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The Grinch, also known as Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, is a 2018 American animated Christmas comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination, and distributed by Universal. The third screen adaptation of Dr. Seuss ' 1957 book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, following the 1966 television special and the 2000 live-action feature-length film ...
Dec 22, 2023 · Comparing All the Different Grinch Movies. They’re all different and each have their charms… but there’s never been a Grinch movie that stink, stank, stunk. He’s green, he’s mean, and he’s probably the most iconic Christmas villain to hop off the printed page for repeat screen turns since Charles Dickens had a trio of freaky ghosts ...
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(also known as The Grinch) is a 2018 American 3D computer-animated Christmas film produced by Illumination Entertainment.
Based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, it is the third screen adaptation of the story, following the television special from 1966 and the live-action feature-length film from 2000.
is directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier, written by Michael LeSieur and Tommy Swerdlow, narrated by Pharrell Williams and starring the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Cameron Seely and Angela Lansbury.
It is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures in the United States on November 9, 2018, in RealD 3D and select IMAX theaters.
In the town of Whoville, human-like creatures called Whos are filled with excitement about celebrating Christmas.
The only one who isn't all excited is a cantankerous green creature called The Grinch (Benedict Cumberbatch), who has a heart "two sizes too small" and lives in a cave on the top of Mount Crumpit just north of Whoville.
The Grinch's only friend is his loyal pet dog Max and they both only visit Whoville when the Grinch needs to buy food.
Meanwhile, 5-year-old Cindy Lou Who (Cameron Seely) notices that her mother Donna (Rashida Jones) is overworked trying to take care of herself and her twin infant brothers, Buster and Bean.
She at first decides to send a letter to Santa Claus to help her mother, but after encountering the Grinch who sarcastically says that she'll have to talk to Santa face-to-face about it, she eventually decides to try and trap Santa with the help of her friends and ask him for his help since she thinks it's too important.
After the Grinch is annoyed that the Whos brought a gigantic Christmas tree to town, he attempts to destroy the tree by catapulting a giant snowball at it, but it backfires and he ends up catapulted himself and soon, all the festivities take him back to his sad childhood where he is all alone in an orphanage while all of the other Whos were taken by families.
•Benedict Cumberbatch as The Grinch, a misanthropic grumpy, green creature who dislikes Christmas.
•Cameron Seely as Cindy Lou Who
•Rashida Jones as Donna Lou Who, Cindy's overworked mother
•Kenan Thompson as Bricklebaum, The Grinch's Neighbor
•Angela Lansbury as the Mayor of Whoville
•Pharrell Williams as the Narrator
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,
Benedict Cumberbatch has been cast as the titular character. Pharrell Williams has been cast as the narrator while Angela Lansbury will voice the Mayor of Whoville. Rashida Jones, Cameron Seeley and Kenan Thompson have also been cast in the film.
On November 20, 2017, Danny Elfman was revealed to be composing the film's score. Tyler, the Creator wrote a new song for the film titled "I Am the Grinch", which was featured in the final trailer.
Tyler and Elfman collaborated on a new version of the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" for the film.
Marketing
The first official trailer was released on March 8, 2018. The second trailer was released on June 14, 2018. The third and final trailer was released on September 18, 2018, along with a new poster. On October, various billboards appeared for the film, each featuring an image of the Grinch, accompanied by a mean quote and message. Universal and Illumination partnered with several companies to promote the film, including Wonderful Pistachios, Ebates, IHOP and 23andme for about $80 million worth of advertising.
Home media
The film will be released on Digital HD on January 22, 2019 and on Blu-ray, DVD on February 5.
In the United States and Canada, The Grinch will be released alongside The Girl in the Spider's Web and Overlord, and is projected to gross around $50 million in its opening weekend.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10.
The website's critical consensus reads, "The Grinch gives the classic Seuss source material a brightly animated update that's solidly suitable for younger viewers without adding substantially to the story's legacy."
On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Alonso Duralde of TheWrap gave the film a positive review, calling it "full of warm and wit" and writing, "Purists may balk about revisiting this tale, but The Grinch earns its laughter and its sentiment, both of which are plentiful. It's a full-throated Fah-Who-Foraze."
Movie postersBillboardsMisc. promotional imagesBooksToysDecorationsNov 9, 2018 · The Grinch. Animation. 90 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 2018. Nell Minow. November 9, 2018. 3 min read. Two of the most beloved Christmas stories are about characters who—at least at the beginning of the story—hate Christmas. Charles Dickens gave us Ebenezer Scrooge, who calls Christmas a fraud until the ghosts show him Christmas past, present, and ...
Dr. Seuss ' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (released internationally as Dr. Seuss' The Grinch) is a 2000 Christmas film based on the book of the same name, directed by Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey as the title character, with a supporting cast including Christine Baranski, Jeffrey Tambor, Taylor Momsen, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon, and ...
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Nov 17, 2000 · Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as The Grinch in the UK) is a 2000 holiday comedy drama fantasy musical film directed by Ron Howard and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, based on the 1957 children's book by Dr. Seuss called How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The film was released by Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment on Friday 17 November 2000. It was ...
