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Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (or just simple as The Grinch) is a 2018 American 3D computer-animated Christmas comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures, animated by Illumination Mac Guff, It is Illumination's 9th feature film. 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. It marks Illumination's second Dr. Seuss film adaptation, following Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (2012). The film is directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier, and written by Michael LeSieur and Tommy Swerdlow. It stars the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Cameron Seely, and Angela Lansbury, and is narrated by Pharrell Williams. The plot follows the Grinch as he plans to ruin Whoville's Christmas celebration by stealing all the town's decorations and gifts.
It has grossed over $509 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing holiday film of all-time until it was surpassed by Disney/Owen Laramore Studios's Disney In The House 6. It is also the highest grossing Dr. Seuss film adaptation. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the animation but said the film added little to nothing new to the source material. It is the final adaptation released during the life of Seuss's widow Audrey Geisel, who served as executive producer of the film and died on December 19, 2018.
Cast[]
- Benedict Cumberbatch as The Grinch
- Cameron Seely as Cindy Lou Who
- Angela Lansbury as The Mayor of Whoville
- Rashida Jones as Donna Lou Who
- Kenan Thompson as Bricklebaum
Trivia[]
- This is the second Illumination film to be based on a Dr. Seuss book, after The Lorax (2012), and the first film to be composed by Danny Elfman.
- Thus, it is also be the first animated Dr. Seuss film not to be composed by John Powell.
- The film was originally going to be released on November 10, 2017, but it was changed to November 9, 2018.
- This is the first Dr. Seuss film to be shot in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio, unlike the previous Dr. Seuss films that were produced in 1.85:1.
- This is also the second Illumination film to be produced in a 2.39:1 widescreen aspect ratio, after Despicable Me 3, following Minions: The Rise of Gru and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
- The second Illumination film to not feature any humans, after Sing.
- This marks the second film to be based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas, after the 2000 live-action film starring Jim Carrey.
- This is the first Illumination Entertainment's Christmas film.
- This is Illumination Entertainment's first film to be released in November.
- The fifth Universal animated film to be released in November, after An American Tail, The Land Before Time, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story.
- The third Illumination musical film, after Dr. Seuss' The Lorax and Sing.
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External links[]
- The Grinch (film) at Wikipedia
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