Entertainment Weekly has revealed that Walt Disney Pictures is planning a new musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, which will be written and directed by BIll Condon (Beauty and the Beast), with music and songs from Stephen Schwartz (Wicked). According to the site’s report, the new film will be titled Marley […]
First look images from A Christmas Carol starring Guy Pearce and Andy Serkis
Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got a first look at A Christmas Carol, the new Charles Dickens’ miniseries adaptation from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, which features Guy Pearce as the bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge, Andy Serkis as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Voe Alwyn as Bob Cratchit and Vinette Robinson as Mary Cratchit. “What […]
Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds team for A Christmas Carol musical reimagining
Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds are set to team up for a musical reimagining of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol from Daddy’s Home team of director Sean Anders and writer John Morris. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, […]
Carey Mulligan, Andy Serkis, Daniel Kaluuya and Martin Freeman set “radical retelling” of A Christmas Carol
Screen Daily is reporting that Carey Mulligan (Wildlife) and Black Panther stars Andy Serkis, Daniel Kaluuya and Martin Freeman have signed on to the voice cast of an animated “radical retelling” of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. BAFTA-nominated siblings Jacqui and David Morris (McCullin, Nureyev) are directing the feature from a script by […]
Steven Knight to oversee a series of Charles Dickens adaptations for BBC One
The BBC has announced that Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Taboo) will be bringing a series of Charles Dickens adaptations to BBC One, beginning with the festive classic A Christmas Carol. The TV adaptations will be produced by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free, in association with Tom Hardy’s Hardy Son and Baker. “Any question about narrative storytelling […]
