Robert Eggers makes the movie « Christmas Carol » and Willem Dafo can be Scrooge

In the decades, few stories have been as susceptible as Charles Dickens’ ChristmasS It was a comedy of Bill Murray, it was Robert Zemeckis CGI Fest, and it was even a movie about Muppet, just to name a few. But then for the emblematic tale, it is what we can only assume that it is a much worse, worse twist than no one but Robert Eggs.

The deadline announces that the man behind The witch, the headlamp, the northernand last year’s surprising hit Noseis in negotiations on writing and directing the adaptation of the history of Warner Bros. And, although it has not yet been attached to the cast, it is reported that Eggers is watching the frequent associate Villem Dafoe to play the main character of Ebenezer SCROOGE.

If you are like us, at the moment your mind is trying to understand what a version of this EGGERS story looks like and this is not a nice picture, in the best way. EGGERS largely avoids adaptations, instead prefers deep, personal research to inform its own original stories, despite NoseS He is then co -author and will direct WerwulfAnother piece of horrors that will focus on – you guessed – were rotating.

When you think about ChristmasAlthough it is simply in the Eggers cart. There is the original setting for the period, of course. Pathos mix with fantasy and horror. Many opportunities for evocative and beautiful kits, creatures and costumes. Plus, for Hollywood it’s a brand named. This is a kind of perfect Bixies in every way. And this is before you even put Dafoe in the role of Scrooge. This is mainly the role he was born to play.

Eggers is also attached to restarting MazeSo there is no word which movie will continue after Werwulfwho is currently examining a Christmas edition 2026. But if Carol Then it seems that there is a very good chance that Christmas 2028 can just scare Dickens from us.

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