After starring inThe Switch,Horrible BossesandHorrible Bosses 2together,Jason BatemanandJennifer Anistonreturn to the big screen, but this time as rival siblings inOffice Christmas Party. Today we have thefirst trailerand photos from this new comedy, arriving in theaters December 9, which could give people some crazy ideas about their own holiday parties. After watching the footage below, all we can hope for is that any party inspired by this movie doesn’t get too out of hand.
InOffice Christmas Party,Jennifer Anistonstars as the CEO of a company, who tries to close her hard-partying brother’s (Jason Bateman) branch. This leads the brother and his Chief Technical Officer to rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs. BothJennifer AnistonandJason Batemanlead a diverse cast of comedy and action all-stars, as you can see in this trailer that debuted onYouTube
The supporting cast also includesSilicon ValleyandDeadpoolstarT.J. Miller,Saturday Night LiveandGhostbustersstarKate McKinnon,X-Men: ApocalypsestarOlivia Munn,Mad Max: Fury RoadandThe Dark TowerstarAbbey Lee,Workaholics' starJillian Bell,Once Upon a TimestarJamie Chung,Childrens' HospitalstarRob Corddry,VeepstarMatt Walsh,The InterviewstarRandall ParkandPeople vs. O.J. SimpsonstarCourtney B. Vance, just to name a few. The movie will be going up against STX Entertainment’s thrillerThe Bye Bye Manand EuropaCorp’sMiss Sloanein theaters this December. It will also open one week before LucasFilm’sRogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Josh GordonandWill Speck, who directed bothJennifer AnistonandJason BatemaninThe Switch, direct from a script byJustin MalenandLaura Solon.Justin Malenis writing the newBaywatchtheatrical remake, whileLaura Solonmakes her feature writing debut after writing forHot in Clevelandand other TV shows. The story was concocted byThe HangoverwritersJon LucasandScott Moore, withGuymon Casadayproducing withDaniel RappaportandScott Stuber.
In addition to the new trailer, we also have thefirst photoswhich featureJason Bateman,T.J. Miller,Olivia Munn,Kate McKinnonandCourtney B. Vance. We’ll be sure to keep you posted with more photos and footage from this outrageous comedy as we get closer and closer to the December 9 release date. Until then, check out the new trailer and photos below fromOffice Christmas Party.
