Key Points
A How the Grinch Stole Christmas sequel is in development.
Jim Carrey and Ron Howard are expected to return for the new film.
A team of Curb Your Enthusiasm writers will pen the script.
Jim Carrey might have bought a lot more stuff.
More than 25 years later, Carrey and Ron Howard are in talks to reunite for a How the Grinch Stole Christmas sequel, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed.
Produced by Howard and Grazer, the new film will be written by a trio of Curb Your Enthusiasm writers who previously penned 2003’s Cat in the Hat: Alec Berg (Barry), Jeff Schaffer (Dave), and David Mandel (Veep).
Carrey and Ron Howard on the set of ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’
Credit: Universal/courtesy Everett Collection
Released in 2000, the live-action adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ children’s book starred Carry as the Christmas-hating Grinch, who aims to sabotage the festive celebration taking place down in Whoville.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas went on to become the year’s highest-grossing movie domestically, while also winning an Oscar for Best Makeup. And it’s a bit of a surprise that Carrey would want to undergo that lengthy process again, considering he previously told EW that it took “two and a half hours” to apply the prosthetics.
“[I] was having a lot of trouble with the Grinch suit, so they brought a guy in who actually teaches people how to handle torture, and he gave me a couple of tips,” Carrey said. “You just forget [the pain]. Sitting around in that suit was not too fun, but performing in it was amazing.”
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A Grinch sequel would mark Carrey’s first non-Sonic the Hedgehog movie in a decade. Production recently wrapped on Sonic the Hedgehog 4, the latest outing for Carrey as the evil Dr. Robotnik. Carrey has talked about retiring from acting, but when discussing his Sonic 3 return, he declared, “I bought a lot of stuff, and I need the money, frankly.”
The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news of a new Grinch.
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