. But it's almost like the relationship got a little bit stuck. I think Channing is a bit stuck and she needs to go from being a child to being an adult, even though she's in her late '30s. Somehow through the course of the film, she becomes a grown up. When Claire is no longer there, then suddenly, she has all the responsibilities that Claire has, the weight that Claire must hold and suddenly it's on her shoulders. So, in that happening, she discovers empathy and goes, "Actually, it's not easy being my mom, and maybe I don't need to be quite so hard on her."

'Oh. What. Fun.' debuts on Prime Video December 3rd.

What is the plot of ‘Oh. What. Fun.’?

Claire Clauster (Michelle Pfeiffer) makes the Christmas magic happen every year for her family, but her children and grandchildren don’t realize the effort it takes, until she goes missing.