MMC Five Rules for Remaking A Christmas Carol

[ElfBot]

Last year we openly mourned the lack of decent Christmas movies being made. It has been well over a decade since Elf, for Pete’s sake. Hollywood has suffered a drought of original Christmas ideas and every season seems to bring yet another version of a twisted-family-Christmas (Love the Coopers). But...

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[xmas365]

I would love to see a darker version of A Christmas Carol incorporating a lot of the narrator and Jacob Marley.
I feel they could "borrow" some the description of Marley from the book "Jacob T. Marley" by R. William Bennett. It was a very well written book, and the story of Marley was well thought out and the author intertwined the lives of Scrooge and Marley before they even worked together.
I could see someone like Terence Stamp as Scrooge:

 

[MerryCarey]

I would love to see a darker version of A Christmas Carol incorporating a lot of the narrator and Jacob Marley.
I feel they could "borrow" some the description of Marley from the book "Jacob T. Marley" by R. William Bennett. It was a very well written book, and the story of Marley was well thought out and the author intertwined the lives of Scrooge and Marley before they even worked together.
I could see someone like Terence Stamp as Scrooge:

With that gaze, he could be a great Marley!

Re the darker aspects of the story---have you seen the UK trailer for the Sim version of Scrooge versus the US trailer? The UK trailer highlights the dark, Dickensian aspects of the story; the US trailer makes it look like a cheery, lighthearted holiday movie. Interesting (and enlightening!) how it was marketed so differently for the different countries!

 

[xmas365]

I have never seen either trailer, I will have to check that out.

 

[thechristmasmusicman]

I've got a great idea-take a slice from Baz Lhurmann and do a modern version of the Dickens classic-use the original dialogue, but put it in a modern setting. I'm working on such an adaptation right now, and it would be filmed right here in modern day New Englnad.

 

[Jeff Westover]

I could see someone like Terence Stamp as Scrooge:

Excellent suggestion!