Dafoe playing Scrooge is also exciting, as he has some of the best performances in Robert Eggers ' movies. Dafoe also has the range necessary to capture Scrooge's transformation from a cold ...

Robert Eggers to Tap Willem Dafoe to Play Scrooge Filmmaker Robert Eggers is aspiring to write and direct a new version of A Christmas Carol which the director hopes will feature Willem Dafoe.

I don’t mind, happy to wait. If indeed the suggestions are correct and Willem Dafoe will play Scrooge, I really can’t think of a better casting. That guy has been killing it in role after role.

Preview: Robert Eggers has his eye on ‘A Christmas Carol.’ He’s aiming to have Willem Dafoe play iconic miser Scrooge. The movie is in development at Warner Bros.

Eggers will also serve as producer, with Chris and Elenor Columbus attached to produce via Maiden Voyage. A Christmas Carol follows old miser Scrooge on Christmas Eve, as he's visited by his late ...

Robert Eggers is set to write and direct a movie adapting author Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story set at Christmas. Eggers will produce the project alongside Chris Columbus and Eleanor ...

Robert Eggers loves himself a chilly period piece. The director of The Lighthouse and Nosferatu has made his entire career out of tackling spooky tales set in the past in exceptionally overcast ...

There’s a ghost of Christmas future for Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe. The pair are eyeing a reunion on a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at Warner Bros. While no ...

Robert Eggers to Tackle A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Willem Dafoe the Possible Scrooge Originally posted on Nerdist | By Kyle Anderson | Last updated Jun 12, 2025 2:07 PM ET ...