Jack Black posted his enthusiasm for attending to work on “Expensive Santa” again in March 2023, when his casting was first introduced. He took to Instagram to say, “So stoked to be making this film with my previous buddies the Farrelly Bros. Laughed my ass off after I learn the script. I believe I used to be born to play this function? See you spherical Christmas time!”
Black beforehand labored with the Farrelly brothers on the 2001 film, “Shallow Hal,” a basic comedy that the actor now regrets filming. That film has aged fairly poorly as a result of its reliance on “jokes” on the expense of characters’ weights, however it appears Black is keen to present the filmmaking duo one other shot over 20 years later. “Expensive Santa” can be directed by Bobby Farrelly alone, though Peter Farrelly did work on the screenplay. Hopefully, “Expensive Santa” avoids too many problematic jokes that would put it in the identical firm as “Shallow Hal” for Black.
The movie can be set to star different high-profile expertise, together with Keegan-Michael Key, Brianne Howey, and Put up Malone. Whereas it is unclear when audiences will have the ability to watch “Expensive Santa,” Black is staying loads busy within the meantime. He’ll quickly voice Claptrap within the upcoming “Borderlands” film, and he is set to play Steve in one other online game movie adaptation — “Minecraft.” The satan works laborious, however Jack Black works more durable.