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==Premise==
==Premise==
On Christmas Eve, mercenaries take a wealthy family hostage in their home but encounter resistance with the appearance of [[Santa Claus]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.violentnightmovie.com/story/ | title=Story {{pipe}} Violent Night | publisher=[[Universal Pictures]] | accessdate=December 1, 2022 }}</ref>
On Christmas Eve, a paramilitary group robs and takes a wealthy family hostage in their home but encounter resistance with the appearance of [[Santa Claus]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.violentnightmovie.com/story/ | title=Story {{pipe}} Violent Night | publisher=[[Universal Pictures]] | accessdate=December 1, 2022 }}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 16:51, 2 December 2022

Violent Night
File:Violent Night film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTommy Wirkola
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Weston
Edited byJim Page
Music byDominic Lewis
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07) (NYCC)
  • December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[2]

Violent Night is a 2022 American action-comedy Christmas film starring David Harbour as Santa Claus. It is directed by Tommy Wirkola, and written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller. It also stars John Leguizamo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Edi Patterson, Cam Gigandet, Leah Brady, and Beverly D'Angelo.

Violent Night had its world premiere at the New York Comic Con on October 7, 2022 and was released theatrically in the United States on December 2, by Universal Pictures.

Premise

On Christmas Eve, a paramilitary group robs and takes a wealthy family hostage in their home but encounter resistance with the appearance of Santa Claus.[3]

Cast

Production

In March 2020, Universal Pictures announced that it acquired the original screenplay to Violent Night by Pat Casey and Josh Miller and that 87North Productions would produce.[6] In November 2021, David Harbour was cast in the lead role, with Tommy Wirkola set to direct.[7] In early 2022, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Edi Patterson, Cam Gigandet, and André Eriksen were confirmed to star.[8][9][10] The shooting of the film took place from January–March 2022,[11] and had commenced by February 2022 in Winnipeg.[8]

Release

Violent Night had its world premiere at the New York Comic Con on October 7, 2022 and was released in the United States on December 2, 2022 by Universal Pictures.[12]

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, Violent Night is projected to gross around $10 million from 3,200 theaters in its opening weekend.[2]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 98 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Violent Night may not be as wildly entertaining as its concept might suggest, but all in all, it's still sometimes a ho-ho-whole lot of fun."[13] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]

References

  1. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (November 29, 2022). "'Violent Night' Review: David Harbour Stars in Your Basic, Everyday Heist Meets Bloody Action Santa Meets 'Home Alone' Christmas Thriller". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Rubin, Rebecca (November 30, 2022). "Box Office: David Harbour's 'Violent Night' Aims for $10 Million Debut, but No Match for 'Wakanda Forever'". Variety. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Story | Violent Night". Universal Pictures. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "The 'Violent Night' Trailer Pits David Harbour's Santa Against Mercenaries". Moviefone. 2022-11-05.
  5. ^ White, James (2022-08-10). "Violent Night Trailer Breakdown: Tommy Wirkola On His Christmas Action Movie". Empire Online. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  6. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr (March 3, 2020). "Universal Lands Violent Night Pitch By Sonic The Hedgehog Scribes Pat Casey & Josh Miller". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ^ Welk, Brian (November 16, 2021). "David Harbour to Star in Holiday Action Film Violent Night". TheWrap.
  8. ^ a b Kit, Borys (February 14, 2022). "John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo Join David Harbour in Violent Night (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 10, 2022). "Violent Night: Edi Patterson & Cam Gigandet Join David Harbour In Universal Pictures' Holiday Thriller". Deadline Hollywood.
  10. ^ Grobar, Matt (April 25, 2022). "Meghan Leathers Joins Paramount+ Crime Thriller Finestkind; Universal's Holiday Thriller Violent Night Adds André Eriksen". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  11. ^ King, Randall (November 20, 2021). "A Christmas thriller? Stranger things have happened". Winnipeg Free Press.
  12. ^ McCall, Kevin (September 14, 2022). "David Harbour's Holiday Flick Violent Night to Screen at NYCC". Collider.
  13. ^ "Violent Night". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 1, 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ "Violent Night Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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