Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Thursday and Friday that Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment are in early-stage development of an untitled live-action sequel, with Jim Carrey in talks to reprise the Grinch and Ron Howard expected to return as director and producer.
- A three-writer team — Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer and David Mandel — is attached to write the script, though those writers previously collaborated on the poorly received 2003 Dr. Seuss adaptation The Cat in the Hat.
- Dr. Seuss Enterprises CEO Susan Brandt and Universal executives Britt Hennemuth and Christina Hoffrogge are set to oversee the project for their companies, indicating official creative supervision even as deals remain unfinished.
- Carrey has said the original prosthetic makeup was physically punishing and has expressed openness to motion-capture technology, a technical choice that could shape how the character is realized if the sequel moves forward.
- The move follows the 2000 film’s strong box-office showing and sustained streaming popularity, but all reports stress the project is not yet finalized and could still fail to materialize.