Jim Carrey to Star in A Christmas Carol

Empire Online caught up with actor Bob Hoskins who revealed that director Robert Zemeckis is working on another motion capture animation project, in the style of The Polar Express and the upcoming Beowulf:

"He's going to make A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey," Hoskins says of the director he previously worked with on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. "He wants me to play Mr Fezziwig. He's doing in that way he did The Polar Express. You stand in a box with that funny suit on and it reads everything you do...Am I going to do it? Of course I am!"


No word on when the film will arrive in theatres.


Sources: Empire Online

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  1. Marcusx

    ya scrap that and do LA

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  2. Phatlightning

    I'm still not seeing this work out in CG.

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  3. Marcusx

    awesome. at least now i have a slite idea what this sh*t is about. i hope he plays a female. nothing funnier then carrey as a busty ghost teaching him the ways of being kind

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  4. Phatlightning

    It appears that Jim Carrey will be playing not only ebenezer scrooge in this film, however he will be playing all of the ghosts as well. Might as well call it "A Christmas Carrey"

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  5. Marcusx

    or almighty like bruce almighty?

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  6. Phatlightning

    or a liar like a liar?

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  7. Marcusx

    or green like the grinch?

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  8. Phatlightning

    yea, he brings a lot of creativity and color to all roles he plays in.. he's like a white will smith.. any movie he stars in usually makes for a hit. so, the real question comes down to, will his hair be long, like 23, or short like fun with dick and jane.

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  9. Marcusx

    exactly. but its Carrey this time. it has potential and i agree with J. all the W. that was a bad ass movie. watched it alot even during the summer nites end. the only holiday movie i cared for. but how funny will it be. i have no idea what to expect from this news but i know jim will bring some flying energy as always.

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  10. Phatlightning

    I dont think any Christmas-themed movie can restore ones pride. Especially if you continue to shoot things with the same CGI effects. Beowulf didn't suck because of the story, the story kicks ass, it was primarily the CGI effects that did it in. Which is why I'm skeptical of this.

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  11. Elessar26

    Robert Zemeckis on A Christmas Carol?? i hope he redeems his pride with this one, Beowulf sucked big tym!!

    4 years agoby @elessar26Flag

  12. Phatlightning

    forget that, I plan to be running the projector should this hit big. And the reason I havnt seen one is because of movies like "Christmas with the Kranks", "The Santa Clause 2 and 3", and all the Holiday movies directed towards the black community that tank. The last true Christmas movie I enjoyed was "Jingle All the Way" with Arnold and Sinbad. Love that flick, TURBOMAN!

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  13. Marcusx

    yeah no sh*t. i havent seen one in forever cuz they all look dumb. but if Jimbo brings it, save me a seat mid rowe mid column

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  14. Phatlightning

    I dont know what its about, but so long as Jim Carrey is Jim Carrey, this will be the first christmas movie I will have gone to see in quite some time.

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  15. Space101

    I know this movie has been talked about for a while....finally seeing it in the works...or atleas resurfaced...

    4 years agoby @space101Flag

  16. Marcusx

    me either. that sh*t would be weird. what is this movie even about?!

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  17. Marcusx

    me either. that sh*t would be weird. what is this movie even about?!

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  18. Phatlightning

    I cant see them capturing it, I'm pretty sure it will bug the hell out of me.. I mean just try to picture Jim Carrey in CGI, or like beowulf.. I just cant see it.

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  19. Marcusx

    thats just weird...never heard of it. so this is CGI right? do you think the charcter will capture Jims looks for the part?

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  20. Phatlightning

    yea I hear you, I would only watch the grinch on christmas, unless of course I was watching How the Grinch stole Halloween, which is a real thing.. google that sh*t.

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  21. Marcusx

    i kno right? im just sayin situations like these ruin movies. you cant watch holiday movies except on that holiday. he does will with comedies, but how often would you plan on watching the grinch?!?! only on christmas right? same thing here

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  22. Phatlightning

    whoa whoa whoa, you watched a christmas story on halloween?? that is like a sin, i'm surprised your still alive. but yea, jim carrey could be pretty funny in a movie like this, he does very well with family comedies..

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  23. Marcusx

    yeah im not sure either. christmas movies bug me. and so do any holiday movies for that matter. it feels like you can only watch them during that time of the year otherwise it throws of your rythm. like a xmas story...never watching it on halloween again...

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  24. Phatlightning

    jim carrey is quite amazing, but a christmas carol? I dunno

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  25. Marcusx

    im really excited for this

    love jimbo

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  26. Courtney O.

    This could be super funny!

    5 years agoby @chickflickFlag

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