David Harbour is Santa in the trailer for Tommy Wirkola’s Violent Night

David Harbour (Stranger Things) stars in Tommy Wirkola’s (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow) Violent Night, a film that Harbour described as being Die Hard with Santa Claus.

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.

The film also stars John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Haskell, Alexis Louder, Edi Patterson and Cam Gigandet.

Violent Night is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick David Leitch and Guy Danella. The original screenplay is by Pat Casey & Josh Miller, the writers of Sonic the Hedgehog. The film’s executive producer is Marc S. Fischer.

The film is out on 2nd December 2022.