Santa Claus is hungry for action in the latest poster for the upcoming festive action flickViolent Night.Released courtesy ofUniversal Picturesand Dolby, this latest poster offers another look atDavid Harbouras a brutal version of Santa Claus, who is called into action when a family is kidnapped on Christmas eve. No doubt he will do to the kidnappers what he is doing to the poor gingerbread man. Check out the newViolent Nightposter below.
Violent Nightpromises to be a coal-dark holiday thriller as it finds Harbour’s Santa reaching into his sack and bringing out the big guns. InViolent Night, a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds,and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
“We’re excited to reveal the exclusive Dolby Cinema artwork for Violent Night, an original thriller that you won’t want to miss in Dolby Cinema,” Jed Harmsen, Head of Cinema and Group Entertainment at Dolby, said in a statement alongside the release of the poster. “This is a holiday movie like you’ve never seen before, with stunning visuals that come to life with Dolby Vision and action sequences that will leave you on the edge of your seat with the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos. We can’t wait for moviegoers to experience this film in Dolby Cinema.”
From the creators ofJohn Wick,Violent Nightis directed by Tommy Wirkola (The Trip, Dead Snow) from an original screenplay written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller.Violent Nightstars John Leguizamo (Encanto, John Wick: Chapter 2), Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation, Vacation), Alex Hassell (The Tragedy of Macbeth), Alexis Louder (Copshop), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Cam Gigandet (Twilight, Without Remorse), and André Eriksen (Vikings) alongside David Harbour as Santa Claus.
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David Harbour Has Several Major Releases on the Horizon
As well as giving audiences the sort of Santa they have always wanted to see, David Harbour has several other major releases on the horizon. The actor, who has become a sought-after star thanks to his role as Sheriff Jim Hopper in the hugely popular Netflix seriesStranger Things, will first train a teenager with a penchant for racing in the upcoming adaption of the video gameGran Turismo. Directed by Neill Blomkamp and due for release on June 09, 2025,Gran Turismois based on a true story, and follows a teenageGran Turismoplayer who applies their skills to competitions the world over on the road to becoming a real race car driver.
Harbour will also return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and reprise the role of Alexei Shostakov aka Red Guardian inThunderbolts. Joined by Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Wyatt Russell as John Walker aka U.S. Agent, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, and Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov / Taskmaster,Thunderboltsis scheduled to be released on June 20, 2025 as part of Phase 5.
Violent Nightis scheduled to be released in the United States on June 05, 2025 by Universal Pictures.
