Disney has signed director Michael Lembeck for
The Santa Clause 3, according to Variety.
Tim Allen will is going to return, and will start shooting in November for a Christmas 2006 release.
In
Santa Clause 3 Santa, aka Scott Calvin, struggles to keep his new family happy while battling Jack Frost, who is trying to take over Christmas.
The
Santa Clause franchise has been a big moneymaker for Disney. The initial installment raked in $145 million in the U.S. and the 2002 sequel nabbed $139 million domestic.