Gene Simmons Starring In New Christmas Movie

KISS bassist Gene Simmons finished filming The Christmas Movie this summer, which is rumoured to be scheduled for release this November, however, there is no official date released on IMDB or Wonderstar Productions. The family film also stars Elliott Gould, Linda Gray, Lainie Kazan, Cloris Leachman, Della Reese, Oleysa Rulin, Cybill Shepherd, and Fred Willard. It was written and directed by Dan Gordon, who was responsible for screenwriting The Hurricane, starring Denzel Washington.

The Christmas Movie is the story of pregnant young Mary, whos had all the trappings of an upscale life, but its only when she finds herself in a small New Mexico town, in a downtrodden trailer park, that she learns the real meaning of love, sacrifice and family. From the trailer, which we see Gene at the beginning of, it looks as if he has been cast as a Jewish truck driver and the father of the pregnant young girl.

Here's the advanced poster:

Here's the trailer:

Meanwhile,Simmons makes a special guest appearance in Extract, which opens in theatres tomorrow (Sept. 4). Here's the trailer which feature Simmons as a lawyer. The movie was written and produced by Mike Judge of Beavis & Butt-Head fame.