The hilarious 2003 cult comedy BAD SANTA saw Billy Bob Thornton as a Grinch-like department store Santa Claus, who alongside his dwarf sidekick (Tony Cox), used their position to rob the store of its expensive contents and annual takings. The film has gone on the become a firm festive favourite but sadly, the original director Terry Zwigoff has stated he has “no interest in sequels”, so a follow film has struggled to make it to the big-screen despite Thornton being desperate to reprise his role.
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE director Steve Pink was attached to the project early last year, with Entourage creator Doug Ellin tasked with penning the screenplay. Since then, things have remained rather quiet. While it’s been a long time coming, Thornton has confirmed his loathsome (yet loveable) alcoholic character of Willie T. Stokes will return to cinema screens soon.
“It’s been very hard trying to get the script right. We’ve been through three or four drafts but we’re getting real close. Then there’s the business dealings to sort out, all the stuff I don’t understand. But one way or another, the sequel will happen and the idea is to shoot it next year.”
However, he has admitted:
“We’ll never beat the first film but we’ll get as close as we can.”
Are you excited for BAD SANTA 2? We’ll keep you posted…
Source: Telegraph
