The Mean One is a new slasher film based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, twisting the heartwarming and nostalgic seasonal tale into a dark creature feature.
Most of you will be aware of this trivia already, but for those who spend a sensible amount of time online, the How the Grinch Stole Christmas film from 2000 has some pretty scary behind-the-scenes moments. For example, the latex skin that actor Jim Carrey wore as the Grinch was so claustrophobic that he sought out counselling from a CIA agent who had training in torture resistance.
Horrific, eh? If you the thought of that turns your stomach, you shouldn't read about what happened to Helen Palmer, the wife of Dr Seuss. Anyway.
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Seeing that The Mean One is an unauthorised parody of the original Dr Seuss book, the film isn't able to actually use any of the language in the material. As such, in this story, the Mean One descends upon the mountainous town of Newville to go on a gruesome rampage. Cindy You-Know-Who, who witnessed her parents killed by the creature 20 years prior, steps up to stop the Mean One once and for all.
David Howard Thornton stars as the Mean One, with Krystle Martin playing Cindy, and Chase Mullins, John Bigham, Erik Baker, Flip Kobler, Amy Schumacher and Christopher Sanders rounding out the rest of the cast. Steven LaMorte is directing and the screenplay comes from a collaboration between Flip Kobler and Finn Kobler.
"As a passionate fan of seasonal horror, The Mean One is exactly the kind of film that lands on my personal 'nice list,'" said Alex Williams, manager of acquisitions and development at XYZ Films. "This movie is a stunningly great time with a ferociously subversive turn from David Howard Thornton - and XYZ Films is so proud to be bringing this soon-to-be iconic Christmas slasher to audiences this holiday season."
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The Mean One will premiere in the United States for free on 15 December.
Topics: TV And Film