David Harbour plays Santa Claus and gives a Christmas gift to fans with the announcement that Violent Night 2 is happening.
The actor took to Instagram to tease an image of himself with Santa posting a line from Home Alone 2, “Merry Xmas, ya filthy animals.”
Taking a closer look at the image, the Violent Night 2 script can be see in Harbour’s hands.
Violent Night was the Christmas movie released back in 2022, which when it first opened, made over half its budget. The flick only cost $20 million to make and brought in nearly four times its budget with a $76 million gross. It’s probably safe to say it also has become somewhat of a cult favorite and saw success on streaming.
Violent Night is directed by Tommy Wirkola and written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller. Per the title, the flick is a violent take on Christmas. When an elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family house on Christmas Eve, a disgruntled Santa Claus (Harbour) must take action and takes them out to save both the hostages and the Holiday.
Violent Night 2 doesn’t have a release date as of yet. Wirkola is returning to direct, and Casey and Miller are writing the sequel with filming expected to start next year. Wirkola previously told The Wrap:
There’s stuff we left on the floor like the North Pole, Mrs. Claus, the elves. But story-wise I think we have a really, really cool idea that expands on the world and scope, but still keeping that tone that we love from the first one.
