Jim Carrey To Return As The Grinch

Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have announced that they are developing a sequel to 2000’s live-action “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”.

Jim Carrey is in talks to reprise his role as The Grinch, with Ron Howard returning to direct and will produce alongside his partner Brian Grazer.

The sequel has a script by Alec Berg (“Barry,” “Silicon Valley”), Jeff Schaffer (“Dave,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and David Mandel (“Veep,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) – the same trio also worked on the 2003 live action “The Cat in the Hat” starring Mike Myers.

Released just ahead of Thanksgiving in 2000, it was the top movie of the year domestically, with $260 million in domestic and $345 million worldwide box-office.

The 2000 movie has become a consistent hit on streaming and has been among Nielsen’s top 10 most streamed holiday movies in each of the past five years.

The original film took home the best makeup Oscar for Rick Baker and Gail Rowell-Ryan and famously was an eight-hour process which Carrey compared to being ‘buried alive’ and had to endure 100 times.

Source: THR

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