Jim Carrey Wanted to Become the Grinch at All Costs

Ron Howard’s live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas reaches its 25-year milestone with a celebration of the iconic Seuss storybook character. In an oral history published by Vulture, Howard and Jim Carrey, alongside the Universal Pictures production creative team, revealed the Mt. Krumpit-sized challenges they faced to be true to the Mean One’s spirit.

Carrey’s casting came after he earned the approval of Theodore Geisel’s widow, Audrey. “I met with Audrey and told her…