A Christmas Carol (ImageMovers)

Timon/Pumbaa fan · Post by **Timon/Pumbaa fan** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:17 pm

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111796 ... id=13&cs=1

Although I don't know if the world of cinema really needs another adaptation of A Christmas Carol, considering it's Disney teaming up with Zemeckis, Carrey and Bob Hoskins...I'm there opening weekend.

Wonderlicious · Post by **Wonderlicious** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:20 pm

Whilst I'd like Disney to produce a non-character version of A Christmas Carol, the fact that this production will be in the motion-capture process doesn't make me completely ecstatic.

Disneykid · Post by **Disneykid** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:35 pm

As much as I love A Christmas Carol, I agree that there are enough versions of it out there. Then again, I never tire of new Alice in Wonderland or Jesus films, so I'm pretty hypocritical.

That said, I'll certainly check this out. I loved The Polar Express, and while I could give or take the motion capture aspect of it all, I'm sure the film will look stunning. I'm guessing Jim Carrey has given up on his "no voicework" rule with both this film and Horton Hears A Who. From what I understand, Carrey was supposed to voice Bruce Willis' character in Over the Hedge, but when he found out how it's done (him having to come back at random intervals for recording sessions and repeating certain lines 50 times), he backed out. I just hope Zemeckis doesn't let him go nuts in the improv department. I really don't want to see/hear a wacky Scrooge.

And I really hope Bob Hoskins' character is the Ghost of Christmas present. That role suits him perfectly, both in voice work and in motion capture (though apparently Carrey's doing the latter).

Pasta67 · Post by **Pasta67** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:49 pm

Jim Carrey as Scrooge? Eh, I can't really see that right now. I mean, after the bumload of Christmas Carol adaptions we've had, I guess a different take on Scrooge would be refreshing, but I don't think making him humerous really does the character justice. That article says Zemeckis wrote the script with Carrey in mind, so you just know Scrooge is going to be more goofy. I'm not crazy about motion capture, but I loved Polar Express and Zemeckis, so I'll definately be checking it out.

Fingers crossed for Bob Hoskins getting a good role, though.

James · Post by **James** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:42 pm

Hmmm, sounds interesting. I'll probably see it since I love Xmas movies, I love both The Polar Express and the Grinch, and will watch anything Jim Carrey is in. I would rather see Jim Carrey work on more dramatic roles, coz I loved The Truman Show, but I guess if he wants to keep doing comedy and family, then it's all right. Hope it isn't boring though, because I've seen some really boring adaptations of this, but knowing it's Disney, is a Zemeckis production and has JC in it, it's probably be lots of fun.
-James

lord-of-sith · Post by **lord-of-sith** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:52 pm

This sounds very interesting! Jim Carrey is very much one of my favorite actors, and if he plays Scrooge anything like he played Count Olaf in Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events, then I'll be there to see it!

You may argue that playing scrooge that way is not the way it should be played, but there has already been so many incarnations of this story, that one slightly different take on the character will not be so bad.

2099net · Post by **2099net** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:39 am

Disneykid wrote:As much as I love A Christmas Carol, I agree that there are enough versions of it out there. Then again, I never tire of new Alice in Wonderland or Jesus films, so I'm pretty hypocritical.

I think, one of the benefits of A Christmas Carol is that while it's relatively "modern" it has a timeless fairytale feel to it. I do believe, and I think I have said this before on this forum, it's probably the greatest story ever written. I'm not fond of Dickens' actual writing (we had to read this for English Lit when I was at school) but you can get past that because it's such an archetypal story – simply put the ideas and lessons and morals of the story are simply perfect.

Like fairytales, A Christmas Carol lends itself to looser adaptations of the work than say a thriller, or family saga. One of the joys is different settings, times and characters can all be used to tell a story that is obviously "A Christmas Carol" but different. Personally, I think Scrooged is a masterpiece – I never understood some of the critical venom that took. It takes everything that is important about "A Christmas Carol" and makes it relevant to society at that time (I'm sure if it was being made today, Murray's character would be planning some insane and exploitive Christmas based "reality" show).

I welcome any new version of A Christmas Carol, and I hope the filmmakers have the courage and insight to both stay true to the original ideas, but also make the final film resonate with today's audiences – if need be, setting it in the present day again.

Paka · Post by **Paka** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:49 am

More mo-crap and creeple people?!

Ugh. Screw me gently with a chainsaw.

toonaspie · Post by **toonaspie** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:43 am

A Christmas Carol has been a standard adaptation for film ever since Thomas Edison invented the movie! I believe it's safe to say that you better get use to seeing "A Christmas Carol" adaptations once a year at average.

As Bart said it best on The Simpsons "theyve been milking that goat for years!" (I wish that episode clip was still on Youtube!)

As for Jim Carrey and Robert Zemeckis working on a version together...it's sounds like a good deal (and a lotta bucks for Disney to be had now that they signed a deal to release Zemeckis's motion-capture films). If it's anything like Carrey's weird but cool performance in "A Series of Unfortunate Events", I'm willing to give it a shot.

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:49 pm

I thought I'd share this short article from the Westminster Times.

Visitors to Westminster Abbey have reported strange noises and sights which at first seemed inexplicable. Mrs Barbara Fictitious an elderly
American tourist dressed stereotypically in dark sunglasses a lurid pink baseball cap and jogging suit and carrying a large Coca-Cola remarked "There were these weird noises like when I try to get the last drops of Coke out of the cup". Another stereotype foreigner Mr Karl Wallaby of Ramsay Street Erinsborough, Australia told reporters "G'day Sheilas, I could hardly believe the noises I heard, like a couple of 'roos going at it!"

The reports of the many tourists led workers at Westminster Abbey to believe the disturbance was coming from the Poet's Corner area of the site. When investigations began it became clear that strange noises had been heard and there seemed to be a rumbling underfoot around the tombstone of Charles Dickens.

Police were contacted by wary staff who feared that there may be a bomb plot to blow up one of Britain's top tourist sites, no doubt causing Billions of damage and the loss of many lives. However as bomb squad officials began to dig. It soon became apparant that the movement and noises were in fact coming from the dead corpse of Charles Dickens who after hearing that Jim Carey had been cast as Ebenezer Scrooge, was simply turning in his grave

SpringHeelJack · Post by **SpringHeelJack** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:16 pm

Hahaha. Nice article

Personally, I will be staying far far away from this. For one, I don't care for much of the motion capture I've seen. Second...I just hate Jim Carrey. So much. His performance in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" was what made me loathe the movie far more than anything else. He turned a sinister menacing character with a dark sense of humor into...well, nearly every other role he's ever played. I don't need to see him do this to "A Christmas Carol".

Princessmarlo · Post by **Princessmarlo** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:04 pm

Just read this

Jim Carrey to star in the Disney Remake of A Christmas Carol

http://perezhilton.com/?paged=22

http://imdb.com/title/tt1067106/

ANY TRUTH TO THIS?

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:12 pm

Yes

Escapay

Princessmarlo · Post by **Princessmarlo** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:42 pm

sorry I didn't notice this was already up, I usually check out the forum everyday and didn't notice it! My BAD!

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:49 pm

Princessmarlo wrote:sorry I didn't notice this was already up, I usually check out the forum everyday and didn't notice it! My BAD!

Don't worry. I had to go to page 3 to find it.

Escapay

Disneykid · Post by **Disneykid** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:52 pm

Some more casting has been rumored for the film (via DarkHorizons), though none of it's been set in stone contractually, yet:

Tom Hanks (Bob Cratchit)
Bob Hoskins (Mr. Fezziwig)
Michael J. Fox (Tiny Tim)
Christopher Lloyd (Jacob Marley)

So far this cast is sounding really great to me despite only Hoskins being a Britt. I find it curious that Fox is being approached for Tiny Tim considering that character's supposed to be, what, about seven? I suppose he could just portray Tim via the motion capture performance and not the voice, but Fox's voice is so distinctive that it'd be a shame to not put it to good use in this. My interest in this film is certainly rising. It's good to see high-profile Christmas movies coming back with this film in 2009 and the live-action Nutcracker coming next year. I've been getting tired of Christmas being plagued with the likes of Christmas with the Kranks and Deck the Halls.

slave2moonlight · Post by **slave2moonlight** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:19 pm

Because of everyone involved, I'll be optimistic about this version, though I was not a big fan of "Polar Express." I LOVE Christmas movies, but that one was a little weird. I'm a HUGE fan of "A Christmas Carol" though. I never tire of new versions. Frankly though, I'd love to see a big budget, big screen version played straight but well! Offhand, I can't think of one like that yet! It could be so cool and spooky too!

Post by **Luke** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:37 pm

Disneykid wrote:I suppose he could just portray Tim via the motion capture performance and not the voice, but Fox's voice is so distinctive that it'd be a shame to not put it to good use in this.

I think the opposite is much more likely, that he'll do the voice and not the motion capture. As <i>Stuart Little</i> has proven, I think Fox can pull off voicing a little guy even in his 40s. Exciting to see this as a <i>Back to the Future</i> reunion of sorts, though that casting seems a bit too good to be true. In any event, I still have plenty of doubts with Carrey in the lead, but I'm interested to see how this turns out.

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:55 am

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=42719

One quote I wanted to pick up on

There are a lot of vocal things, a lot of physical things, I have to do. Not to mention doing the accents properly, the English, Irish accents. I'm also playing past, present, and future ghosts. There is a lot of really wonderful work in it, and challenge. I want it to fly in the UK. I want it to be good and I want them to go, 'Yeah, that's for real.' We were very true to the book.

Funny, I don't remember Scrooge originally being described a guerning, overracting gimp. And if he's experimenting with accents, no matter how proper he thinks they are, I'd say that's a point that worries me.

2099net · Post by **2099net** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:18 am

Accents aside, which is always a sore point for us Brits, Carrey can be - indeed IS - a good actor. Go see The Majestic (which is a far superior performance than his Truman role).

It may end up with him and his motion captured characters (why is he playing the ghosts?

) doing motion captured pratt-falls. But I wouldn't assume it would be his acting choice as such.

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