More than 20 years later How the Grinch Stole Christmas cemented herself as a festive favorite, Taylor Momsen has spoken about ongoing talk about a possible sequel, and for now, she’s urging fans not to get too high.
While attending Steven Tyler’s seventh annual Jam for Janie Grammy’s watch party on Sunday, February 1, Momsen was asked by New York Post whether a follow-up to the 2000 holiday film is actually on the way.
The actress, who played Cindy Lou Who opposite Jim Carrey’s Grinch, said she hasn’t heard anything to suggest that.
“Not that I know of,” she told the outlet.
Momsen also hinted that it may not be necessary to revisit the film, suggesting that its legacy speaks for itself.
She called it a “timeless classic” and added that some projects are better left untouched, noting how well it has held up over the years.
That said, the 32-year-old hasn’t completely ruled out the idea.
Back in November, after unexpectedly reuniting with Carrey, 64, at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, she admitted another collaboration wasn’t impossible.
“When Jim Carrey asks you to do something, you have to pay attention, so we’ll see,” she said at the time, describing the reunion as “so crazy” and revealing they hadn’t seen each other in 25 years.
While speculation on the sequel continues to swirl, Momsen’s focus has largely shifted away from acting and firmly towards music.
In December, she and her band The Pretty Reckless re-recorded Where are you Christmas? to mark the film’s 25th anniversary, bringing her career full circle after first performing the song as a child.
Recently, Momsen performed at the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year event honoring Mariah Carey.
She joined the Foo Fighters on stage to perform tracks from Carey’s long-rumored grunge project Someone’s ugly daughterbelow Hermit and Love is a scamsongs written and secretly recorded by Carey in the 1990s.
For now, it looks like Cindy Lou Who is stuck in the past, unless, of course, Jim Carrey calls.
