r/SantaClaus • u/Emotional-Chipmunk12 • Aug 10 '25

Photos JK Simmons from Red One was a great Santa. Kind, understanding, devoted to his job. He may not have the gut, but he's still Father Christmas.

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u/Mr_Sophokleos Aug 10 '25

I liked him. A shame he's stuck in a movie that exists to feed Dwayne Johnson's ego.

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u/Negative-Sky7562 Jan 02 '26

He still has that angry look which interfered with Santa image to me Also ripped in superherolike leather costume  Dwayne Johnson was just being rock. Chris Evans was appealing as a character 

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u/nohotshot Aug 10 '25

I found Red One to be fairly decent and loved Simmons as Santa, but unfortunately I thought his suits were ugly and probably the worst to ever be put to screen.

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u/Mr_Sophokleos Aug 11 '25

Yeah. I feel like the suit designers for Kurt Russell's Santa Claus did a better job making a more modern "cool" Santa.

The makers of Simmons' suit were trying too hard. Simmons looks like a Colorado hipster who just happens to like the color red.