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Nalluri elaborated, explaining where Dickens was at this point in his life.

He had writers block and he was a bit of a champagne socialist, he said.

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Nalluri also said he was attracted to the time-travel aspects ofA Christmas Carol.Its a time-travel adventure, he explained.

Its a guy who goes back in time and revisits himself.

Kind of a bit of a cliche now, but that was the first time itd ever been done.

Watch the clip above for more.The Man Who Invented Christmashits theaters Nov. 22.