Mel Gibson Is One Twisted Santa In Christmas Action-Comedy ‘Fatman’

Jada Pinkett Smith’s mother has told her she had “non-consensual sex” with the actress’s father.

Odds are, if you celebrate Christmas, you’re well aware of the lore surrounding the holiday, specifically the story of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Lily Sheen has boarded Lionsgate Nicolas Cage action self parody The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Sheen will play Cage’s daughter Addy in the feature and joins Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish and Sharon Horgan who round out the cast.

Also Read: Charlize Theron Calls Furiosa Being Recast for George Miller's 'Mad Max' Prequel 'A Little Heartbreaking'It’s unclear what role both Hemsworth and Abdul-Mateen II will play, but “Furiosa” is still set in the dystopian, desert wasteland Miller created as far back as the original “Mad Max” trilogy with Mel Gibson.

Kevin Hart is preparing to work with Will Smith in the upcoming remake of. The 1987 comedy flick starred John Candy and Steve Martin as two travelers stuck together while trying to get to Chicago ahead of Thanksgiving.“Me and Will have been talking about doing a movie for the longest time and we just [couldn’t] put our finger on what that movie was,” he told ET’s Nischelle Turner.

Mel Gibson is known for his roles in flicks such as Braveheart and Mad Max, but he’s taking on a character even more iconic this time: Santa Claus.

The first look at Mel Gibson in Fatman is here.

Christmas spirit looks a little different with Mel Gibson, who we see portraying a rowdy, gun-toting Santa Claus in the first trailer for Saban Films'Fatman. The action-comedydirected byIan and Eshom Nelms centers on a neglected 12-year-old boy (Chance Hurstfield) who hires a highly skilled assassin (Walton Goggins) to take out Chris Cringle (Gibson)after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Teresa Palmer has signed with ICM Partners for representation in all areas.

Oh, boy. Where to begin.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEntertainment executives Sandhya Jain-Patel and Rohi Mirza Pandya have teamed to create a new cultural advisory firm SRC Partners (Sandhya Rohi Culture Partners).

Video games are littered with drones, mindless characters in the background known as NPCs, a non-player character. But what if one of those NPCs gained agency all of a sudden, had a voice and became free of the constraints and limitations of background slavery? That’s the premise, essentially of “Free Guy,” a new high-concept, hi-tech science-fiction action comedy comedy from director Shawn Levy (The “Night at the Museum” series, and “Stranger Things”) starring Ryan Reynolds.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerBob Gibson, the intimidating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who set the record for earned run average and won seven consecutive World Series starts, has died.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorEXCLUSIVE: Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to Bao Tran’s action comedy  The Paper Tigers and has slated a theatrical release in Spring 2021.Written and directed by Tran, the movie is an homage to Seattle’s martial arts scene from the 1970s and 1980s as well as the legendary Bruce Lee.

Eva Longoria is taking on a new project!

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterEva Longoria is checking in for “Spa Day,” an action comedy feature she will direct and co-star in at Sony Pictures.Variety has learned that Longoria, who has two other films lined up as director at Searchlight and Universal, is also producing the project with her partner Ben Spector at their banner UnbeliEVAble Entertainment.

Patti Smith, R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe and many other artists have teamed up for a group rendition of Smith’s ‘People Have The Power’.The video of the performance was released by climate action non-profit Pathway to Paris – co-founded by Patti Smith’s daughter, Jesse Paris Smith – on its sixth anniversary.