The Grinch

The Grinch (also known as Dr. Seuss' The Grinch) is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated Christmas 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 remaking of the 2000 live-action feature-length also of the same name. It is directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier, written by Michael LeSieur and Tommy Swerdlow, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Ariel Winter, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Cameron Seely and Angela Lansbury, with Pharrell Williams narrating. The film is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures on November 9, 2018 in Real D 3D and selected IMAX theaters.

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 (Ariel Winter) 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 grumpy, green creature who hates Christmas
 * Ariel Winter as Cindy Lou Who
 * Rashida Jones
 * Kenan Thompson
 * Cameron Seely
 * Angela Lansbury as the Mayor of Whoville
 * Pharrell Williams as the Narrator

Production
In February 2013, it was announced that Illumination Entertainment is developing a 3D animated feature film based on the Dr. Seuss book, with Peter Candeland and Yarrow Cheney set to direct it and Benedict Cumberbatch voicing the title character.

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 will make holiday-inspired breakfast menus based on the movie.