Afteryears of waiting patiently, it has finally been confirmed that Santa Claus will see red again asDavid Harbourreturns in the festive action sequel,Violent Night 2. The studio has now confirmed who will direct the follow-up, as well as leaving the perfect release date for part two of the Christmas action-comedy franchise under the tree.
Released back in 2022, the firstViolent Nightstars David Harbour as Santa Clausalongside John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Edi Patterson, Cam Gigandet, and André Eriksen. The action outing finds Harbour’s Santa reaching into his sack and bringing out the big guns after a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus. Who, they quickly find out, is no saint.
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The first outing gifted audiences with the sight of Harbour as an action hero Santa, who is revealed to have once been an ancient Viking warrior known as “Nicomund the Red.” Fans have been waiting for news of the sequel, and thus confirmation that they will be able todelight in aViolent Nightdouble-bill every Christmas. Thankfully, it seems we’ve all been good, as a release date has now been confirmed.
Coming via THR,Violent Night 2will once again be directed by Tommy Wirkola from a script by returning writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller, and with Kelly McCormick and David Leitch of 87North back as producers. David Harbour will also be back in the hat, withViolent Night 2now all set to hit theaters on June 18, 2025.
‘Violent Night 2’ Is Sure to Give More Santa Stuff an Action Movie Twist
Details ofwhat other Santa-related elements we might seeinViolent Night 2are unknown at present, but director Tommy Wirkola has revealed what he wants to unwrap in the sequel, with the filmmaker hoping to offer new takes on more of the Santa lore, including the Elves and Mrs. Claus.
“Of course the writers have talked about it, and I have thrown some ideas out there. We don’t see the North Pole, we don’t see Mrs. Claus and we don’t see the elves. There were also a few ideas that we loved in the script, but we had to cut them because we couldn’t afford to shoot them. It’s such a cliché to say, but we all had a blast doing this film. So I really hope we get to explore it more.”
Regarding Mrs. Claus, it’s surely all but guaranteed that Santa’s better half will make an appearance. But who could play such a coveted role? Well, while they didn’t think of it themselves, writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller love theidea of aStranger Thingsreunionbetween David Harbour and Winona Ryder. Harbour, meanwhile, has pitched his own ideas for Violent Night 2, hoping to transform the action outing into something akin to a live-actionRise of the Guardians,and has even suggestedGladiator 2andThe Last of Usstar Pedro Pascal as the Easter Bunny…
“We gotta get Pedro [Pascal] and Oscar [Isaac] to play the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy in the next iteration: the Santa cinematic universe with a bunch of ‘daddies’ as imaginary creatures.”
Source:THR
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