EXCLUSIVE: AEW wrestling superstar Maxwell Friedman aka MJF and influencer Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor are set to jointo join David Harbour in the cast of Violent Night 2 for Universal Pictures and 87North. Kristen Bell, Daniela Melchior, Jared Harris and Joe Pantoliano are also on board. Tommy Wirkola will direct from a screenplay by Pat Casey and Josh Miller (who are also exec producing).

Universal Pictures will release Violent Night 2 on Wednesday, December 4, 2026. While exact plot details are under wraps, Harbour’s ass-kicking Santa Clause is back. And he’s not happy. It is unknown who Friedman and Bachelor will be playing.

The 2022 bare-knuckle holiday sensation Violent Night followed an embittered Santa, armed with lethal combat skills, who takes out a team o

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