In came a fiddler with a musicbook, and went up to the lofty. The tale of his redemption by three spirits the ghost of christmas past, the ghost of christmas present, and the ghost of christmas yet to come has become a defining. First, scrooge is visited by the candlelike ghost of christmas past, who takes him back in time to. Fxs christmas carol cast is stacked with recognizable faces. A description of the ghosts in a christmas carol pen.
A christmas carol 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The musical is a 2004 american television film based on the 1843 novella of the same name by charles dickens, which also inspired a 1994 stage musical by alan menken and lynn ahrens. Meet the cast and crew of fxs a christmas carol, an original take on charles dickens iconic ghost story by steven knight. The second spirit, the ghost of christmas present, shows him how many currently celebrate christmas. He is the ghost who shows ebenezer scrooge his past and childhood. A christmas carol, by charles dickens project gutenberg. The narrator describes the ghost of christmas present, yet scrooge doesnt realize at first who or what he sees. Also including i have an one little surprise cast for all of you. The cast of a christmas carol with art koustik fourth from the left, with gray jacket, vest and bow tie and richard doyle center, back, in blue jacket.
A christmas carol is a 2009 american 3d computeranimated fantasy film written, coproduced. When adapting the novel for a new version that debuts thursday, dec. In the book, the spirit of christmas past carries an extinguisher, a small funnel which was used to put out candles. A christmas carol tv movie 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors. Johnson, chalking up his nineteenth year as ebenezer and his 37th in the show, slips into the role with measured comic bluster, palpable sadness and, ultimately, unbridled joy. An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on christmas eve. An animated retelling of charles dickens classic novel about a victorianera miser taken. Serkis may not seem too familiar straight away but he has starred in an abundance of blockbusters. It is a film adaptation of charles dickenss 1843 story of the same name and stars jim carrey in a multitude of roles, including ebenezer scrooge and the three ghosts who haunt scrooge. Magoos christmas carol, he appears before the ghost of christmas past was meant to.
Scrooge dismisses the apparition but the first of the three ghosts, the ghost of christmas past, visits as promised. With a nod to a christmas carol, the ghost of christmas past delivers complete satisfaction two times. Ghost of christmas past scrooge mcduck wikia fandom. Jacks work for television has won him five baftas and an rts television award. Ghost of christmas past voices christmas carol behind. Listen to all the actors who have voiced ghost of christmas past and vote for your favorite. Scrooge sees those events in his past life, both happy and sad, that forged his character. According to dickens novel, the ghost of christmas present appears to scrooge as. Mark waters directed a script by jon lucas and scott moore. Andy serkis as the ghost of christmas past in a christmas carol bbc. It was filmed in the historic medieval county town of shrewsbury in shropshire.
Scrooge ghost of christmas past scrooge as a young boy scrooge as a teenage boy scrooge as a young man scrooge as a middle aged man ghost of christmas present ghost of christmas yet to come. In the 1992 film the muppet christmas carol the ghost appeared as a tiny, ghostly girl, dressed in white and floating as if immersed in water. Tiny tim is a highly sentimentalized character who dickens uses to highlight the. The ghost of christmas present or the spirit of christmas present is a fictional character in the 1843 novella a christmas carol by charles dickens. But 2003s a carol christmas takes the cake on the basis of its cast.
Jim carrey and jenny mccarthy at an event for a christmas carol 2009 robert. Jim carrey is the voice of ghost of christmas past in a christmas carol 2009. The ghost of christmas past the first spirit to visit scrooge, a curiously. Carol marsh fan, scrooges sister brian worth fred olga edwardes freds wife roddy hughes mr.
What is the object carried by the ghost of christmas past. Charles dickens timeless 19th century novel a christmas carol has been adapted again. Charles dickens a christmas carol gets a very dark turn on fx. The ghost of christmas past is a fictional character from the book a christmas carol. The one character i love that play the great actor robin williams. He shows scrooge how other people, especially those he knows, celebrate christmas in order to show the reader what people think of scrooge behind his back. Havent you been waiting for that since the first book. Konarski ghost of christmas future ernst thesiger undertaker miles malleson old joe louise hampton. An unsettling combination of a small child and an old man, this ghost takes scrooge on a tour of his past christmases in order to reconnect him to his feelings. A christmas carol 1951 cast and crew cast photos and. At the beginning of the novella, scrooge is a coldhearted miser who despises christmas. Becoming the ghost of christmas past justine icy moral flew into the role of ghost of christmas past during the 2017 fords theatre season. Andy serkis plays the ghost of christmas past in a christmas carol with no lord of the rings style performance capture. In a christmas carol, serkis brings his prolific character acting to the terrifying ghost of christmas past.
Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Charles dickens wrote the classic a christmas carol in 1843. The cast, headed by gary neal johnson as scrooge, consists for the most part of christmas carol veterans. Ghost of christmas present voiced by jim carrey and 8 others. The film was produced by hallmark entertainment now known as sonar entertainment and currently distributed by nbcuniversal television distribution. Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his business partner, jacob marley, and three ghosts that represent different stages of scrooges life. Music and color abound in kc reps leaner version of a. The years add up for many longtime cast members in south coast repertorys a christmas carol a production that is.
Andy serkis is shaking off the cgi to become the ghost of christmas past, having. The ghost of christmas past or the spirit of christmas past is a fictional character in the 1843 work a christmas carol by the english novelist charles dickens. Ghost of christmas past voiced by jim carrey and 7 others. Photos of the a christmas carol 2009 movie voice actors. The film also features supporting roles voiced by gary oldman, colin firth, bob. Filming spanned february 19, 2008 to july 2008 in rhode island with stars matthew mcconaughey, breckin meyer, jennifer garner, lacey chabert and michael douglas. Long ago, when a callow youth, an inspiring english teacher put on a production of a christmas carol and, clearly desperate, cast me as both bob cratchit and marleys ghost.
The aeronauts, dirt music, radioactive, wonder, war book, a long way down, the scouting book for boys. The narrator explains how scrooge attempts to snuff out the ghost of christmas past s power. Andy serkis plays the ghost of christmas past who is the ghost of christmas past. As the spirit shows scrooge increasingly painful scenes, scrooge places the ghost s hat shaped like a candle extinguisher on the ghost s head. The ghost of christmas present is the second of the three spirits after the visitations by jacob marley and the ghost of christmas past that haunt the miser ebenezer scrooge, in order to prompt him to repent. Pierre and the great comet of 1812, the book of mormon. Andy serkis plays the darkly comedic ghost of christmas past, the first spirit charged with showing scrooge the error of his miserly ways. The film is directed by clive donner, who had been an editor of the 1951 film scrooge, and stars george c. A christmas carol a ghost story of christmas a bit.
Although the ghost s joyful and authentic demeanor might have made his identity obvious to those who regularly celebrate christmas, scrooge admits hes never before walked with any of the spirits brothers, the ghosts of christmas present who lived in previous years. Charlotte riley as lottie, the ghost of christmas present. Ghost of christmas past voice a christmas carol 1997. The ghost of christmas past is one of the major characters in charles dickens a christmas carol. Who is in the cast of the bbcs charles dickens drama. A christmas carol bbc and fx air date, news, plot, cast. Wondering where youve seen scrooge, the ghosts, the cratchit family and the rest of the christmas carol cast before.
He prods and pokes where it hurts, transforming himself into those known to his charge, finding a place of pain, shame and selfknowledge. A christmas carol is the story of ebenezer scrooge, an elderly and crotchety miser who is visited first by the ghost of his former business partner, jacob marley, and then by the ghost of. A christmas carol 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The muppet christmas carol 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The final of the three ghosts will be played by actor flemyng. There are only three ghosts in the christmas carol by charles dickens, the ghost of christmas past, the ghost of christmas present, and the ghost of christmas. A christmas carol bbc and fx air date, news, plot, cast for. Guy pearces a christmas carol gives tale a bleak spin. Ghost of christmas past additional muppets voice christopher leith. Ghost of christmas past voice a christmas carol 2009. Below, justine discusses what she looks forward to most about taking on one of charles dickenss most iconic characters. Ghost of christmas past in a christmas carol ghost of christmas past an unsettling combination of a small child and an old man, this ghost takes scrooge on a tour of his past christmases in order to reconnect him to his feelings. Images of the ghost of christmas past voice actors from the christmas carol franchise.
A christmas carol 2009 movie behind the voice actors. A christmas carol is a 2009 american 3d computeranimated dark fantasy film written, coproduced and directed by robert zemeckis. The ghost of christmas past, portrayed by andy serkis, is jaded. The first of the three spirits to visit scrooge before christmas, the ghost of christmas past is responsible for. Ghost of christmas past in a christmas carol shmoop.
It also, appropriately, reminds me of my own christmas past, before i became the lovable, irascible, curmudgeon i am today. Ebenezer scrooge, bob cratchit, tiny tim, jacob marley, the ghost of christmas past, the ghost of christmas present, the ghost of christmas yet to come, fred, fezziwig, belle, peter cratchit, martha cratchit, fan, the portly gentlemen, mrs. Andy serkis as ghost of christmas past in a christmas carol. What are the names of ghosts in a christmas carol answers. The angelic spirit shows scrooge scenes from his past that occurred on or around christmas, in order to demonstrate to him the. And so charles dickens modestly introduces us to his enduring ghost story of christmas, a christmas carol. This was eliminated for the movie version, although the spirit does appear more or less solid, depending on the scene, to correspond with the description in the book. Heres why he says scrooge reignites his passion for ghosting. A christmas carol by brian desmond hurst alastair sim.
The central character is a greedy businessman, ebenezer scrooge, who hates christmas. Ghosts of girlfriends past is a 2009 american romantic comedy film whose plot is based on charles dickens 1843 novella a christmas carol. In the 1993 alvin and the chipmunks episode merry christmas, mr. Scrooge ghost of christmas past scrooge as a young boy scrooge as a teenage boy scrooge as a young man scrooge as a middle aged man ghost of christmas present ghost of christmas. A christmas carol is a 1984 britishamerican madefortelevision film adaptation of charles dickens famous 1843 novella of the same name. It is depicted as a shadowy grim reaper cast across the ground or a wall and occasionally. His ambiguous hope that neither the book, nor its haunting presence, would be easily laid down, or exorcised, has been realised more than he can possibly have imagined. Then, with a rapidity of transition very foreign to his usual character, he said, in pity for his former self, poor boy. Andy serkis as the ghost of christmas past a christmas. The ghost of christmas past is a major character of charles dickenss famous novella a christmas carol, an incarnation of the nostalgia of past christmases who shows ebenezer scrooge scenes of his past in a. Hes been sent to make lost souls repent before, why should scrooge be any different. After scouring the ghosts of a christmas carol s past, present. A christmas carol is an enduring story about a miser, ebenezer scrooge and his transformation resulting from supernatural visits by jacob marley and the ghosts of christmas past, present and yet to come.