Billy Bob Thornton Wants a 'Bad Santa' Sequel

By Moviefone Editors Posted Nov 27th 2010 11:05AM

Thanksgiving has passed and it's official -- the Christmas season has begun! If your list of favorite holiday movies includes the really dark comedy 'Bad Santa,' then the prospect of a sequel will fill you with red and green glee.

Billy Bob Thornton -- who played the reckless, filthy mall Santa in the 2003 movie (produced by the Coen brothers, and co-starring Lauren Graham and Bernie Mac) -- is teasing fans with the promise of more Willie Stokes.

Thornton's been on a bit of a Hollywood hiatus while touring as a musician, but according to a recent interview he gave to Collider, he considers his character study of an alcoholic Christmas curmudgeon right up there with other beloved, iconic holiday films.

"'Bad Santa' [has] become like a classic Christmas movie...'It's a Wonderful Life' and 'Miracle on 34th Street' and 'Bad Santa' now is sort of the box set. And there's been talk of making a sequel to it, which I actually would like to do. I've never done a sequel to one of my movies, but that one makes sense to me to do."

Thornton's past projects (and his idiosyncratic behavior, including public outbursts) make him a pretty unique guy in a sea of Hollywood clones, so it's always interesting to know what he's up to next. He's currently collaborating on a new screenplay for a film with an intriguing title: 'Jayne Mansfield's Car,' which he hopes will be his next feature.

But if a 'Bad Santa' sequel gets made in holiday seasons to come, will moviegoers line up to see Thornton's surly, soused Santa again? Or is this a Christmas caricature that's filling enough after the first serving?

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Sunday 28 November

By Marsha

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Mine too. His oscar was well deserved. And you're right he's good in all his movies. Even when he has small roles. I don't remember the name of the movie but another good one was when he played some guy's brother who found money in a plane that had crashed. Anyway sorry for the poor description.

Saturday 27 November

By rugbymom

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It would not be the same without Bernie Mac. RIP

By gutmindter

Won't be the same without John Ritter either. He stole the show in Bad Santa.

By Karen

Loved Bad Santa, please do another one!

By Sue jane

Sounds like he wants a job. Your 5 minutes are long over.

By jokesl3

I like most of his movies, but if you thought Bad Santa was funny, you must be easily amused. It sucked.

By gobluespartyon

I would like Bad Santa 2 I would no doubt see it. I liked the first one a lot got that on DVD bring on the second movie of Bad Santa R.I.P. John Ritter & Bernie Mac.

By YellowRose3218

Bad Santa is one of my favorite movies.
I dont see how anyone would think it wasnt funny.
It sure beats all of those sappy Christmas movies, that are all the same.

By John F.C. Taylor

Sure, why not. Bad Santa was a bad movie. Maybe a sequel will be the rare exception where a sequel actually improves on the original.

By xsfforce65

PLEASE NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the 1st 1 sucked and i'm sure the 2nd will be just as painful

By BBFan

MARSHA, the name of the movie you mentioned in which Billy Bob and Bill Paxton find money is called A Simple Plan. It's really a good movie.

By HMunster

Mmm-Hmm... I'd like some of them french fried pertaters and a Bad Santa sequel... Mmm-Hmm...

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