LOS ANGELES -- Christmas has come early this year: Anna Kendrick is Tagsin talks to play a female Santa Claus in the Disney project Nicole, Mashablehas confirmed.

Plot details are scant at this point, and the project is still coming together -- so the dream of seeing the Pitch Perfectstar in trimmed red fur may still belong with the sugarplums. But a director is set in Marc Lawrence (Miss Congeniality 2), who also wrote the script.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, which broke the news Wednesday, it's a "holiday family adventure that centers on the coming of a female Santa." A source with knowledge of the project told Mashablethat talks are indeed underway, though no dates for release or production start have been set.

THRalso notes that Nicoleis not a musical, but that Kendrick "may end up indulging her musical side."

Pour some milk into some Cups, set 'em by the chimney and hope for the best, we suppose.