Dwayne Johnson Helps JK Simmons Bulk Up At North Pole For Upcoming ‘Red One’

Red One, which is now in development with director Jake Kasdan at the helm, is a different take on Christmas mythology. It also stars Chris Evans, Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Liu, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Nick Kroll, and Kristofer Hivju, in addition to Simmons and Johnson. New photos from the Christmas action comedy show, J.K. Simmons as Santa and Dwayne Johnson working out at the North Pole.

Johnson uploaded a new collection of photographs from the set of Red One on his official Instagram account. The three photos show the actor and Simmons, who is still in Justice League shape, working out at a gym at the North Pole, equipped with a red and white striped candy cane barbell.

Along with the photos, Johnson captioned them, calling his co-star “the coolest, strongest, kindest, most badass, most loving, and most OG Santa Claus of all time” and calling their location a North Swole Iron Paradise.

Brought to life by Academy Award winner, J.K. Simmons who worked his ass off for months to step into this iconic role in AMAZING SHAPE for our Christmas franchise film, RED ONE.

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Details about J.K. Simmons’ version of Santa are mostly unknown. He appears to be operating in a slightly different vein from the previously mentioned horror Santas. Most likely he will be operating in the “bad Santa” vein of the appropriately titled R-rated comedy Bad Santa starring Billy Bob Thornton.

These foul-mouthed or otherwise disgruntled Santas have started appearing more frequently recently, including Kurt Russell’s stint in the role in Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles and its follow-up. You can check out the post below. To get the latest updates, keep an eye on Ringside News.

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