More than 20 years later How the Grinch Stole Christmas has established itself as a holiday favorite, Taylor Momsen addressed ongoing discussions about a possible sequel, and for now, she’s urging fans not to get their hopes up.
While attending Steven Tyler’s seventh annual Jam for Janie Grammys on Sunday, February 1, Momsen was invited by the New York Post if a sequel to the 2000 holiday film is actually in the works.
The actress, who played Cindy Lou Who opposite Jim Carrey’s Grinch, said she hadn’t heard anything to suggest that was the case.
“Not to my knowledge,” she told the outlet.
Momsen also suggested that there may be no need to revisit the film, suggesting that its legacy speaks for itself.
Calling it a “timeless classic,” she added that some projects are best left intact, emphasizing how they have endured over the years.
That said, the 32-year-old hasn’t completely ruled out the idea.
In November, after unexpectedly reuniting with Carrey, 64, at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, she admitted that another collaboration wasn’t impossible.
“When Jim Carrey asks you to do something, you pay attention and we’ll see,” she said at the time, calling the reunion “so crazy” and revealing they hadn’t seen each other in 25 years.
As speculation about what’s next continues to swirl, Momsen’s focus has largely shifted away from acting and squarely 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.
Most recently, Momsen appeared at the MusiCares Person of the Year 2026 event honoring Mariah Carey.
She joined the Foo Fighters on stage to perform tracks from Carey’s long-rumored grunge project. Someone’s ugly daughterincluding Hermit And Love is a scamsongs secretly written and recorded by Carey in the 1990s.
For now, it looks like Cindy Lou Who is staying firmly in the past, unless, of course, Jim Carrey calls her out.
