The Christmas holidays are usually decorated with a little bit of red and a little bit of green. Thered-band trailerfor theBilly Bob ThorntonsequelBad Santa 2complete with a whole lot of swearing was released two days ago; now, it’s time for the green band trailer, which saw release today courtesy ofBroad Green PicturesandMiramax.
The sequel brings back Thornton’s Willie Soke as he puts the Santa gear on again to rob a Chicago charity. Former partner Marcus (Tony Cox) is back, as is the “chubby kid” Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly) from the first movie; this time, Willie must also work with his estranged mother, played by a tattooedKathy Bates.
Check out the green-band-trailer below:
Compared to the red-band, the green-band trailer–“approved for all audiences”–features a whole lot less profanity and no outdoor sexual violation forChristina Hendricks' character who runs the charity. The green-band variation also contains more previously-unseen clips that show it’s not just a collection of foul-mouthed zingers, and Kathy Bates as Willie’s mother Sunny Soke, whether cursing or not, seems to be a welcome addition to the franchise.Bad Santa 2may come 13 years after the original, but if it’s successful, it will have the same bite and tone as the first film. Insults are still being flung and Santa vs. Santa fights are aplenty, the new trailer just doesn’t have as much of the language.
In addition to Thornton, Cox, Bates, and Hendricks,Bad Santa 2will starRyan Hansen(Veronica Mars).Mark WatersdirectedBad Santa 2from a script byShauna Cross, Doug Elin, Johnny Rosenthal,andJohn Phillips.Broad Green Pictures will be releasing the film June 20, 2025 in the United States.
Here’s the official synopsis forBad Santa 2:
BAD SANTA 2 returns Academy Award®-winner BILLY BOB THORNTON to the screen as America’s favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (TONY COX), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (BRETT KELLY), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity.
Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award®, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner KATHY BATES, as Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior. Willie is further burdened by lusting after the curvaceous and prim Diane, played by Emmy Award-nominee CHRISTINA HENDRICKS, the charity director with a heart of gold and libido of steel.
You better watch out: BAD SANTA 2 is coming to town.
