Weiss, Josh (November 30, 2022). "Violent Night\u0027: Critics say David Harbour is 'a Santa for the ages' in merrily bloody Christmas romp". Syfy . Retrieved December 4, 2022.

In addition to Thunderbolts, Harbour is also slated to appear in the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, which the actor has stated will begin production in 2023. "I think we’ll [shoot] next year," Harbour said in July 2022. "They're finishing writing it this year, and they need to prep and stuff, so hopefully it’ll be this year. But I think that’s the plan." While Netflix has not announced an official release date for the final season, Harbour has stated that he believes the final batch of 8 episodes will drop sometime in 2024.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. [7] In November 2021, David Harbour was cast in the lead role, with Tommy Wirkola set to direct. [8] Wirkola was hired to direct after he sent an early cut of his prior film The Trip to producers at 87North, and after enjoying it, they sent him the Violent Night script. [9] In early 2022, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Edi Patterson, Cam Gigandet, and André Eriksen were confirmed to star. [10] [11] [12] The shooting of the film took place from January–March 2022. [13] Release [ edit ] With Violent Night, Harbour will be participating in a grand cinematic tradition of killer Santas (and the even grander tradition of the puns surrounding them). However, typically those Santas are featured in horror films like the 2005 Bill Goldberg slasher-comedy Santa's Slay, the 2010 Finnish export Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, and the widely protested 1984 cult classic Silent Night, Deadly Night. It is much more unusual to present Santa Claus as a straightforward action hero rather than a psycho killer, so this new project will have a brand-new flavor to bring to the table.

Next Gen 2023: The Hollywood Reporter’s 35 Rising Executives 35 and Under ft. Michelle Momplaisir, Kelsey Balance and Megan Macmillan Harbour, who describes Violent Night as “a hardcore Christmas action movie”, is joined in the cast by John Leguizamo ( Land of the Dead), Beverly D’Angelo ( National Lampoon’s Vacation), Alexis Louder ( Copshop), Cam Gigandet ( Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse), André Eriksen ( Norsemen), Edi Patterson ( The Righteous Gemstones), and newcomer Alex Haskell. In Greenwich, Connecticut, Jason Lightstone and his estranged wife Linda take their daughter Trudy to his mother Gertrude's mansion for a Christmas gathering. They overhear Trudy's wish for family unity through an old walkie-talkie. Other family members at the gathering are Jason's sister Alva, her boyfriend Morgan Steel, and her son Bert. Meanwhile, Santa Claus arrives at the estate, just as a group of mercenaries, led by "Mr. Scrooge," raid the house with some of them having posed as caterers and take the family hostage after killing the staff. Davids, Brian (December 6, 2022). " 'Violent Night' Director Tommy Wirkola Explains How 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters' Paved the Way for His Second Studio Movie". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 8, 2022.Welk, Brian (November 16, 2021). "David Harbour to Star in Holiday Action Film Violent Night". TheWrap. Grobar, Matt (March 10, 2022). " Violent Night: Edi Patterson & Cam Gigandet Join David Harbour In Universal Pictures' Holiday Thriller". Deadline Hollywood. 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. I don’t need to see the trailer for Violent Night to be sold on it. I was sold on it as soon as it was announced and will definitely be watching the movie this December. Are you interested in this movie? Let us know your thoughts on this one by leaving a comment below. But wait! There's more! The Hollywood Reporterhas confirmed that Harbour will star in director Neill Blomkamp's upcoming Gran Turismo film, which adapts both the best-selling video game franchise, as well as a true story of professional racing. Hailing from Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions, the project is described as "the ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver." Harbour will get behind the wheel as a retired driver who teaches the young protagonist how to feel the need for speed.

King, Randall (November 20, 2021). "A Christmas thriller? Stranger things have happened". Winnipeg Free Press.Kit, Borys (February 14, 2022). "John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo Join David Harbour in Violent Night (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. When Violent Night is good, it's really good. It isn't always nearly as entertaining as it could be, but it definitely capitalises on its goofy premise in all the right ways at various points.