A trio of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” alums are set to write the script.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas sequel with Jim Carrey is in the works

A trio of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" alums are set to write the script.

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Derek Lawrence

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June 18, 2026 5:07 p.m. ET

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Jim Carrey in 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'. Credit:

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- A *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* sequel is in development.

- Jim Carrey and Ron Howard are expected to return for the new film.

- A team of *Curb Your Enthusiasm* writers will pen the script.

Jim Carrey might have bought a lot more stuff.

More than 25 years later, Carrey and Ron Howard are in talks to reunite for a *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* sequel, ** has confirmed.

Produced by Howard and Grazer, the new film will be written by a trio of *Curb Your Enthusiasm* writers who previously penned 2003's *Cat in the Hat*: Alec Berg (*Barry*), Jeff Schaffer (*Dave*), and David Mandel (*Veep*).

Carrey and Ron Howard on the set of 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'.

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Released in 2000, the live-action adaptation of Dr. Seuss' children's book starred Carry as the Christmas-hating Grinch, who aims to sabotage the festive celebration taking place down in Whoville.

*How the Grinch Stole Christmas *went on to become the year's highest-grossing movie domestically, while also winning an Oscar for Best Makeup. And it's a bit of a surprise that Carrey would want to undergo that lengthy process again, considering he previously told EW that it took "two and a half hours" to apply the prosthetics.

"[I] was having a lot of trouble with the Grinch suit, so they brought a guy in who actually teaches people how to handle torture, and he gave me a couple of tips," Carrey said. "You just forget [the pain]. Sitting around in that suit was not too fun, but performing in it was amazing."

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A *Grinch* sequel would mark Carrey's first non-*Sonic the Hedgehog** *movie in a decade. Production recently wrapped on *Sonic the Hedgehog 4*, the latest outing for Carrey as the evil Dr. Robotnik. Carrey has talked about retiring from acting, but when discussing his *Sonic 3* return, he declared, "I bought a lot of stuff, and I need the money, frankly."

*The Hollywood Reporter* first reported the news of a new *Grinch*.

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