The current craze for sequels to beloved hits that take decades to materialize (see also Practical Magic 2 and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) has just grown three sizes. Star Jim Carrey, director Ron Howard, and producer Brian Grazer are in talks to make a sequel to 2000’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
There are no story details as of yet, but the Hollywood Reporter notes that Alec Berg (Barry, Silicon Valley, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Jeff Schaffer (Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, Dave, Curb Your Enthusiasm), and David Mandel (Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm) are aboard to write the script. None of the trio worked on the 2000 film, but they do have some Dr. Seuss adaptation history: they co-wrote 2003’s The Cat in the Hat, which starred Mike Myers.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas—based on Seuss’ 1957 book, which was also made into an iconic 1966 animated special and a hit 2018 animated feature, among other inspired-by works—has become a perennial holiday favorite, with popularity that’s spilled over into Universal’s theme parks.
It was the top-grossing domestic release of 2000, besting Mission: Impossible II and Gladiator, and is among the highest-grossing holiday films of all time. It also won an Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, in large part because of the astonishing physical transformation Carrey underwent to play the title character.
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