‘Bad Santa 2’ Film Updates: Billy Bob Thornton, Christina Hendricks Engage in Raunchy Alley Scene for Second Red Band Trailer

‘Bad Santa 2’ is set to feature Billy Bob Thornton and Christina Hendricks in the upcoming sequel directed by Mark Waters. The two engaged in a raunchy alleyway scene for the film’s second red band trailer as Thornton reprises his role as the lead protagonist Willie T. Stokes, a crude, foul-mouthed, and drunken department store Santa Clause impersonator from the original 2003 film.

Emmy-award nominee Christina Hendricks joins the new cast as Diane. Her character is a seemingly formal and prudish woman who fancies shady lowlifes and is actually a nymphomaniac. According to the Daily Mail, the latest red band trailer for the incoming sequel featured Thornton and Hendricks engaged in a raunchy outdoor scene in an alleyway. Thornton’s character also helps his now grown-up sidekick Thurman Merman, portrayed by Brett Kelly, lose his virginity.

According to Collider, the newest poster for the sequel also showed Thornton seemingly sleeping on the job in a bar while still clad in his Santa Claus outfit. Other members of the cast include Tony Cox as Willie’s former partner-in-crime Marcus, Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Willie’s estranged mother Sunny, and Ryan Hansen as Diane’s husband Regent. Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer is also set to cameo as Opal.

‘Bad Santa 2’ is an upcoming black comedy and crime film by Mark Waters and written for the big screen by Doug Ellin, John Phillips, and Johnny Rosenthal. It is scheduled to be released on November 23, 2016 and is produced under Broad Green Pictures and Miramax.

The film’s predecessor received positive reviews from critics, with Thornton nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role as Willie. Thornton also won a Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture. The first film grossed $77.15 million worldwide on a production budget of $18 million.