Violent Night Trailer: Die Hard with David Harbour as Santa

Look, in the event you’re going to rob a household on Christmas Eve, simply do it after Santa Claus stops on the home. This is Criminal Logic 101. Because, in the event you don’t, Santa may arrive if you’re there, and you then’re in deep, deep, Reindeer crap.

The first trailer for Violent Night is right here and no, this isn’t a parody. It’s an actual film being launched in actual film theaters on December 2 and it seems to be like a freaking blast. David Harbour (Stranger Things) performs the actual Santa Claus who, whereas delivering presents on Christmas, interrupts a theft in progress. And who higher to avoid wasting the household from being victimized than Santa himself? Here’s the trailer.

The concept of robbing individuals in a single location on Christmas, and one one who places themselves on the road to avoid wasting them, is the place I get the Die Hard comparability. But, in fact, this John McLane has particular powers and a penchant for cookies, so that’s the place the comparability ends. Both Santa and John do appear to have the ability to increase hell with authority, although—and Santa doing so with exploding items of coal and sharp Christmas ornaments certainly offers him a leg up on his intruders.

If this film is half as entertaining because the trailer makes it out to be it may turn into not only a massive hit this vacation season, the place competitors for one thing extra R-rated and enjoyable could be very skinny, however within the years to come back. Because that’s why you make a Christmas film, proper? So individuals watch it yearly. Fingers crossed Violent Night is sweet sufficient to turn into that.

Violent Night is directed by Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise), written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), and produced by 87 North, the group behind Nobody, John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, and extra. It hits theaters on December 2.

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