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Article: Magic comes alive; A new format gives an old story a special sparkle, writes Angela Dawson.(Life)
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- The Sunday Independent (South Africa)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
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'I love terrifying children," reveals Jim Carrey, who plays Scrooge, the original holiday-hating miser who undergoes a transformation in Robert Zemeckis's faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
Fortunately, kids like a good scare, as long as it's within a safe environment, the actor surmises.
It seems a natural progression that Carrey, who previously depicted the Scrooge-like Grinch on-screen, would tackle the original grumpy old man who, over the course of an evening, has a change of heart about Christmas.
Dickens's beloved classic is one of the most often adapted stories in Hollywood, but never before has it been seen in ...