LOS ANGELES (January 9, 2017) – Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox and Brett Kelly reunite in Bad Santa 2, the funniest, raunchiest and most inappropriate film of the year, due for release on EST on February 14 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, DVD and VOD February 21. Fueled by cheap whiskey and greed, Willie Soke (Academy Award®-winner* Billy Bob Thornton), teams up once again with his angry sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity run by curvaceous Diane (Christina Hendricks). But the arrival of Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny (Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates), and “the kid” – Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly) – may upset their plan.
Bad Santa 2 arrives in a new Unrated version available only on Blu-ray and 4K UHD+Blu-ray skus, which also include the original version of the film and the exclusive bonus feature “That’s My Willie,” an original animated series. Additional bonus materials featured on Blu-ray, 4K UHD and DVD include the featurettes “Thurman Then & Now,” and “Just Your Average Red Band Featurette”; “Jingle Balls” – an adult version of the classic holiday song, along with gag reel, alternate opening and ending, deleted scenes and more!
Bad Santa 2 was released by Broad Green Pictures and MIRAMAX® in theaters on November 23, 2016.
Synopsis:
Fueled by cheap whiskey and greed, Willie Soke (Academy Award®-winner
Billy Bob Thornton), teams up once again with his angry sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity run by curvaceous Diane (Christina Hendricks). But the arrival of Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny (Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates), and “the kid” – Thurman Merman – may upset their plan. You better watch out, Bad Santa 2 is coming to town!
BAD SANTA 2 (4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY and DVD)
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly,
Ryan Hansen, Jenny Zigrino, Jeff Skowron
Writers: Johnny Rosenthal, Doug Ellin and Shauna Cross
Producers: Geyer Kosinski, Andrew Gunn
Executive Producers: Zanne Devine, David Thwaites, Daniel Hammond, Gabriel
Hammond, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Adam Fields, Doug Ellin
Rating: R for crude sexual content and language throughout, and some graphic nudity.
Runtime: 92 minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 1.85:1
Spoken Languages: English, Español
Subtitles: English SDH & Espanol for feature only
Sound: Dolby English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Español DTS Digital Surround 5.1
About Broad Green Pictures:
Broad Green Pictures, founded by Gabriel and Daniel Hammond in 2014, is a fully-integrated movie studio with unparalleled development support, production infrastructure, and marketing resources to execute their vision from script to screen. Through collaborative partnerships, Broad Green shares incredible stories with the widest possible audiences. The studio creates and distributes theatrical films derived from in-house development and production, as well as acquisitions and co-productions across a multitude of platforms. The studio’s upcoming slate includes WISH UPON, Terrence Malick’s SONG TO SONG starring Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara and Michael Fassbender, STEP SISTERS, and VILLA CAPRI. Previously released films include BAD SANTA 2, a co-production with Miramax, A WALK IN THE WOODS, THE INFILTRATOR, Amazon Studios’ THE NEON DEMON and THE DRESSMAKER, the critically-acclaimed 99 HOMES, I SMILE BACK, LEARNING TO DRIVE, KNIGHT OF CUPS, and THE DARK HORSE.
About MIRAMAX®
Acquired by beIN Media Group (beinmediagroup.com) in March 2016, MIRAMAX
® is a global film and television studio best known for its award-winning and original content. Nasser Al-Khelaifi serves as Chairman of MIRAMAX
® and beIN Media Group. Upcoming projects include
I, Tonya about controversial figure skater Tonya Harding starring Margot Robbie, the Johnny Depp film
Labyrinth which MIRAMAX
® is co-financing with Open Road Films, and
Whitney, the documentary feature from Oscar
®-winning director Kevin Macdonald on pop icon Whitney Houston, Recent releases include
Bad Santa 2 starring Billy Bob Thornton, who reprises his Golden Globe nominated role as Willie Soke, and Oscar
®, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Kathy Bates, with Broad Green Pictures co-producing/co-financing and handling U.S. theatrical;
Bridget Jones’s Baby from Working Title for Universal Pictures, MIRAMAX® and StudioCanal, with Oscar
® winners Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth reprising their roles in the third installment of the Bridget Jones film series;
Southside With You, inspired by the first date of Barack and Michelle Obama, starring Parker Sawyers and Tika Sumpter, with MIRAMAX
® and Roadside Attractions partnering on the U.S. release; as well as Robert Rodriguez’s
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series in its third season in the U.S. on El Rey Network.In 2015, MIRAMAX
® together with Roadside Attractions, released the critically acclaimed
Mr. Holmes, one of the year’s most successful independent hits, directed by Academy Award
® winner Bill Condon and starring Academy Award
® nominees Sir Ian McKellen and Laura Linney; as well as the Kevin Hart hit comedy
The Wedding Ringer with Sony-Screen Gems.Collectively, MIRAMAX’s unrivaled library of more than 700 titles has received 278 Academy Award
® nominations and 68 Oscars
®, earning most notably four Best Picture awards for
The English Patient,
Shakespeare in Love,
Chicago and
No Country for Old Men. More iconic titles from the library include critically acclaimed and commercial hits alike, such as
Pulp Fiction,
Good Will Hunting,
Bridget Jones’s Diary, the
Scream film franchise,
Kill Bill Vol. 1&2, and
The Aviator.
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“MIRAMAX®” and the “MIRAMAX” Logo are the registered trademarks, trademarks and service marks of Miramax, LLC.
Broad Green Pictures has officially announced and detailed its home entertainment releases of the long awaited sequel ‘Bad Santa 2’ which will be available to own on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD beginning February 21, 2017. The Ultra HD & Blu-ray editions will also feature an unrated version of the film. Hit the jump to read the official announcement for the release with bonus content listings, disc specs and more, plus artwork for all 3 releases.
