Robert Eggers to direct ‘A Christmas Carol' movie for Warner Bros.; Willem Dafoe in consideration to star
Popular horror filmmaker Robert Eggers is all set to write and direct a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' for Warner Bros.
Interestingly, reports suggest that the director is writing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge for his frequent collaborator Willem Dafoe. If Dafoe ends up playing Scrooge, this would mark his fourth collaboration with Eggers after The Lighthouse, The Northman and Nosferatu.
'A Christmas Carol', a popular novella published in 1842, tells the story of an elderly miser, Scrooge, whose life changes forever when he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner. The story has seen several stage adaptations of the novella and many animated film adaptations.
There have also been feature film adaptations from filmmakers like Henry Edwards, Brian Desmond Hurst, Ronald Neame, David Jones and Robert Zemeckis.
According to Deadline, Eggers will also produce the film. Chris Columbus and Elenor Columbus are also attached to produce via Maiden Voyage.
Eggers tasted monumental success with the widely acclaimed Nosferatu, which earned $156 million globally and became his highest-grossing film to date. The director will next shoot Werwulf for Focus Features before moving onto the A Christmas Carol project.
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