Celeb worlds have collided as Danny Dyer and Pixie Lott team up with Hollywood’s Eva Longoria, Billy Porter and Kunal Nayyar for the new A Christmas Carol reboot – as first look pictures reveal the dazzling star-studded cast.
Titled Christmas Karma, the upcoming festive spectacular is the brainchild of Gurinder Chadha, the acclaimed director behind Bend It Like Beckham and Blinded By The Light.
The filmmaker has reimagined Charles Dickens’s 1843 classic as a Bollywood-inspired musical drama bursting with colour and comedy.
At the heart of the story is The Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar, who takes on the role of modern-day Scrooge, Mr Sood.
He is guided through his soul-searching journey by three Ghosts of Christmas, played by global icons Eva Longoria, Billy Porter and Boy George.
The glittering line-up also features EastEnders legend Danny Dyer, pop star Pixie Lott, Bridgerton‘s Charithra Chandran, Sanditon actor Leo Suter and much-loved screen star Hugh Bonneville.
Celeb worlds have collided as Danny Dyer and Pixie Lott team up with Hollywood’s Eva Longoria (pictured), Billy Porter and Kunal Nayyar for the new A Christmas Carol reboot
Titled Christmas Karma, the upcoming festive spectacular is the brainchild of Gurinder Chadha, the acclaimed director behind Bend It Like Beckham (Pixie Lott)
In true Chadha style, Christmas Karma is a celebration of modern Britain’s diversity, with an energetic soundtrack blending gospel, bhangra, rap, Christmas carols and classic pop.
The musicians are as renowned as the cast, with contributions from Take That’s Gary Barlow, Nitin Sawhney, All Saints’ Shaznay Lewis, Ben Cullum, Panjabi MC and Malkit Singh.
Described as a ‘festive, fresh and feel-good’ reboot, the film promises to deliver big laughs, emotional moments and catchy numbers.
Christmas Karma looks set to become a new holiday favourite, uniting Hollywood royalty, and British household names.
It follows the reveal of Emily Atack and Danny Dyer’s new primetime ITV game show, but its premise is raising eyebrows.
It was revealed earlier this year that the pair, who both starred in the Disney+ hit Rivals, will front a Saturday night game show called Nobody’s Fool.
Bosses at the broadcaster brought in the pair in a bid to ‘freshen up their entertainment talent’, it was reported.
The duo are reportedly set to receive a whopping £250,000 each for the gig, with the show expected to air next year.
At the heart of the story is The Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar, who takes on the role of modern-day Scrooge, Mr Sood (pictured)
He is guided through his soul-searching journey by three Ghosts of Christmas, played by global icons Eva Longoria (R), Billy Porter (M) and Boy George (L)
But similarities between Nobody’s Fool and Rivals are said to have raised eyebrows behind the scenes.
A source told The Sun: ‘Rivals is the story of a web of rival individuals which is spun around a stately house, Penscombe Court, and their efforts to constantly outdo one another.
‘That’s exactly the basis for the new gameshow, which also has the background of a country pile and sees all the competitors try to outwit one another.
‘Those in the know are already describing it as: “A game of intellect and deception” which could be the catchline for one of Jilly’s novels.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Danny and Emily for comment.
Danny and Emily have been busy so far this year filming the second series of the smash-hit series, based on the racy books of Dame Jilly Cooper.
Christmas Karma is a celebration of modern Britain’s diversity, with an energetic soundtrack blending gospel, bhangra, rap, Christmas carols and classic pop
The filmmaker has reimagined Charles Dickens’s 1843 classic as a Bollywood-inspired musical drama bursting with colour and comedy (Pictured: Danny Dyer)
Described as a ‘festive, fresh and feel-good’ reboot, the film promises to deliver big laughs, emotional moments and catchy numbers
Danny, who played pub landlord Mick Carter in EastEnders for almost a decade, is no stranger to game shows.
The hardman previously hosted The Wall for the BBC, which ran for three series before ending in 2022 when Danny left EastEnders and the BBC.
Mum-of-one Emily starred as a team captain on now-axed CelebJuice with Keith Lemon and Laura Whitmore.
Danny recently revealed there is so much bonking in Rivals 2 – which is currently filming – that they have hired every intimacy coach in the UK.
