Editing Bad Santa (section)

==Sequel==
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On October 29, 2015, it was announced that Billy Bob Thornton would return for ''Bad Santa 2'', and that filming would begin in [[Montreal]] in January 2016 for a scheduled release of Christmas 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/billy-bob-thornton-bad-santa-2-1201630152/ |title=Billy Bob Thornton Returning in 'Bad Santa 2' |publisher=Variety |date=2015-10-29 |access-date=2015-11-21 |archive-date=2015-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122113656/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/billy-bob-thornton-bad-santa-2-1201630152/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 3, 2015, it was announced that ''[[Mean Girls]]'' director [[Mark Waters (director)|Mark Waters]] would direct the film.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gettell |first=Oliver |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/03/bad-santa-2-director-mark-waters-mean-girls/ |title=Mean Girls director Mark Waters to helm Bad Santa 2 |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2015-11-21 |archive-date=2015-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125133223/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/03/bad-santa-2-director-mark-waters-mean-girls |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 19, 2015, it was announced that [[Kathy Bates]] would join the cast as Willie's mother, and that Brett Kelly and Tony Cox would reprise their roles from the first film.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bad-santa-2-kathy-bates-842215 |title=Kathy Bates Joins Billy Bob Thornton in 'Bad Santa 2' (Exclusive) |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2015-11-19 |access-date=2015-11-22 |archive-date=2017-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927032525/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bad-santa-2-kathy-bates-842215 |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 21, 2015, it was announced that ''Bad Santa 2'' would be released on November 23, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title='Bad Santa 2' to Hit Theaters in Time for Holidays|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/bad-santa-2-release-date-1201666020/|access-date=December 22, 2015|work=Variety|archive-date=June 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624132428/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/bad-santa-2-release-date-1201666020/|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 6, 2016, [[Christina Hendricks]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite news|title=Christina Hendricks Joins Billy Bob Thornton in 'Bad Santa 2'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christina-hendricks-joins-billy-bob-852625|access-date=January 7, 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=January 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109010811/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christina-hendricks-joins-billy-bob-852625|url-status=live}}</ref>