Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. 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. Bad Santa 2 might finally be happening with writer/director Doug Ellin says they might start shooting in September/October with Thornton returning. $9.97 + $3.99 shipping. [23] The film ended up grossing $9 million over its first five days ($6.1 million in its opening weekend), finishing below expectations and 7th at the box office. [5] Originally, Rosenthal had written the character as Willie's father, Earl, but Cross believed changing the character to Willie's mother would be funnier. [18][19] Filming took place on locations including Saint Catherine Street and Saint-Alexandre. [4] On November 3, 2015, it was announced that Mean Girls director Mark Waters would direct the film from a script by Rosenthal, Ellin, and Shauna Cross, while Brett Kelly and Tony Cox from the first film also signed on to return. Sold by: silverplatters Add to Cart. Can Willie work around his mummy issues, especially now that the closest thing to family, Thurman Merman, comes to town for a visit? Bad Santa 2 is a 2016 Christmas black comedy drama film directed by Mark Waters and written by Shauna Cross and Johnny Rosenthal. After hearing that context I have to think the movie did what it set out to do. If you liked Bad Santa, but are curious as to how Bad Santa 2 differs, follow the following formula: replace John Ritter with Christina Hendricks and Bernie Mac with Kathy Bates. Still addicted to alcohol and at the end of his tether, Soke will reluctantly accept his former sidekick Marcus' truce and his daring plan for another Yuletide caper--this time targeting a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Bad Santa 2 is a 2016 Christmas black comedy drama film directed by Mark Waters and written by Shauna Cross and Johnny Rosenthal. A sequel, Bad Santa 2, was released on November 23, 2016. [10] On March 18, 2011, TheWrap reported that Weinstein confirmed the sequel and negotiations had begun with Thornton to return for the lead role. Bad Santa 2 subtitles. Nick Riganas. No twists were surprising and even most of the jokes were reused. Willie T. Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) and his dwarf assistant Marcus Skidmore are professional thieves. It occurs to me that 2003’s “Bad Santa” inadvertently provided the connective tissue between the genuinely subversive comedies of John Waters and the slack, fake-transgressive gross-out comedies currently in vogue, “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” and the films of the “Hangover” franchise among them. And actually remarkably realistic. She tries to escape by disappearing into a crowd of people dressed as Santa at an outdoor party. "[17], On January 6, 2016, Christina Hendricks joined the cast, playing the head of a charitable organization. A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas. However, as Willie slips back into his Santa's red suit again, much to his disappointment, he will discover that another partner in crime is also eager to join in the heist: his desperate for cash estranged mother, Sunny. 28 of 35 people found this review helpful. 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