Jim Carrey's fans are in for a festive treat - he is to star in a new
animated adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
The Bruce Almighty funnyman will play Scrooge, as well as the Ghost Of
Christmas Past, Present and Future in the new special effects extravaganza
directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Zemeckis will use the same performance capture technology seen in his
2004 film The Polar Express and forthcoming Beowulf.
Other actors to have played Charles Dickens' iconic character include
Bill Murray, Michael Caine, Patrick Stewart and Albert Finney.