Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton slips down the chimney in the new full lengthred band trailerforBad Santa 2. This age-restricted trailer gives us a closer look at the unusual relationship Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) has with his volatile, foul-mouthed mother Sunny (Kathy Bates), as they team up to rob a charity. We also see more footage that showcases the naughty side ofChristina Hendricks' Diane in this raucous new trailer.
Bad Santa 2returns Academy Award-winnerBilly Bob Thorntonto the screen as America’s favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ - chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity.
Mommy issuesarise when the pair are joined by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winnerKathy Bates, as Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior. Willie is further burdened by lusting after the curvaceous and prim Diane, played by Emmy Award-nomineeChristina Hendricks, the charity director with a heart of gold and libido of steel. You better watch out:Bad Santa 2is coming to town fromBroad Green Pictures.
The supporting cast includesRyan Hansen,Jenny ZigrinoandJeff Skowron.Mark WatersdirectsBad Santa 2from a screenplay byJohnny RosenthalandShauna Cross, based on characters byGlenn Ficarra&John Requa.Geyer KosinskiandAndrew Gunnproduce. Executive producers areZanne Devine,David Thwaites,Gabriel Hammond,Daniel Hammond,Mark Waters,Jessica Tuchinsky,Adam Fields, andDoug Ellin, who was once attached to direct.
The film is a Broad Green Pictures and Miramax release, set to hit theaters on November 23, just before the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Thiscomedy sequelwill go up against Paramount’s romantic thrillerAllied, 20th Century Fox’s dramatic comedyRules Don’t Applyand Disney’s animated adventureMoana. Take a look at the new footage fromBad Santa 2, which should only be watched by viewers over the age of 18 due to plenty of R-rated language.
