Jim Carrey And Ron Howard In Talks For The Grinch 2

We come bearing news, bearing news of a sequel. Not a prequel, nor requel, but a very real sequel. A follow-up to a movie from the year of 2000, about the Whos down in Whoville and a Grinch on a mountain. As THR reports, there will be The Grinch Who Stole Christmas 2. And Ron Howard’s coming back, and Jim Carrey’s coming, too — at least if the talks they’ve been talking go through. Plus what’s more, if you can even believe, Universal and Imagine Entertainment have already found writers — one, two, and three.

*Ahem* Er, sorry, we came over all Seussical for a moment there. But yes! Ron Howard’s iconic live-action festive fave The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, a blockbuster take on Dr. Seuss’ lyrical literary classic, is officially getting a sequel some quarter of a century later. Both director Howard and OG star Carrey, who infamously spent up to eight hours a day in make-up over the course of a gruelling 24-month shoot, are already in discussions for more Grinching shenanigans, with Howard’s Imagine Entertainment partner Brian Grazer also up for returning as producer. And as for the above-mentioned writers one, two, and three, Curb Your Enthusiasm writing trio Alec Berg , Jeff Schaffer, and David Mandel — who previously penned cult Mike Myers starring Seuss movie The Cat In The Hat — are working on the as-yet-untitled Grinch 2 screenplay.

We don’t yet know what a How The Grinch Stole Christmas sequel will look like (the green grump has, after all, stolen Christmas, put it back, and redeemed himself at this point), or whether we can expect to see Cindy Lou Who or any of the first movie’s other beloved characters again in this surprise follow-up. What we do know however is that the first film remains a perennial Christmas classic, the Illumination animation with Benedict Cumberbatch really only served as a reminder of just how good Carrey is in the 2000 movie, and despite not having a clue how this will all work, we are fascinated to find out. After all, as The Grinch himself once observed, saving Christmas is a lousy ending, way too commercial… so watch this space!