"A chistmas Carol" remake stars jim Carrey

WackoJako

Jim Carrey will star in a Robert Zemeckis adaptation of "A Christmas Carol," playing Scrooge, the ghost of Christmas past, the ghost of Christmas present and the ghost of Christmas future. The film will be produced by Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital, which inked a deal with Disney this year.

Zemeckis wrote the screenplay for Carrey and will direct the film, which will be made for a 3-D stereoscopic release. Producing are Zemeckis and his ImageMovers partners Steve Starkey and Jack Rapke.

Production will incorporate performance capture, and blend live action and CG, building on techniques used for Zemeckis' "The Polar Express" and upcoming "Beowulf," as well as "Monster House," which the director executive produced.

A release date for "Christmas Carol" has not been set.