When you think of Christmas movies, your mind typically wanders to uplifting and whimsical tales like It’s a Wonderful Life, enduring family favorites like Home Alone, iconic entries in the genre such as White Christmas or Miracle on 34th Street, as well as the annual debate over whether or not Die Hard can be called a festive film. As always, though, there are countless new holiday-themed titles on the way this year, but rest assured that none of them will be anything like Fatman.
As far as high concept pitches go, they don’t come any more unique than this one. A 12 year-old kid finds a lump of coal in his stocking on Christmas Day, so he takes the next obvious step and hires a hitman to kill Santa Claus, except he isn’t the jolly fat man from the legends. Instead, he’s a bitter, disillusioned, angry and violent Chris Cringle,...
As far as high concept pitches go, they don’t come any more unique than this one. A 12 year-old kid finds a lump of coal in his stocking on Christmas Day, so he takes the next obvious step and hires a hitman to kill Santa Claus, except he isn’t the jolly fat man from the legends. Instead, he’s a bitter, disillusioned, angry and violent Chris Cringle,...
- 10/7/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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