{"id":116777,"date":"2025-08-28T18:57:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/116777\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T18:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:57:07","slug":"violent-night-2-daniela-melchior-and-kristen-bell-join-holiday-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/116777\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Violent Night 2’ – Daniela Melchior and Kristen Bell Join Holiday Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Director Tommy Wirkola is back to direct sequel Violent Night 2, and Deadline<\/a> reports today that Daniela Melchior and Kristen Bell have signed on to star in the upcoming movie.<\/p>\n

87North and Universal will release\u00a0Violent Night 2\u00a0in theaters\u00a0December 4, 2026.<\/p>\n

David Harbour will be back as the badass action hero, Santa Claus. Pat Casey\u00a0and\u00a0Josh Miller\u00a0will also be back to write\u00a0Violent Night 2, which promises more bloody mayhem.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s stuff we left on the floor like the North Pole, Mrs. Claus, the elves,\u201c Tommy Wirkola noted last year. \u201cBut story-wise, I think we have a really, really cool idea that expands on the world and scope but still keeping that tone that we love from the first one.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2022\u2019s\u00a0Violent Night, \u201cA team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn\u2019t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he\u2019s about to show why this Nick is no saint.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for BD<\/a>, \u201cDirector\u00a0Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) infuses his gore-soaked sense of humor into an amalgamation of familiar holiday fare, ushering a new crowd-pleasing Christmas-set actioner eager to splatter the snow red.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Violent<\/p>\n

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