Mel Gibson Plays An Angry Santa Claus In Fatman

The trailer for Mel Gibson's Santa Claus movie has dropped - and it looks incredible.

Like nothing we've seen before, Fatman sees the 64-year-old play Father Christmas, but it's very different from any other depiction of him in film.

The veteran plays a washed-up version of St Nick, who's boozing and bitter after watching his 'business' decline in a world he no longer recognises.

And if that wasn't enough for him to deal with, a hit has just been put out on him after an evil 12-year-old boy named Billy seeks revenge after being given a lump of coal for Christmas.

But the man sent to kill Santa will definitely have his work cut out for him... this isn't like anyone he's faced before.

Told you it sounds incredible.

The film's official synopsis reads: "To save his declining business, Chris Cringle (Mel Gibson), also known as Santa Claus, is forced into a partnership with the US military. Making matters worse, Chris gets locked into a deadly battle of wits against a highly skilled assassin (Walton Goggins), hired by a precocious 12-year-old after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.

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"Tis the season for Fatman to get even, in the action-comedy that keeps on giving."

Starring alongside Mel is Walter Goggins as the assassin hired to take him out, as well as Chance Hurstfield as Billy, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Ruth.

The dark comedy has been written by Ian and Eshom Nelm and produced by Brandon James, Nadine de Barros and Lisa Wolofsky.

Danny McBribe of Eastbound & Down is also down as an executive producer.

Speaking back in 2019 when the movie was first announced, de Barros said she felt that the Lethal Weapon star was the perfect person to play this imagining of a grizzled Father Christmas.

She said: "I am excited to be working with the incredibly talented Nelms brothers who have written a unique, highly entertaining script.

"Mel is the perfect choice as Chris Cringle like we've never seen him before. I couldn't be more thrilled to watch this darkly comedic Christmas film come to life."

In other exciting Mel Gibson news, earlier this year, producer Daniel Lin revealed that Gibson and Donald Glover were up for Lethal Weapon 5.

Fatman is expected to land in cinemas on 13 November, with it hitting digital platforms just a few days later on 17 November.

Topics: Funny, US Entertainment

Dominic Smithers

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