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,

A nine-year-old boy from Co Armagh has spoken of his “one in a million opportunity” after being selected to star in a Disney Christmas short which has gone viral. Solomon Horta was chosen from a long list of children to star in film director Taika Waititi’s festive ad called The Boy and the Octopus.

Disney’s newest ad isn’t pitching a new movie, TV show, or product. By enlisting director Taika Waititi to direct a four-minute short that chronicles the unlikely friendship between a boy and an octopus, the brand is selling one thing and one thing only: magic.

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

Disney is kicking off the holiday season by telling a story about the significance of childhood friendship - with some help from Taika Waititi. The Thor: Love and Thunder helmer this time joined forced with Disney to direct a short film called The Boy & The Octopus,