 The film also features a supporting cast consisting of Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright and Cary Elwes.Produced through the process of motion capture, a technique Zemeckis used in his previous films "The Polar Express" (2004) and "Beowulf" (2007), it is Disney's third feature film retelling of "A Christmas Carol", following 1983's "Mickey's Christmas Carol" and 1992's "The Muppet Christmas Carol".It is also the first of only two films produced by ImageMovers Digital, followed by "Mars Needs Moms" (2011).