David Harbour Talks Violent Night, Stranger Things 5 and Marvel’s Thunderbolts

In director Tommy Wirkola’s (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters) R-rated holiday comedy, Violent Night, David Harbour stars as Santa Claus who comes equipped with a Christmas bag of tricks. Produced by John Wick’s David Leitch, Violent Night takes place on Christmas Eve, when a group of mercenaries, led by the aptly-named Scrooge (John Leguizamo), take a wealthy compound hostage. Unfortunately for them, these mercenaries just made Santa’s naughty list. This brutal holiday flick also features National Lampoon’s Beverly D’Angelo, Cam Gigandet, and Edi Patterson. Ahead of the movie’s theatrical release on December 2, Collider’s Steve Weintraub was able to sit down with Harbour to discuss the actor’s upcoming busy schedule. During the interview, Harbour shares his initial reaction to Wirkola’s offer, and how he teared up reading the script for Violent Night. He also talks about his Law & Order days, saying goodbye to Jim Hopper in Stranger Things, and teases “new elements” from Marvel’s Thunderbolt