The most surprising Christmas ad of 2024? Here’s Jason Statham as Santa [Video]

The best Christmas ads of all time tend to have certain key ingredients. A healthy dose of nostalgia, a little light humour… Jason Statham as Santa riding a tank instead of a sleigh… oh wait.

No don’t worry, it’s not another AI remake of the Coca-Cola Christmas ad here to ruin the festive season. It’s the World of Tanks Holiday Ops 2025 campaign from video game developer Wargaming. Because if the festive season is for anything, it’s for blowing things up with tanks.

Wargaming has surprised us with its holiday ad campaigns. Last year’s star was Vinnie Jones. It invited fans to guess this year’s actor ahead of the launch of the trailer, and suggestions ranged from Rowan Atkinson to J. K. Simmons and Snoop Dogg.

It was reveled today to be Jason Statham, famous for starring roles in The Meg, …