![]() “When I auditioned and cast Walker, I had no idea that he was a Ryan fan or could channel a young Ryan,” Levy says. He and his team weren’t just looking for physical similarities, and that’s when newcomer Walker Scobell, a Reynolds superfan, came in. Violent Night arrives in cinemas on 2 December.And for that to happen, Levy needed to find the perfect younger Reynolds. We really went for it, and I hope people will enjoy it!” Kudos also to Universal – there were moments where we sent re-writes where we were sure they were going to say, ‘this is too much.’ It was the opposite: ‘go for it, swing for the fences.’ I think if you’re going to do a film like this, you’ve got to have some edge and attitude and make people want to go see it. So we certainly have a lot of that in this movie. "I love to combine genres and try to make people laugh. It's all part of the director's plan for the film. " And it’s about him finding his belief in himself again through her, combined with the crazy stuff that surrounds them and the situation he’s in." "That’s the heart of the movie, the relationship that Santa has with young Trudy," he says. #Beyond the trailer movie#Wirkola was clear that the movie would be able to blend the sweetness and violence all in one wrapped package. ![]() And that is provided by Trudy Lightstone (Leah Brady), who believes in Santa more than he even believes in himself. In amongst all the fights and heist movie action, there is still room for heart. "There are a lot of movies that we pay tribute to, with Easter eggs and references." Eagle-eyed viewers should look out for definite nods to Home Alone and more, most of which aren't in the trailer. It's actually one of my go to Christmas movies."Įxpect plenty of cine-Christmas references in the movie, too. "Yeah, we thought maybe for if we ever were lucky enough to make a sequel, maybe we should actually pay more tribute to that moment. "We actually talked a lot about that, it feels like it could have been one of those commercials in the beginning of Scrooged!" Wirkola admits. As it happens, Wirkola and writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller had that in mind. While that features Lee Majors helping Santa, the idea of needing to battle mercenaries storming a residence resonates. #Beyond the trailer tv#While Die Hard is an obvious reference, we couldn't help but be reminded of The Night The Reindeer Died, one of the fake TV promos that kick off 1988's Bill Murray-starring Scrooged. With the trailer now online, Empire talked to Wirkola about making the movie sweet without ever being saccharine and which stunts were brainstormed during production. Tommy Wirkola, the director behind the zombie madness of Dead Snow and the fairytale-tweaking Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters is back for more fantasy-inflected action mayhem, this time with healthy helping of tinsel and fairy lights. ![]() The mercenaries? They're going to get a lump of coal – and Santa's all out of coal, so a grenade will have to do. Less coming to town, this Santa Claus is going to town when a group of mercenaries (led by John Leguizamo) hold a rich family at gun point to rob them of $300 million in their luxurious, isolated home's vault.Ĭlaus is there to deliver a gift to the young girl who lives there, and is firmly on the nice list. ![]() In Violent Night, we have David Harbour as the man in the big red suit, a Father Christmas who is a little jaded and enjoys a drink in his off hours, but is still able to hit hard when it counts. It's the type of concept you don't often see, but one that you're surprised someone didn't think to exploit before. ![]()
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