Here's a seasonal tale of mince pies, presents, false beards and vicious in-fighting: Mike White, best known for scripts like School Of Rock and last seen being attacked by the undead in a tiny cameo in Zombieland, has signed on to write Santa Wars, an incredible story of rival professional Santas that is, it turns out, based on a true story.
Yes, it's all about the discord and bitter disagreement that developed between the two founders of the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas, who first formed the Santa union and then tore it apart, with the original board of directors largely expelled. Mix all this amid accusations of un-Santa-like behaviour between members, and the establishment of a rival Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas, and you surely have a Hollywood classic ready to go.
It's all based on a radio show segment from This American Life, hosted by Ira Glass and written by Joshua Bearman, which aired last year. Scott Rudin, who also worked on School of Rock, is producing, and we're intrigued to see what he and White can come up with. We're guessing it'll be slightly acerbic, but no Bad Santa.