A Beloved Brit Voices the Ghost of Christmas Past in Netflix's 'Scrooge: A Christmas Carol'
In Netflix's trippy animated flick 'Scrooge: A Christmas Carol,' a familiar award-winning actress voices the Ghost of Christmas Past.
What higher technique to have fun the holiday season than to infuse an outdated, old, previous Christmas classic with remodeled, supernatural cheer and a slew of famous person voices?
Charles Dickens's iconic novella A Christmas Carol is given new life in Netflix's Scrooge: A Christmas Carol.
Directed by means of Stephen Donnelly, the animated musical follows the trials and tribulations of the infamously selfish and grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge, who "has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out," as detailed via the movie's synopsis.
But let's be actual, everyone knows this haunting tale.
The titular antihero is portrayed by way of Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast), the Ghost of Christmas Present is voiced through Trevor Dion Nicholas (Moley), the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, neatly, doesn't have much to say, and the Ghost of Christmas Past is voiced via a acquainted Oscar-winning British actress.
Boasting vocals which are equally shrill and comforting, you have got seen her face in beloved films and collection.
Who voices the Ghost of Christmas Past in 'Scrooge: A Christmas Carol'?
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol sees the cute and gifted Olivia Colman voice the Ghost of Christmas Past.
Having starred in fantastic endeavors like Fleabag, The Favourite, The Crown, The Lost Daughter, and even Heartstopper, it's clear that this thespian sleighs each function that comes her means. (We know, corny. Don't throw chestnuts at us!)
"You can't change the past, but you can learn from it," the Ghost of Christmas Past tells Scrooge in the movie's trailer. That on the subject of sums up her persona's embedded moral.
How does Netflix's retelling of 'A Christmas Carol' vary from other iterations?
According to Stephen Donnelly, this version will "give those who know A Christmas Carol all the things they expect, but not as they’ve experienced them before," in line with Variety.
"There are more than enough psychedelic, time-traveling, and musical surprises to keep those familiar with the story on the edge of their seats, while the authentic essence of Dickens has been retained for those coming completely fresh to the classic tale," he told the e-newsletter.
The Guardian's Lauren Mechling believes that Netflix alums Olivia Colman, Luke Evans, and Jessie Buckley (Men) — who voices Isabel Fezziwig — "may have been possessed by some sense of familial duty to enroll in the streamer’s adaptation."
Yikes.
Despite her one-star overview of the film, we are having a look ahead to seeing what Olivia Colman does along with her character.
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol premieres on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, on Netflix.
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