To hell with “all is calm.”
From 87North, the bare-knuckle producers of “Nobody,” “John Wick,” “Atomic Blonde,” “Deadpool 2,” and “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,” comes a coal-dark holiday thriller that says you should always bet on red.
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (David Harbour, “Black Widow,” “Stranger Things” series) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
The film also stars Emmy winner John Leguizamo (“John Wick”), Edi Patterson (“The Righteous Gemstones”), Cam Gigandet (“Without Remorse”), Alex Hassell (“Cowboy Bebop”), Alexis Louder (“The Tomorrow War”), and Beverly D’Angelo (“National Lampoon’s Vacation” franchise).
Directed by razor-edged Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola (“Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” “Dead Snow” franchise), “Violent Night” is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, and Guy Danella. The original screenplay is by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, the writers of “Sonic the Hedgehog.”
Universal Pictures will distribute the film in all territories.
