We chat with ViolentNight writers Pat_Kc & Josh Miller about crafting their bloody Christmas miracle, hoping for a sequel, and much more:
Writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller became Hollywood hitmakers with their adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog, and now they're back again with Violent Night. The film, which they first conceptualized with the simple words "Die Hard Santa," stars David Harbour as Santa Claus. While delivering presents on Christmas, he comes across a hostage situation involving a group of thieves led by John Leguizamo, or "Mr Scrooge," as he's called.
Pat Casey: We're very happy with the movie and we're excited that people are going to see it. I don't think we're taking a victory lap yet because we don't want to jinx anything, but hopefully it's well received by the general public. We've had great responses from the screenings we've had so far, and that's good.
Pat Casey: Yeah, it's mostly horrible things happening to bad people. Santa's the hero! It's alright! Josh Miller: I always like to note that one day, the driver, who would take you from the parking lot to the sound stage, it was almost like he was bragging to us, he said, "A few years ago, it was colder in Winnipeg than it was on Mars!" I'd buy that.
Pat Casey: "This semester, you're all going to make two shorts" or whatever. We were used to making three or four shorts a week! Did one of you just say, "Action Hero Santa," and you just looked at each other and go, "That's it?" Not to be reductive. Josh Miller: For sure. Before that, it was always like, when you go to the dentist, they're like, "What do you do?" "Well, I'm a writer." "Have you written anything I've seen?" And you kinda want to say, "No." But you go through the list and the answer is usually, "No."
Josh Miller: It's always nice. Jim being the ultimate example, where to a certain extent, you don't have to kill yourself with the dialogue. If they think of something funnier, they'll say it. And Sonic's dialogue in particular, because he's animated, can keep changing even after they shoot the movie. We also know that's going to happen so there's a confidence that, even if we can't figure it out, they will at some point.
When it comes to a movie like Violent Night, what was your script or treatment? How did you get the attention of the studio exec in a pinstripe suit that's holding a cigar? Pat Casey: Exactly. It's going to have the best stuntmen in Hollywood, the best action you can have, and all we have to do is make it funny. But you can trust these guys to make sure there's bone crunching action and it's as ridiculous as possible. And it is, it turned out great!
I talked to David Harbour, and he seemed positively giddy about the hammer. He really liked that hammer.
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