(A Christmas Carol trailer with Jim Carrey as Mr. Scrooge)

The new “A Christmas Carol” movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge, the lead character in Charles Dickens’ 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol. Jim Carrey amazingly portrays Ebenezer Scrooge through all of the stages of his life: as a young boy, teenage boy, at middle age, and as the elderly Scrooge so familiar to all. The newest film version, which premieres Friday, also shows Jim Carrey as the three Ghosts: the Ghost of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future (billed as Christmas Yet to Come). The new ‘A Christmas Carol’ film also stars Colin Firth as Fred and Robin Wright Penn as both characters Fan and Belle.