Kelsey Grammer has signed to star as Ebenezer Scrooge in satire An American Carol . The Frasier actor portrayed the character in NBC-Hallmark’s 2004 production of A Christmas Carol but will play a modern version in the new film. The movie, which parodies Hollywood and US culture in general, is helmed by Scary Movie 4 director David Zucker from a script he penned with Myrna Sokoloff. Grammer will shoot the film at the same time as his Fox comedy Back to You , reports Variety .
Production is scheduled to begin later this month in LA.