We come bearing news, bearing news of a sequel. Not a prequel, nor requel, but a very real sequel. A follow-up to a movie from the year of 2000, about the Whos down in Whoville and a Grinch on a mountain. As THR reports, there will be How The Grinch Stole Christmas 2. And Ron Howard’s coming back, and Jim Carrey’s coming, too — at least if the talks they’ve been talking go through. Plus what’s more, if you can even believe, Universal and Imagine Entertainment have already found writers — one, two, and three.
*Ahem* Er, sorry, we came over all Seussical for a moment there. But yes! Ron Howard’s iconic live-action festive fave How The Grinch Stole Christmas, a blockbuster take on Dr. Seuss’ lyrical literary classic, is officially getting a sequel some quarter of a century later. Both director Howard and OG star Carrey, who infamously spent up to eight hours a day in make-up over the course of a gruelling 24-month shoot, are already in discussions for more Grinching shenanigans, with Howard’s Imagine Entertainment partner Brian Grazer also up for returning as producer. And as for the above-mentioned writers one, two, and three, Curb Your Enthusiasm writing trio Alec Berg , Jeff Schaffer, and David Mandel — who previously penned cult Mike Myers starring Seuss movie The Cat In The Hat — are working on the as-yet-untitled Grinch 2 screenplay.
We don’t yet know what a How The Grinch Stole Christmas sequel will look like (the green grump has, after all, stolen Christmas, put it back, and redeemed himself at this point — and Seuss’ own effort, How The Grinch Lost Christmas, isn’t exactly a five-bauble follow-up), or whether we can expect to see Cindy Lou Who or any of the first movie’s other beloved characters again in this surprise follow-up. What we do know however is that the first film remains a perennial Christmas classic, the Illumination animation with Benedict Cumberbatch really only served as a reminder of just how good Carrey is in the 2000 movie, and despite not having a clue how this will all work, we are fascinated to find out. After all, as The Grinch himself once observed, saving Christmas is a lousy ending, way too commercial… so watch this space!
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