Kevin Spacey is set to play the villain in Warner Bros. comedy "Joe Claus" from director David Dobkin ("Wedding Crashers") reports Variety.
Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti star in the film which has Vaughn playing the loser brother of Santa who joins his sibling at the North Pole. Comedy actor John Michael Higgins ("Best in Show", "The Break-Up") and multiple award-winning Judi Dench also have roles in the film, Higgins as Santa's head elf.
"Joe Claus" shoots in the fall in London, which is convenient for Spacey's theatre commitments. Its also marks back-to-back villain roles for the man who'll be seen this Summer as Lex Luthor in "Superman Returns".
