Kevin Spacey has signed on as the villain in Vince Vaughan and Paul Giamatti’s seasonal comedy, Joe Claus. Spacey will be playing Claus’ burnt out brother, Fred Claus, in the project which is to be directed by David Dobkin (Shanghai Knights, Wedding Crashers). Other names confirmed for the project include John Michael Higgins, who will be Santa’s head elf and Judi Dench, who’s part has not, as of yet, been announced.