Jim Carrey in Talks to Return for Live-Action Grinch Sequel
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Jim Carrey and director Ron Howard are reportedly in talks to return for a sequel to the 2000 holiday classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas, despite the actor's infamous struggles with the original film's grueling makeup process.
According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, a sequel to the 2000 live-action hit How the Grinch Stole Christmas is officially in development. Director Ron Howard and star Jim Carrey are both in talks to return, alongside producer Brian Grazer. The creative team is shaping up with writers Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, and David Mandel handling the script. Fans of classic comedy writing will recognize their pedigree from shows like Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Barry. Universal Pictures is backing the project, though it remains unconfirmed whether this new holiday outing will stick to live-action or shift into animation.
This news comes as a surprise given how famously miserable the production of the original film was for Carrey. In past interviews, the actor detailed how the heavy yak hair suit and grueling daily makeup sessions felt like absolute torture, leading him to nearly quit the project and walk away from a twenty million dollar payday on day one. Producers actually had to bring in a former Navy SEAL to teach Carrey survival techniques for enduring physical torture just so he could finish the shoot. Fortunately, a steady diet of the Bee Gees catalog helped him push through the ninety-two days in the makeup chair.
While Carrey has spent recent years diving back into comic book movie antics as Dr. Robotnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, stepping back into Mount Crumpit is a massive nostalgia play for Millennials and Gen Z who grew up watching the holiday classic on repeat. For full context on the original film's troubled production and the upcoming sequel's development, you can read the original reporting over at Polygon.
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Original article: Polygon