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Plumbing New Depths in Low Brow

December 30, 2017 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at an increasing trend in witless low brow comedies on the big screen… It goes without saying that low brow comedy is nothing new. Foul mouthed tirades, sex jokes and toilet humour. Occasionally these comedies might play with stereotypes relating to race, gender or sexuality. Of course attitudes have changed […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: American Pie, Bad Santa, Bad Santa 2, Baywatch, Bridesmaids, dirty grandpa, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Rough Night, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Hangover

Second Opinion – Bad Santa 2 (2016)

November 24, 2016 by Robert Kojder

Bad Santa 2, 2016. Directed by Mark Waters. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Tony Cox, Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Ryan Hansen, Jenny Zigrino, Jeff Skowron, Cristina Rosato, Mike Starr, and Octavia Spencer. SYNOPSIS: Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Bad Santa 2, Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Christina Hendricks, Cristina Rosato, Jeff Skowron, Jenny Zigrino, Kathy Bates, Mark Waters, Mike Starr, Octavia Spencer, Ryan Hansen, Tony Cox

Movie Review – Bad Santa 2 (2016)

November 22, 2016 by Amie Cranswick

Bad Santa 2, 2016. Directed by Mark Waters. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Tony Cox, Kathy Bates and Christina Hendricks. SYNOPSIS: A continuation, following a crooked and vulgar safe-cracker who uses Christmas, for the second time, as the basis of his plots to rob money whilst encountering issues from his past whilst battling alcoholism. […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Sam Narr Tagged With: Bad Santa 2, Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Christina Hendricks, Kathy Bates, Mark Waters, Tony Cox

Billy Bob Thornton, Christina Hendricks, Kathy Bates, Brett Kelly and Tony Cox talk Bad Santa 2

November 14, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Willie Soke returns for another R-rated holiday heist later this month with the release of the comedy sequel Bad Santa 2, and we’ve got a selection of video interviews featuring cast members Billy Bob Thornton (Willie), Christina Hendricks (Diane), Kathy Bates (Sunny Soke), Tony Cox (Marcus) and Brett Kelly (Thurman Merman), which you can watch […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Exclusives, Gary Collinson, Interviews, Movies, News Tagged With: Bad Santa 2, Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Christina Hendricks, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox

Christina Hendricks joins Bad Santa 2

January 7, 2016 by Robert Kojder

It appears that Lauren Graham won’t be coming back as the love interest for Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) in Bad Santa 2, but a seemingly suitable replacement has been found in Christina Hendricks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Not much about the plot is known yet, but Hendricks will apparently play the head of a charity […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Bad Santa, Bad Santa 2, Christina Hendricks

Kathy Bates to play Billy Bob Thornton’s mother in Bad Santa 2

November 22, 2015 by Gary Collinson

American Horror Story star Kathy Bates has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy sequel Bad Santa 2, where she is set to play Sunny Soke, “the foulmouthed, tough-as-nails mom” to Billy Bob Thornton’s Willie Soke. Bad Santa 2 is being directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls) from a script by Entourage creator Doug Ellin […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bad Santa 2, Kathy Bates

Mark Waters to direct Bad Santa 2, Tony Cox and Brett Kelly will return

November 4, 2015 by Justin Cook

Miramax and Broad Street Pictures are finally getting the ball rolling on Bad Santa 2, as the studios have just found the film’s director and finalized deals with two original cast members from 2003’s Bad Santa. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mean Girls director Mark Waters is officially on board for the sequel, while Tony Cox and […]

Filed Under: Justin Cook, Movies, News Tagged With: Bad Santa, Bad Santa 2, Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Mark Waters, Tony Cox

Billy Bob Thornton returning for Bad Santa 2, release set for Christmas 2016

October 30, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Having been teased for a couple of years now, Variety is reporting that Bad Santa 2 is finally moving forward, with Billy Bob Thornton set to reprise the role of Willy Soke for the sequel to the cult 2003 comedy. “We’ve been waiting far too long to see Billy Bob’s Willie Soke mess with the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bad Santa, Bad Santa 2, Billy Bob Thornton

Bad Santa 2 may shoot in September or October

May 19, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Back in November of 2013 Billy Bob Thornton spread a little Christmas cheer by stating that a follow-up to the 2003 cult comedy Bad Santa was set to shoot “next year”, and while that obviously didn’t materialise writer-director Doug Ellin (Entourage) has revealed that Bad Santa 2 is still very much alive and he’s hoping […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bad Santa, Bad Santa 2, Billy Bob Thornton, Doug Ellin

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