Exclusive: ViolentNight star David Harbour breaks down Santa Claus' history in the new Christmas action movie: 'Who the hell is this red dude in a suit who comes down the chimney and gives us presents and makes a list of nice and naughty people?' 💥
David Harbour breaks down the importance of Santa's history in the new Christmas action movie Violent Night. While a dark comedy action movie, Violent Night also examines the origins of Santa Claus and how his myth has evolved over the years. The Santa myth is based on many cultures and stories, including the real-life Saint Nicholas. Violent Night also takes inspiration from the Norse mythology surrounding Odin and Yuletide.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY David Harbour: I take my work very seriously! I love this guy. He is an iconic character. And if you really want to go into it, one of the things I was fascinated by is, "Who the hell is this red dude in a suit who comes down the chimney and gives us presents and makes a list of nice and naughty people?"
I think one of the explorations of the movie is, "Who was this guy?" In our culture, he is this saccharine version of himself. But who is he really on the inside, and what is he missing from Christmas? I think that was part of the exploration, and as the movie goes on, maybe we'll see that this guy was an entirely different guy ten thousand years ago. Maybe Christmas, as an idea, was an entirely different idea.
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