Several images released by Miramax and Broad Green Pictures confirm Merman’s return to Bad Santa!
[dropcap size=small]W[/dropcap]ith the 2003 comedy Bad Santa finally getting a sequel, we are getting a good look at what the cast will look like for the upcoming movie.
Bad Santa’s cast includes Billy Bob Thornton returning as Bad Santa, Kathy Bates as Willy’s mom Sunny Soke, Ryan Hansen and Christina Hendricks as Regent and Diane Hastings, a married couple that run a charitable organization/ Jenny Zigrino and Jeff Skowron as security guards Gina and Dorfman. Just announced this last week, Thurman Merman (played by Brett Kelly) will return to the sequel all grown up.
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.Thurman Merman, who brings out the tiny bit of goodness that lives in Willie, tags along for the ride to Chicago.
Willie’s past comes up when his mother (Kathy Bates) crosses paths with Willie, Marcus and Thurman. Sunny Soke takes things up a notch when it comes to gang ambitions. At the charity event, Willie meets Diane, the charity director that presents an innocent heart with a taste of libido.
Bad Santa 2 is directed by Mark Waters, with Miramax and Broad Green Pictures joining together to co-finance and co-produce the movie. Geyer Kosinski and Andrew Gunn are producing, while the screenplay is written by Johnny Rosenthal, Doug Ellin and Shauna Cross. Executive producers for Bad Santa 2 include Miramax’s Zanne Devine and David Thwaites, Broad Green’s Gabriel and Daniel Hammond, Mark Waters, Jessica Tuchinsky, Adam Fields and Doug Ellin.
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