DEAR SANTA First Look Spotlights Jack Black As Satan... Claus!

DEAR SANTA First Look Spotlights Jack Black As Satan... Claus!

The Farrelly Brothers' next movie, Dear Santa, is set to premiere later this month, and we have a first look at Jack Black as a slightly confused Satan...

By MarkCassidy - Nov 06, 2024 05:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
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We first heard that a live-action adaptation of popular 2017 animated short Dear Satan was in the works from the directing/producing team of Bobby and Peter Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber, There's Something About Mary) last year, and Paramount has now unveiled a first look at the Christmas-themed "horror" comedy via some promo stills and a brief teaser.

Jack Black, who worked with the brothers on Shallow Hal, stars as the Devil, alongside a supporting cast consisting of Robert Timothy Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, Brianne Howey, Hayes MacArthur, PJ Byrne, Jaden Carson Baker, Kai Cech and Austin Post, aka Post Malone.

The story focuses on a young boy who writes his yearly note to Santa, but mixes up the letters and sends it to the man downstairs instead. Delighted to have a fan, a merry Mephistopheles arrives on the kid's doorstep.

Though the project is based on Dear Satan, the studio decided to go with the more marketable and family-friendly title Dear Santa, which was probably a good call!

"It is a family story because it is Christmas. But you know what? Pete and I, we're the Farrelly brothers, so we wanted to put our skewed version on a Christmas story like this, but at the same time, we don't want to just blow it up. We wanted it to have a sweetness to it underneath all the edge and all that," Bobby tells EW. "So that's the Farrelly Brothers Christmas movie."

"Yeah, we need to laugh," he adds. "And comedy, in general, has sort of been on a hiatus, so I think it's going to be a good time to bring back just something to get people laughing and thinking about other things."

Check out a brief teaser below, and keep an eye out for the full trailer which is set to drop tomorrow.

“Young Liam Turner (Robert Timothy Smith) still believes in Santa. To prove to all of his disbelieving friends that Santa is real, he writes a letter to the big guy inviting him to show himself. The only problem? Liam isn’t a very strong speller and addresses the letter to Satan (Jack Black) instead. “Satan, who never gets letters from kids, is flattered and goes to meet Liam. Hijinks, chaos, and hilarity ensue.”

Kevin Barnett, Pete Jones, Gretel Twombly served as executive producers, with the Farrellys and Jeremy Kramer on board as producers. Featuring a screenplay by Blitt and Peter, with a story by Blitt, Peter, and Dan Ewen, Dear Santa hits Paramount+ and digital just in time for the holidays, on Nov. 25.

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Matchesz
Matchesz - 11/6/2024, 5:02 PM
Wish this was a 2000's/early 2010's comedy
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 11/6/2024, 5:07 PM
[frick], I just realized that now we're never going to know what an opportunity economy is :(
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 11/6/2024, 5:16 PM
@Ryguy88 - I was born in the middle class, so I don’t know what you’re talking about, hahahahahahahaha, what is an opportunity economy?
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 11/6/2024, 5:53 PM
@Ryguy88 - but have you heard about war economy Jack?
tylerzero
tylerzero - 11/6/2024, 6:12 PM
@Malatrova15 -

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ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 11/6/2024, 6:38 PM
@Ryguy88 - Yeah instead the US consumers will face higher prices due to tariffs
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 11/6/2024, 6:43 PM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - User Comment Image
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 11/6/2024, 6:45 PM
@Ryguy88 - Interesting reaction by someone not even in the US.

Tariffs are paid by the company importing, not the country exporting. That means that businesses will high higher costs that will translate into higher costs. It's pretty simple economics
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 11/6/2024, 7:01 PM
@Ryguy88 -
@Malatrova15 -

You vill eat the bugs.
You vill live in a pod.
You vill fight and die for Izreal.
You vill have notzing and like it!
DaHULK2000
DaHULK2000 - 11/6/2024, 5:28 PM
Boy..its not even December and there already pushing this satanic filth.
DrDReturns
DrDReturns - 11/6/2024, 5:33 PM
@DaHULK2000 - The party of sin and an industry of sin...

"If God is for us, who can be against us?"
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 11/6/2024, 5:38 PM
@DaHULK2000 - 😂
DaHULK2000
DaHULK2000 - 11/6/2024, 7:15 PM
@MarkCassidy - It's not worth your soul buddy.
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 11/6/2024, 5:45 PM
More satanism, Hollywood is so creative.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 11/6/2024, 5:47 PM
Another Santa movie?


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Razorface1
Razorface1 - 11/6/2024, 5:47 PM
Haha funny
Batmangina
Batmangina - 11/6/2024, 5:49 PM
I'm sure this will be even more successful and revenue generating than the last Tenacious D tour.




It sucks that he turned into a douche hack. The D's HBO show was one of the highlights of the 90s.
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 11/6/2024, 7:05 PM
@Batmangina - Jack Black to me is very similar to The Rock in that his brand matters above all else. Which isn't very OG Tenacious D.

I did have the pleasure of seeing them close a comedy show in LA and they did amazing!
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 11/6/2024, 5:51 PM
Another attempt to make evil cute and silly. No thanks. When this “villain worship” phase gonna end?
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 11/6/2024, 6:20 PM
Those cheesy holiday hallmark movies look better than this.

[frick] trump.
Matchesz
Matchesz - 11/6/2024, 6:46 PM
@TheNewYorker - thats President Trump to you
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 11/6/2024, 6:58 PM
Can we just make Jack Black go away?

Bad Santa is THE Christmas film for those of us who hate Christmas!

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Reginator
Reginator - 11/6/2024, 7:17 PM
Jack Black is not the entertaining person he once was.

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