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The Bizarre Saga of a Melissa McCarthy Christmas Movie That Won’t Die
ComicBook.comStory by Lisa Laman
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Melissa McCarthy's Christmas movie 'Margie Claus' is resurrected from the dead, with a bizarre journey from announced to shelved to back in production
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- Margie Claus was first announced in 2017 as a live-action musical starring McCarthy, but was quietly shelved in 2019 as her Warner Bros. comedies struggled
- The film is now being revived as an animated feature, with McCarthy voicing the title role and animation veteran Shane Prigmore directing, suggesting a shift in aesthetic from the original vision
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Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Shane Prigmore, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Universal, Warner Bros./New Line Cinema, Margie Claus, The Cat in the Hat, The Flintstones, Dynamic Duo, Bridesmaids, Identity Thief, Tammy, Life of the Party, The Kitchen, Superintelligence, Klaus, Arthur Christmas, The Boss, The Polar Express, Elf, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Red One, B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations