In 2018, the comedy cartoon “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is being prepared for release. The development studio was Illumination Entertainment. She released the wonderful animated films “Minions” and “The Secret Life of Pets” in every sense.
What is the Grinch cartoon about?
The Grinch is an adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The film will be a remake of the original film How the Grinch Stole Christmas with actor Jim Carrey in the title role.
The plot of the cartoon is similar to the original work. Anyone in the Grinch’s place would turn green and go berserk. As a decent introvert, he lives in a dark cave at the very top of the mountain away from everyone. But these “everyone” are preparing a grandiose New Year celebration. They make noise, decorate everything and are wildly annoying. Who would deny themselves the pleasure of ruining the holiday? The Grinch decides to steal Christmas. The dog Max is ready to help him in this malicious matter.
The first trailer for the animated film The Grinch became an Internet hit. Within a few days, the video collected more than eight million views on the Illumination YouTube channel.
Benedict Cumberbatch voiced the main character
In addition to the beloved Christmas plot, the film is attractive because none other than Benedict Cumberbatch has been invited to play the role of the main character. The star of “Sherlock” is liked by many film fans, so they will probably be interested in getting to know their idol from the other side – the comical one.
Cumberbatch already has some experience in this area. The actor voiced the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit and was part of The Penguins of Madagascar.
Director of the cartoon Grinch
The director’s chair on the set is shared by two people: Yarrow Cheney and Peter Candyland. As with many other animated films, one director focuses on the technical side of the film, and the second on the story.
By the way, Peter Candyland worked with the legendary music group Gorillaz in his early years. He even helped produce a documentary about the group.
As for Yarrow Cheney, his list of animation works to which he had a hand will be much more extensive. Chaney worked as a production designer on such projects as Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, and The Lorax. Yarrow Cheney did not stop at creating animated characters. And already in 2014, he was appointed to the position of director in the cartoon “The Secret Life of Pets.”
Grinch cartoon release date
The film was initially planned to be released in November 2017. But subsequently the release date was postponed for a whole year in order to avoid competition at the box office with another project from Sony Animation – Timothy Reckart’s film Guiding Star (2017).
The new animated film How the Grinch Stole Christmas will be released on November 8, 2018.