Details
Episode:
Manitoba Only
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA rates
Deadline:
July 6, 2025
Auditions:
Date/Location TBC
Shooting starts:
Sept 8, 2025
Shooting finishes:
Oct 17, 2025
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg and Area
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
Prepare General American Accent for all roles please
Storyline
How can the same $hit happen to the same Santa twice?
After years of dishing out violent justice to the world’s worst criminals, Santa’s magic list suddenly turns on him, branding him as “naughty.” Stranded in a crumbling New Jersey mall and cut off from the North Pole, he begins to question whether he’s really doing any good—or if he’s just another angry man with a hammer.
But when a ruthless crime boss tightens his grip on the town and Christmas spirit hits rock bottom, Santa will have to confront who he’s become, why he started, and whether redemption is still possible for a guy like him.
This Christmas, even Santa needs a second chance.
After years of dishing out violent justice to the world’s worst criminals, Santa’s magic list suddenly turns on him, branding him as “naughty.” Stranded in a crumbling New Jersey mall and cut off from the North Pole, he begins to question whether he’s really doing any good—or if he’s just another angry man with a hammer.
But when a ruthless crime boss tightens his grip on the town and Christmas spirit hits rock bottom, Santa will have to confront who he’s become, why he started, and whether redemption is still possible for a guy like him.
This Christmas, even Santa needs a second chance.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | CHIEF BURROWES | Male 50 - 70 Years old |
Description CHIEF BURROWES is the police chief who works for Drazen but finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place. He is man more accustomed to playing along than taking action.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | JOEY | Male 14 - 18 Years old |
Description JOEY is a mallrat who hangs out with Duff. Sarcastic and quick with a comeback, he’s reluctantly part of the teen resistance.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | WALKER | Male 7 - 11 Years old |
Description WALKER is Ray’s young son, caught between the corrupt world of his father and the promise of something better. Innocent but aware, Walker becomes a key emotional turning point for both Ray and Santa. He represents the hope of change and the future of Christmas spirit.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | DUFF | Female 14 - 18 Years old |
Description DUFF is a teenage mallrat with sharp wit and nowhere else to go. Loud, loyal, and deeply funny, Duff represents the forgotten youth who finds purpose in the fight for something better.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | BOMB GUY | Male 25 - 35 Years old |
Description BOMB GUY is a henchman with a specialty in explosives. Dangerous and unhinged, he's responsible for wiring the mall with deadly devices.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | CINDY | Female 4 - 9 Years old |
Description An adorable little girl, CINDY, climbs up in Santa's lap, looks deep into his eyes, and makes a discovery!OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | LARRY | Male 40 - 60 Years old |
Description A jaded mall employee who’s clearly been doing this too long. Sarcastic, unimpressed, and barely hanging onto holiday cheer—if he ever had any...OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | LEXI | Female 25 - 35 Years old |
Description LEXI is Erica’s flirty, cheeky coworker at Santa’s Village. Often irreverent and always opinionated, she brings sass, sarcasm, and a surprising heart to the chaos.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | BRATTY BOY | Male 6 - 9 Years old |
Description A spoiled, loudmouthed kid with no manners and zero filter. He’s exactly the kind of child Santa dreads dealing with, and a strong contender for permanent naughty list residency.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | CAP GUN GOON | Male 20 - 35 Years old |
Description A low-level thug with more swagger than skill. He quickly learns that he messed with the wrong Santa...OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | KID #1 | All 5 - 8 Years old |
Description Wide-eyed and excitable, KID #1 is full of belief and holiday wonder. This kid is a reminder of who Santa’s really fighting for.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | EMPLOYEE AT WORK | All 18 - 20 Years old |
Description This EMPLOYEE AT WORK is unenthusiastic, underpaid, and entirely done with Christmas.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | YOUNG PUNK | Male 18 - 21 Years old |
Description A wannabe tough teen with a big mouth and not much to back it up. Has a funny, slightly panicked energy once things go south.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | DRIVER | Male |
Description This is Drazen’s loyal driver. He's stoic, alert, and used to shady errands. He knows when to keep the engine running... and his mouth shut.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | CLOTHING STORE CLERK | All 18 - 25 Years old |
Description Sassy, unbothered, and low on patience. She’s just trying to make it through the shift without someone bleeding on the sweaters.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | BUSINESSMAN | Male 36 - 60 Years old |
Description This BUSINESSMAN is in a suit, on his phone, and too busy to notice a full-blown sleigh crash until it’s in front of him. He has zero holiday spirit and maximum irritation.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | RADIO DJ | All 40 - 50 Years old |
Description Smooth-voiced and blissfully unaware of the chaos unfolding around town. Their cheerful holiday banter provides ironic background noise to the violence.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | OTHER CRIMINAL | Male 26 - 36 Years old |
Description He doesn't want to hurt anyone anymore...OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | KID #2 | All 5 - 8 Years old |
Description This KID is shy and observant, and is quietly fascinated by Santa’s presence.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | SHOPPER WITH BAGS | All 30 - 50 Years old |
Description This SHOPPER WITH BAGS is loaded down with gift bags and regret. They navigate the chaos like a seasoned Black Friday veteran.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | BYSTANDER | All 20 - 30 Years old |
Description A regular mall-goer caught in the middle of the madness. Their shocked reactions reflect what any of us would do if Santa threw a man through a kiosk.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | SHOPPING MAN | Male 30 - 50 Years old |
Description This SHOPPING MAN is focused, mission-driven, and just trying to get through his Christmas list. Unfortunately, he picked the wrong day to visit this mall.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | HARRIED MOTHER | Female 25 - 30 Years old |
Description This HARRIED MOTHER is exhausted, juggling shopping bags and a screaming child. She's one holiday meltdown away from losing it entirely.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | YOUNG MAN | Male 20 - 25 Years old |
Description This YOUNG MAN gets caught in the crossfire of a Santa-fueled showdown.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | KID #3 | All 5 - 8 Years old |
Description This KID is eager, slightly annoying, and always asking questions. OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | CHRISTIAN | All 20 - 60 Years old |
Description An overly enthusiastic shopper with intense holiday spirit and questionable boundaries. The kind of guy who still takes mall Santa photos at 30.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | CHARITY SANTA | Male 30 - 50 Years old |
Description This well-meaning mall Santa is collecting for charity and he brings genuine warmth and classic holiday cheer. He means well—but when the real Santa shows up, he’s hilariously out of his depth.Please list stunt experience in notes. OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | LITTLE GIRL | Female 7 - 12 Years old |
Description A LITTLE GIRL is singing her heart out for Christmas Caroloke. OPEN ETHNICITY. MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH SINGING CHRISTMAS CAROLS. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | LITTLE GIRL | Female 5 - 8 Years old |
Description This LITTLE GIRL is wide-eyed, sweet, and completely unbothered by chaos. She adores candy canes and Hershey’s Kisses and she sees Santa not as a violent vigilante, but as the magical hero he’s supposed to be.OPEN ETHNICITY | ||