Thurman is going to be 21 in a few days and it's funny to see that he hasn't changed much either. Perhaps because of the originality, bu the second contains more profanity. . The movie is dark, the jokes are hilarious, and there is so much depth in the characters that give the movie its heart. Bad Santa 2 is an upcoming American Christmas black comedy crime film directed by Mark Waters and written by Shauna Cross, Doug Ellin, Johnny Rosenthal, and John Phillips. Not horrid, just stuff to brush off in an instant. I was disappointed because the first one was a laugh a minute! Can Willie work around his mummy issues, especially now that the closest thing to family, Thurman Merman, comes to town for a visit? This film is raunchy but I could not help but to laugh.
On March 18, 2011, TheWrap reported that Weinstein confirmed the sequel and negotiations had begun with Thornton to return for the lead role. This film is okay but I will not go out of my way to watch it again! Still lots of sex actually way more sex this time around , lots of booze, lots of swearing, same setups, same results, and very little is actually funny. Willie still isn't over his betrayal, but reluctantly accepts Marcus' plan: steal over a million dollars' worth of donations from a homeless shelter in Chicago. This is the essence of both films that played the groundwork. There's someone else bad on the inside who's a rival, and forgettable and impossible to care for.
Synopsis It's the most wonderful time of the year again, and the not-in-the-slightest reformed safe-cracker Willie Soke is breathing the air of freedom once more, failing miserably to keep himself afloat thirteen whole years after his last achievements. Principal photography began on January 11, 2016 in Montreal. Anything wrong with a sequel being made more than a decade after the original? It's the most wonderful time of the year again, and the not-in-the-slightest reformed safe-cracker Willie Soke is breathing the air of freedom once more, failing miserably to keep himself afloat thirteen whole years after his last achievements. Can Willie work around his mummy issues, especially now that the closest thing to family, Thurman Merman, comes to town for a visit? It didn't hurt to see her play anybody foul-mouthed, its how bad her writing and delivery of it all was. There is some big laughs in this film.
He's had a bunch of odd jobs since quitting the heist business, but has not amounted to anything and hasn't changed much. Marcus' man on the inside is Willie's mother played by 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. There is just not as many as the first one. 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. On July 30, 2012, it was reported that Steve Pink was in early talks with the studio to rewrite and direct the film. Can Willie work around his mummy issues, especially now that the closest thing to family, Thurman Merman, comes to town for a visit? The sequel had been scheduled to begin shooting in the fall 2012 for December 2013 release.
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. In this film its been 10 years since the events of the original film. The original 'Bad Santa' from 2003 is a raunchy classic. Billy Bob Thornton returns as the sex-addicted alcky, Willie Soke. Without Thurman Merman and Willie, the movie would have floundered more and my rating would be lower.
Anything wrong with a sequel to this? The sequel tries to recapture what worked before with only a few elements coming out good. I just binge watched both and the first one is just a tad better. One of my favourite actresses ever is one of the major drawback in this film. 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. Now I loved the original film. He prepares to kill himself by sticking his head in the oven. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
Along for the ride is chubby and cheery and now grown-up Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. It's the most wonderful time of the year again, and the not-in-the-slightest reformed safe-cracker Willie Soke is breathing the air of freedom once more, failing miserably to keep himself afloat thirteen whole years after his last achievements. A washed-up Santa and his elf friend annually rob malls they work at; then Santa's habits are catching up with him and he befriends a kid who he grows to care about. He even works at a sandwich shop now to fulfill his passion for making people sandwiches. 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.
On July 14, 2011, Los Angeles Times confirmed that Dimension Films and other producers on the film including Geyer Kosinski hired two writers Johnny Rosenthal and John Phillips to work on the screenplay for the sequel. As as I started, this tries to recycle almost everything of the first. 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. The film stars Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Kathy Bates, and Christina Hendricks. It is the sequel to the 2003 film Bad Santa. In 2009, Billy Bob Thornton first mentioned the sequel to the 2003 crime comedy film Bad Santa, with an aim for release at Christmas 2011.
Synopsis It's the most wonderful time of the year again, and the not-in-the-slightest reformed safe-cracker Willie Soke is breathing the air of freedom once more, failing miserably to keep himself afloat thirteen whole years after his last achievements. The film is scheduled to be released on November 23, 2016 by Broad Green Pictures. It's The Kid who makes this sequel worth sitting through. But as it is, 'Bad Santa 2' is nothing special, yet not an abysmal failure. Not juvenile sexual humor, rather very serious and extremely funny. There's a few sexual jokes with Willie and The Kid that I'll admit made me laugh a bit.