Guy Pearce Is Ebenezer Scrooge in First Trailer for BBC's Retelling of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
The BBC has shared the first teaser trailer for its upcoming retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story A Christmas Carol. Guy Pearce stars as the notorious Christmas hater Ebenezer Scrooge, and this looks like a great – yet much darker – take on the classic tale than we’ve seen in the past. I really liked what I saw in this first trailer, though!
The miniseries will take “a darker approach to the 1843 British novella following Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man who despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night, he is visited by three ghosts to show him his past, present and future should he stay on the hateful path he is currently on.”
The new version of A Chrismas Carol was written and developed by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Taboo, See), and it has a great supporting cast that includes Andy Serkis (Venom 2) as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Stephen Graham (Rocketman) as Jacob Marley, Charlotte Riley (Trust) as Lottie, Joe Alwyn (The Favourite) as Bob Cratchit, Vinette Robinson (Sherlock) as Mary Cratchit, Jason Flemyng (Pennyworth) as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, and Kayvon Novak (What We Do in the Shadows) as Ali Baba.
The series will be executive produced by Tom Hardy (Venom), who is also attached in a mystery role. I assume Hardy is taking on the role is the Ghost of Christmas Present since that’s the only character not mentioned in the cast list above. Ridley Scott is also a producer on the project.
A Christmas Carol is set to premiere sometime this December. I’m pretty excited about watching this. Check out the trailer and hit us up with your thoughts!