Silent Night, Deadly Night serves as the second remake of the 1984 film, behind the 2012 reimagining, Silent Night, directed by Steven C. Miller. Miller initially anticipated a sequel to his film, confirming to Dread Central his intentions to return should Silent Night prove successful.[1] Discussions occurred between the producers and Miller on a much more elaborate sequel, however Silent Night's lack of commercial success roadblocked the filmmaker's plans.[2][3]
In early 2020, Joe Begos, of Almost Human and VFW, pitched a Silent Night, Deadly Night remake. Begos' pitch entailed a robotic Santa gone haywire, and was rejected for deviating too far from the original source material.[4][5] By March 2021, the remake was being produced by Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, who previously co-produced Jeepers Creepers: Reborn. Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, executive producers on the original film, were to serve as producers alongside Anthony Masi, Jake Seal, Jamie R. Thompson, and Terry Bird.[6] Despite no director or writer publicly named at the time of its announcement, the studio slated the film for a 2022 release.[7] By October 2022, Schneid confirmed development was still on track; with a new, unnamed, screenwriter being brought in.[8]
Development was kickstarted once again in November 2024, this time without the involvement of Black Hanger and Orwo. Wrong Turn filmmaker Mike P. Nelson was on board as writer and director with Brad Miska of Bloody Disgusting and Brandon Hill attached as executive producers. A late 2025 release window was put in place by distributor Cineverse.[9]
Principal photography commenced on April 17, 2025 in Winnipeg with Nick Junkersfeld as director of photography.[15]
Release
Silent Night, Deadly Night will be released theatrically by Cineverse on December 12, 2025.[14] In February 2025, StudioCanal's genre label Sixth Dimension made its maiden acquisition by acquiring all rights outside North America to the film; StudioCanal will distribute directly in the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, the Benelux and Poland in addition to handling sales elsewhere at the European Film Market.[16]
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