Everything You Need to Know About Fatman Movie (2020)

Editor Amy Renner photo By Amy Renner Dec. 10, 2022

Who's Involved:

Mel Gibson, David Gordon Green, Walton Goggins, Danny McBride, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Nadine de Barros, Ian Nelms, Eshom Nelms, Brandon James

Release Date:

Friday, November 13, 2020 Limited
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 VOD / Digital

R RESTRICTED ^MPA
bloody violence, and language

Runtime: 1 hr, 39 m

Language: English

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Contents:
Plot
Cast/Crew
Trailers
Production
Releases
Photos
Q / A

Plot: What's the story about?

To save his declining business, Chris Cringle (Mel Gibson), also known as Santa Claus, is forced into a partnership with the U.S. military. Making matters worse, Chris gets locked into a deadly battle of wits against a highly skilled assassin (Walton Goggins), hired by a precocious 12-year-old after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking. ‘Tis the season for Fatman to get even, in the action-comedy that keeps on giving.

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Who stars in Fatman: Cast List

Mel Gibson

Hunting Season, Bandit

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Hard Truths, The Book of Clarence

Walton Goggins

Tomb Raider, G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Who's making Fatman: Crew List

A look at the Fatman behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Ian Nelms last directed Red Right Hand and Small Town Crime. The film's writer Ian Nelms last wrote Carrie And Me.

Director

Ian Nelms
Eshom Nelms

Screenwriters

Ian Nelms
Eshom Nelms

Producers

Nadine de Barros
David Gordon Green
Brandon James
Danny McBride

Companies

Saban Films

Production Company

Rough House

Watch Fatman Trailers & Videos

No trailer available.

Production: What we know about Fatman?

Filming Timeline

2020 - October: The film was set to Completed status.
2020 - September: The film was set to Post-Production status.
2019 - May: The film was set to Development status.
2019 - May: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Scheduled to film early 2020 in Canada.

Fatman Release Date: When was the film released?

Fatman was a limited release in 2020 on Friday, November 13, 2020. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Freaky, Come Away and Ammonite.

As a limited theatrical release, Fatman will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area. Sometimes, limited theatrical releases are simulatenously released to buy or rent on video on demand services like Prime Video and Apple TV.