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A Christmas Carol (2009 film)
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A Christmas Carol is a 2009 film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 story of the same name. The film is written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, and stars Jim Carrey in a multitude of roles, including Ebenezer Scrooge as a young, middle-aged, and old man, and the three ghosts who haunt Scrooge.[1] The 3D film will be produced through the process of performance capture, a technique Zemeckis has previously used in his films The Polar Express (2004) and Beowulf (2007).[1] A Christmas Carol began filming in February 2008, and will be released on November 6, 2009.[2]
Premise
A Christmas Carol is a Victorian morality tale of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of one night. Mr. Scrooge is a financier/money-changer who has devoted his life to the accumulation of wealth. He holds anything other than money in contempt, including friendship, love and the Christmas season.
Cast
Production
Zemeckis has stated previously that A Christmas Carol is one of his favorite stories dealing with time travel.[7] Carrey has described the film as "a classical version of A Christmas Carol [...] 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 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. It's beautiful. It's an incredible film."[8]
References
- ^ a b Fleming, Michael. "Jim Carrey set for 'Christmas Carol': Zemeckis directing Dickens adaptation", Variety, 2007-07-06. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
- ^ Studios rush to fill '09 schedule - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety
- ^ Peter Sciretta (2008-06-30). "Gary Oldman Confirms Roles in Robert Zemeckis’ A Christmas Carol", /Film. Retrieved on 2008-06-30.
- ^ Byron Perry (2007-12-09). "Cary Elwes". Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
- ^ American Idyll. Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ a b "New Christmas Carol Cast Members", ComingSoon.net, 2007-12-02. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
- ^ Making the Trilogy: Part 1 featurette on the Back to the Future Trilogy DVD box set.
- ^ "In the Future: Jim Carrey", ComingSoon.net, 2008-03-07. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
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