The Grinch

The Grinch (also known as Dr. Seuss' The Grinch) is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated Christmas comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment. Based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss story How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, it is the third screen adaptation of the story, following the 1966 TV special of the same name and the 2000 feature-length also of the same name. It is being directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier, written by Tommy Swerdlow and  Michael LeSieur, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch.

The Grinch is scheduled to be released in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D on November 9, 2018 by Universal Pictures.

Premise
The Grinch (Benedict Cumberbatch) hatches a scheme with his trusted canine Max to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration. Meanwhile, Cindy Lou Who plans to seek out Santa Claus to thank him for helping her widowed mother every Christmas, but little did she know she is trying to blow the Grinch's cover.

Voice cast

 * Benedict Cumberbatch as the Grinch, a misanthropic grouchy, green creature who hates Christmas.
 * Frank Welker as  Max,  Grinch's  pet  dog
 * Kaitlyn Maher  as  Cindy  Lou  Who
 * Jessica DiCicco
 * Tate Donovan
 * Renee Zellweger
 * Kelsey Grammer
 * Christopher Plummer as  Mayor  Augusta  Maywho,  a  main  antagonist
 * James Franco
 * Amy Poehler
 * Thomas Haden  Church

Production
In February 2013, it was announced that Illumination Entertainment is developing a 3D animated feature film based on the Dr. Seuss book, with Scott Mosier   and  Yarrow Cheney  set  to  direct  it  Chris Meledandri  and  Janet  Healy  set  to  produce  it  and  Benedict  Cumberbatch  voicing  the  title character. In September  2018,  This  film  has  all  new  voice cast  like  Jessica  DiCicco,   Tate  Donovan,   Renee  Zellweger,  Kelsey  Grammer,   James  Franco,  Amy  Poehler   and  Thomas  Haden  Church  and  Kaitlyn  Maher  as  Cindy  Lou  Who  and  Christopher  Plummer  as  Mayor  Augusta  Maywho.

Release
The film was originally scheduled to be released on November 10, 2017, but in June 2016, it was pushed back to November 9, 2018. It will be accompanied in theaters by a Universal Animation Studios short titled Keena's Paradorian Quest, featuring characters from the Paradoria franchise.

Marketing
The first official trailer was released on March 8, 2018, in front of A Wrinkle in Time, Sherlock Gnomes, Computeropolis: The Deep Web, Show Dogs and Solo: A Star Wars Story.

The second trailer was released on June 14, 2018, in front of Incredibles 2 and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

In October  2018,  IHOP  restaurants  will  make  holiday  inspried  menus  based  on  the  new  movie  feautring  Green  Eggs  and  Ham,  Holiday  Whocakes  and  Cindy Lou  Who  hot  cocoa.

Kellogg's cereals  teaming  up  with  animated  feature  film  The  Grinch  with  1  of  4  christmas  tree  character  ornaments  in  specially  marked  boxes  while  supplies  last

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