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Some Insanely Cool Potential Casting News About The Zemeckis Version Of A CHRISTMAS CAROL!

sounds interesting.. by bob oblaw	Jul 24th, 2007 03:29:01 AM
still wary tho
hhhmmmm... by june44	Jul 24th, 2007 03:30:48 AM
who would Micheal J. Fox be playing?
This "mo-cap" is giving me the shits by JackTheMime	Jul 24th, 2007 03:34:06 AM
And haven't we learned yet that a little Jim Carrey goes a long fucking way? I can't even watch The Mask any more.
Anyway, you can't top The Muppets by JackTheMime	Jul 24th, 2007 03:36:31 AM
A Muppets Christmas Carol was the shit. Michael Caine like a motherfucker.
Michael J Fox is Tiny Tim! by PaddyIrishman	Jul 24th, 2007 03:48:29 AM
:)
What? No one bitching about another remake? by Boondock Devil	Jul 24th, 2007 03:54:27 AM
All kidding aside, in theory this should be good. Zemeckis should do the story justice and I'm looking forward to his spin on the whole story. Of course it's going to have to go out of it's way to make me like it more than "Scrooged". To this day it's still my favorite version followed by the Disney version with Uncle Scrooge. That was pretty damned good in it's own right.
Glover by halfmoth	Jul 24th, 2007 03:54:46 AM
is Grendel, not Beowulf. Ray Winstone is Beowulf.
Is the whole movie going to be mocaped? by Boondock Devil	Jul 24th, 2007 03:55:48 AM
And could that mean another IMAX 3D version? Please let that be so...
it's 5am... by halfmoth	Jul 24th, 2007 04:05:13 AM
i realize Stephen could have just meant Glover IN "Beowulf", and not necessarily AS Beowulf...
Patrick Stewart by filmcoyote	Jul 24th, 2007 04:11:44 AM
I saw Patrick Stewart do Christmas Carol as a one-man show on stage and it was incredible how he brought all the characters to life with virtually no props, costume or gimmicks, just incredible acting. So this is very possible. Not sure the gurning Carrey mugging his way through multiple characters like in Lemony Snicket is the answer though. A real actor like Hanks would have been better. Or Stewart frankly, he'd be great. Oh, and this'll never be as great as the Muppet version, "a blue furry Charles Dickens!" genius!
I was going to mention Patrick Stewart... by Bones	Jul 24th, 2007 04:30:47 AM
...but filmcoyote beat me to the punch! His one-man show was AMAZING. And his TNT-produced movie version was very good as well. But for me, the George C. Scott version is best (outside of the musical "Scrooge", with Albert Finney) and the most annoying (yet strangely likable) is "Scrooged" with Bill Murray...Ugh, Yuppie Christmas Carol...
dream casting by Ray Gamma	Jul 24th, 2007 04:47:54 AM
i hope that's true
IMAX 3D by iwontwin	Jul 24th, 2007 05:33:16 AM
Its amazing. I am so excited for Beowulf, seeing a computer generated film in IMAX 3D is completely immersive. Harry Potter 3D was so beautiful. I still want to see Polar Express, and hopefully A Christmas Carol is in 3D as well.
Scrooged by Virtual Satyr	Jul 24th, 2007 05:39:17 AM
Best "Christmas Carol" ever. Muppets was good too, can't beat Beeker flipping Scrooge off.
The Whole Stable by Playhouse	Jul 24th, 2007 05:53:20 AM
That's kinda cool Zemeckis is bringing in his whole stable of actors.
Isn't it about time Zemeckis made a good movie again? by kwisatzhaderach	Jul 24th, 2007 06:19:28 AM
He'll never top the original Back to the Future though, that's just an insanely perfect movie.
Polar Express was creepy by BizarroJerry	Jul 24th, 2007 06:35:40 AM
the characters were just unnerving.
Playing by filmcoyote	Jul 24th, 2007 07:24:26 AM
Apparently Fox is Tiny Tim, Hanks is Bob Cratchit (sic), Hoskins is Fezziwig. Presumably Lloyd would be young Scrooge's schoolmaster?
What the Dickens? by Uncle Stan	Jul 24th, 2007 07:40:17 AM
This will suck.
Michael J. Fox for Shakes The Clown remake! by Sledge Hammer	Jul 24th, 2007 08:04:37 AM
What? No one remembers the 'classic' Bob Golthwaite original? For shame, talkbackers, for shame...
Saw this on Jim Hill Media already... by Anna Valerious	Jul 24th, 2007 08:11:58 AM
Maybe they could just have someone else do motion capture for Michael...or just cast a kid in it.
Sledge Hammer by Wee Willie	Jul 24th, 2007 08:13:58 AM
That is in really, really poor taste, bro. So of course I laughed out loud and sprayed coffee all over my keyboard. A Christmas Carol looks interesting.
NOTHING CAN MATCH THE '51 "SCROOGE" by thegreatwhatzit	Jul 24th, 2007 09:30:55 AM
Bow to Alastair Sim as SCROOGE (aka A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 1951), one of the best fim performances of the past century. He rendered the character into a tormented soul, not a miser. All other adaptations are but pale imitations (Scott and Stewart were quite competent but Sim is powerful, his transformation is quite cathartic).
Marty & Doc are going to be... by The Shyster	Jul 24th, 2007 09:32:29 AM
the gay lovers they were meant to be in BTTF III. j/k They're going to be the two gents that come knocking @ Scrooge & Marley, asking for donations. You read it here first!
Oh and BTW... by The Shyster	Jul 24th, 2007 09:34:51 AM
nothing... NOTHING tops "Mickey's Christmas Carol" http://imdb.com/title/tt008593 6/ "Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum... I smell... I smell ?! I think I do...sniff, Yeah.. I do !!"
In fact, here's the current Top 5: by The Shyster	Jul 24th, 2007 09:37:48 AM
5. George C. Scott's A Christmas Carol 4. Patrick Stewart's A Christmas Carol 3. Muppet's Christmas Carol 2. Scrooged 1. Mickey's Christmas Carol
"MAKE LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND GET OUTTA HERE, TIM!" by Darth Bauer	Jul 24th, 2007 09:44:16 AM
Tom Wilson needs work.
51 Scrooge... by idahomer	Jul 24th, 2007 09:49:17 AM
Is the measuring stick. Superb performances. Next is "An American Christmas Carol" with The Fonz (just kidding on that one).
"Mr. Scrooge, I'm From the Future!" by kevinwillis.net	Jul 24th, 2007 09:49:33 AM
"I came here in a pathos-fueled time machine that you invented! And now I need your help to get me . . . back to real Christmas Spirit!"
Damn straight, thegreatwhatzit! by DocPazuzu	Jul 24th, 2007 10:14:36 AM
Sim's Scrooge owns all. I watch it every year.
Agree with you 200%, idahomer by thegreatwhatzit	Jul 24th, 2007 10:15:44 AM
In addition to Sim (glorious!), the Brit repertory of actors are flawless, e.g. Kathleen Harrison ("Mrs. Dilber"), Mervyn Johns, Jack Warner, Miles Malleson, et al. This '51 version wasn't a (Hollywood) Hallmark card, it was undiluted Dickens. Years ago, a regional station televised a colorized version--I kicked the TV off the desk (luckily, it was one of those disposable Best Buy portables).
Thanks, DocPazuzu by thegreatwhatzit	Jul 24th, 2007 10:19:26 AM
I'm quite impassioned with this film...I could watch the Sim version all year but reserve it exclusively for Yuletide.
Ah, the joys of the public domain by mraig	Jul 24th, 2007 10:32:54 AM
Every five years, a new Christmas Carol, Dracula, and Sherlock Holmes. Honestly, I'm a little ambivalent about Jim Carrey. In my book he's a little bit like Robin Williams: when it's a straight role I think he's pretty good; when it's all-out comedy, he gets insanely annoying insanely fast. And Scrooge is certainly a character that would be easy to go over-the-top with (not to mention the ghosts!).
We all know the best was A Muppet Xmas Carol by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jul 24th, 2007 11:15:42 AM
and the best Scrooge ever was Alastair Sim. Really do we need yet ANOTHER movie?
My top list by Bloo	Jul 24th, 2007 11:27:10 AM
1) Muppet 2) Mickey 3) Sim aka 51 version --I remember stumbling across this version when I was like 10 around midnight, 1am on Christmas eve, freaked me out 4) Patrick Stweart 5) George C Scott honorable mentions) flintstones and Mr. Magoo can anyone tell me did Aleck Guiness do a version?
CAUTION: by TopHat	Jul 24th, 2007 11:37:00 AM
AICN WILL SUPPORT ANY FILM THAT IS: MO-CAP, IMAX, HI-DEF, CGI, DIGITAL. NO MATTER HOW MEDIOCRE THE FILM IS. DO NOT BE LED ASTRAY, MY FRIENDS. THESE ARE NOT LEGITIMATE ACHIEVEMENTS IN MOTION PICTURES. THEY ARE EXCUSES FOR DOING THE SAME STORIES, THEMES, AND CHARACTERS OVER AND OVER. BECAUSE, THAT IS BUISNESS; SELL THE CONSUMER THE SAME THINGS AGAIN AND AGAIN WITHOUT THEM REALIZING THEY ARE THE SAME. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. GOODNIGHT AND GOOD LUCK.
Jim Carrey does kinda look like by CherryValance	Jul 24th, 2007 11:37:48 AM
Scrooge McDuck. I don't know if I need another version of A Christmas Carol though. But wait, I'm supposed to have turned over a new anti-anti-remakes leaf. I keep forgetting... What a great idea! I can't wait to see it. :D :D :D I hope Jim Carrey makes lots of funny faces. I think it would be cool if they got him to play Tiny Tim as well. Maybe even the Christmas turkey. :D
He might be Dicken's around with you... by Yeti	Jul 24th, 2007 11:41:28 AM
oh come on someone HAD to say it..might as well be me.
Flip63hole by skimn	Jul 24th, 2007 12:19:23 PM
I wholeheartedly agree. Zemeckis needs to film flesh and blood perfomances, not digital recreations, no matter how lifelike. Remember the early stuff like I Wanna Hold Your Hand or Used Cars....the camera doesn't have to fly about like a bird, to make compelling movies.
PLOT for BTTF IV... by TheRealSeveren	Jul 24th, 2007 12:21:55 PM
Personally, Id like to see them go back in time and erase the two sequels... still, Id love to see MJF and CL in a scene together after all these years...even it is in the virtual world. I had a couple of Teen Beat pics hung up on my wall of MJF when I was a kid, I wont lie.
TopHat by SelfSentered	Jul 24th, 2007 01:04:05 PM
I agree with you on most points but High-Def is just a medium. Like 35mm, 16mm, DV, BetaCam, or what-not. A medium, not a gimmick. This Zemeckis obsession MOCAP stuff is preposterous, though. It is a tool, not a medium, and I agree with all the people who say that if he wants 'life-like' performances, maybe he should just film some actual fucking actors.
The Darjeeling Limited trailer is out.... by RockLobster800	Jul 24th, 2007 01:10:39 PM
Aint It Cool hath not reported as yet (they're doing a lot of that lately). Looks class. Im up for Christopher Lloyd in anything-although my pitched tv show starring him and Jeff Goldblum as room mates (thats right-just imagine how fucking BRILLIANT that would be)fell on deaf ears-so this will have to do....
some thoughts by tonamania	Jul 24th, 2007 01:24:58 PM
perfect casting would be to get Jim Carrey out of the movie. How much can scrooge & ghosts mug for the camera (or mo-cap or whatever the hell)? This will be absolute trash. about Patrick Stewart. the TNT movie was a piece of junk - his one man show was astounding. best movie versions ever - with Simm and Scott. Murray comes next in the less than dramatic but much UNDER rated Scrooged.
The only version to ever win an Academy award by Ardee-El	Jul 24th, 2007 01:30:03 PM
Also featured Alistair Sim as Scrooge, but was an animated version from 1971. Based on John Leech's illustrations for the original edition, it packs more of Dicken's story in its 28 minutes than any other version. (Anyone familiar with the lighthouse scene?) Still MIA on DVD.
Now all we need is Biff and Billy Zane and Flea by jimbojones123	Jul 24th, 2007 01:38:40 PM
Soundtrack by ZZ Top!
Nobody better touch by Guy Gaduois	Jul 24th, 2007 01:40:43 PM
the reboot of "It's a Wonderful Life" that Marlo Thomas did. That was the "Citizen Kane" of all Christmas movie reboots. Did I mention I don't like "Citizen Kane", by the way? I know, I'm a Philistine. Fortunately, I don't care.
Citizen Kane by tonamania	Jul 24th, 2007 01:50:22 PM
saw it about a month ago - didn't much care for it. Maybe it was the bad mood I was in over the Die Hard4, PG13, mass audience appeal thing. Can't bring myself to give an Orson a 2nd viewing, either . . .
Casey Siemaszko, anyone? by beamish13	Jul 24th, 2007 02:37:46 PM
No Three O'Clock High fans here? He was great as '3-D' in BTTF
Sledge Hammer by secretcylon	Jul 24th, 2007 03:39:54 PM
"I got that peanut butter p*****! Brown, smooth, and easy to spread!"
Michael J????? by Junkhouse Gargamel	Jul 24th, 2007 04:16:44 PM
Alright, cut the crap. What on Earth will J Fox be doing in the movie? I'm mean, all the power to the guy, he's great. But in his current condition, the only character I can see him is a playing, is a f****'d up Marley. Don't wanna be mean, but his condition will be distracting and take people out of the movie.
And I still don't care. by Demosthenes2	Jul 24th, 2007 04:35:14 PM
Bring on as many people as you want, but what more could you possibly do/say that hasn't been done/said with A Christmas Carol? The Polar Express was only interesting for the IMAX 3D effects; otherwise, that was never meant to be more than a 15-minute movie.
This isn't insanely cool at all by INWOsuxRED	Jul 24th, 2007 05:11:09 PM
If you were to ask me who was going to play all those roles, Jim Carrey would have been my first guest with Mike Meyers and Eddie Murphy being my next too picks, not because I think they would be good, but because it just seems so predictable and boring. I would be shocked as shit if this turns out to be something I can watch all the way through on cable one time.
Moriarty, Meet Patrick Stewart by VonBismarck	Jul 24th, 2007 05:27:19 PM
"I like the notion of Jim Carrey playing Scrooge and the three Christmas Ghosts,.... but I don’t know if anyone else has ever done that when performing A CHRISTMAS CAROL." Despite the blazing Genius that Jim Carry can be/has been at times, itmight bemuse Mori and others to be introduced to Mr. Patrick Stewart; Other than being associated with one demensional portrails of expositional comic book characters, and deeply diplomatic space navigators has been well regarded for a One Man Play (in London and on Broadway) in which he portriad ALL of the characters in Dicken's Chrismas Carol. Got an award or three for it. Even did a free performance for 9/11 Family Charities. Classy and talented guy. Probably not a talking butt impression, spit take, slap gag or slow motion running scene in the whole thing. Other than the ones Dickens had in the original draft. And no CGI. So Mori, now you know, and knowing is....half the battle at Richenbach Falls. (And if someone else posts this before I can....sorry for the redundancy.) Viva Von Bismarck!
Albert Finney's Scrooge is my favorite... by Otter	Jul 24th, 2007 06:39:59 PM
Then Patrick Stewart, Alaister Sim, and the very little scene animated Ghostbusters episode where they went back in time and "captured" the 3 ghosts, and therefore destroyed Christmas from then on, since Scrooge never learned his lesson and wrote a best seller called "A Christmas Humbug". Luckily, they go back in time, perform the "visions" for Scrooge themselves, while Egon goes into the Ghost Depository tank to retrieve the Christmas Ghosts.
Little "seen", that is. by Otter	Jul 24th, 2007 06:42:37 PM
Oops
Little "seen", that is. by Otter	Jul 24th, 2007 06:47:40 PM
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Exciting as my grandma's smelly farts by Little Beavis	Jul 24th, 2007 09:48:47 PM
...only this burns my nostrils even more.
The ONLY Glimmer of hope... by KISSman24	Jul 25th, 2007 01:08:17 AM
The only way this film can be good is if they can manage to recruit these co-stars for Carrey -- although I'll bet the house that the only one they'll manage to score is Lloyd. This is a concept that has been beaten like a dead horse. Haven't we have had enough Scrooge movies? Furthermore -- why doesn't Jim Carrey do anything original and/or good anymore??
Albert Finney Rules All by CaptainTripps	Jul 25th, 2007 08:37:12 AM
The scene in "Scrooge" where he gets plastered with the Ghost of Christmas Present is beyond classic! By the way, Bloo, Alec Guinness didn't play Scrooge. He played Jacob Marley in the wonderful Albert Finney version.
Scrooge and Back to the Future by tylermo	Jul 25th, 2007 08:46:26 AM
Love the idea about Doc and Marty getting Scrooge back on the right track, but I think you've missed the big picture here. Might as well throw in the kitchen sink. Not only Doc and Marty, but Jeffrey and Phineas Bogg from Voyagers! And, Doctor Who. All of them working together in the ultimate crossover! Speaking of Voyagers...go out and buy that great recently released series on dvd. On a serious note, I'm not sure if we need another Christmas Carol. I agree with those who say Sim is the best. As for the serious, non-comedic versions I'd have to go with Sim, then Scott, and perhaps Stewart. Other honorables include Murray, Muppets, WKRP, Mr. Magoo, and Rich Little.
Polar Excretia by FILMFUNK	Jul 25th, 2007 10:13:42 AM
'Citin! Not!
'51 Scrooge the TOPS by gernblanston67	Jul 25th, 2007 12:45:41 PM
Alistair Simm cannot be outdone. Simply the best Scrooge.
no thanks by DeadPanWalking	Jul 25th, 2007 01:25:20 PM
I'd rather watch Scrooged again for the 200th time (it still holds up well.)

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