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Image via Wikipedia From the wires: Gary Oldman (of Batman Begins and "The Dark Knight") not only confirmed that he is in Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming performance capture adaptation of A Christmas Carol , but revealed that he is playing three characters in the film. “I play [the ghost of] Marley, Bob Cratchit, and Tiny Tim ,” Oldman told /Film at the Dark Knight junket. “I saw the designs, and the realizations of London and the characters. The design of it, and the look of it, is beautiful. It’s quite stunning. It should be quite magical.” Oldman isnt the only one playing multiple roles. The film stars Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge , the Ghost of Christmas Past , the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come . At one point Michael J. Fox was rumored to be Tiny Tim, and Christopher Lloyd as Marley’s ghost. Both Zemeckis regulars are even inaccurately listed as such on imdb. Oldman talks about the unusual performance capture process for Tiny Tim: “They p...

Browse the many versions of " A Christmas Carol " in print Browse Dickens' Village buildings and accessories from Department 56 Read Chapter One Read Chapter Two Wow, it's not easy coming up with fresh content every day, even if it's on a topic you love. This is why occasionally I may miss a day or two (or three!) or I may veer off-topic once in a while. I've been getting more and more mail recently from readers, so I think eventually I'll be getting fresh content from my audience as well as from my brain...I've been meaning to start publishing Charles Dickens ' " A Christmas Carol " in twelve weekly installments, complete with D56 pictures, leading up to Christmas itself. Now is as good a time as any to begin: A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May ...