Regina Hall is joining Jennifer Aniston and Peter Dinklage in “Naughty”, Universal’s Christmas comedy directed by Olivia Wilde. The casting expands an ensemble built around a family dispute with an unexpectedly magical witness.
Aniston stars as Mallory, a mother trying to secure custody of her son from her former partner. Her unlikely plan sends her in search of Santa Claus, played by Dinklage, in the hope that he will testify at her divorce hearing. Hall is reportedly playing a friend who accompanies Mallory on the journey north.
Universal Pictures has dated the film for a theatrical release on 5 November 2027. The premise gives Wilde room to mix a road-trip comedy with holiday fantasy while keeping the story anchored in Mallory’s high-stakes custody fight.
Hall arrives at the project after appearing in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-winning “One Battle After Another” and Peacock’s “The Five-Star Weekend”. She also returned as Brenda Meeks in “Scary Movie 6”, adding another studio comedy to a recent run across film and television.