By THR Staff A slew of actors have played Santa Claus over the years, in various forms. In other words, don’t expect every portrayal to be inspired by the eye-twinkling, bowl-full-of-jelly-belly ...

Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie as a song to ... It’s easier to pinpoint bad takes of “Santa Claus,” which tend to feel perfunctory or one-note — in other words, lacking joy.

This 2007 film stars Vince Vaughn as Fred Claus and Paul Giamatti as Nick “Santa” Claus. Fred is Nick’s bitter older brother who often causes trouble and headaches for Nick. When he lands in ...

why we have different names for the jolly bringer of Christmas gifts You may call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by many names. Whether it’s St. Nick ...

F rom timeless classics like ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ and ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ to newer fare like ‘A Christmas Story’ and ‘Fred Claus,’ movies have had their share of ...

But not every iteration of the traditionally “jolly big man” has been what you would call textbook, with plenty of Hollywood stars making their take on Santa Claus a memorable one. Mitchell ...