Universal Pictures and Illumination present to us the very first trailer for the 3D computer-animated Christmas film (and their eighth fully animated feature together), The Grinch.
Directed by Peter Candeland and Yarrow Cheney and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl’s generous holiday spirit. It’s a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.
Also in trailers – First teaser trailer for Disney’s live-action Christopher Robin bounces in
The film hits cinemas November 9th 2018
He’s a mean one. #TheGrinch starring Benedict Cumberbatch, in theaters November 9. pic.twitter.com/QD4EmzJznU
— The Grinch (@grinchmovie) March 8, 2018
The Grinch Official Synopsis
Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch lends his voice to the infamous Grinch, who lives a solitary life inside a cave on Mt. Crumpet with only his loyal dog, Max, for company. With a cave rigged with inventions and contraptions for his day-to-day needs, the Grinch only sees his neighbours in Who-ville when he runs out of food.
Each year at Christmas they disrupt his tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter and louder celebrations. When the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, the Grinch realizes there is only one way for him to gain some peace and quiet: he must steal Christmas. To do so, he decides he will pose as Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, even going so far as to trap a lackadaisical misfit reindeer to pull his sleigh.
Meanwhile, down in Who-ville, Cindy-Lou Who-a young girl overflowing with holiday cheer-plots with her gang of friends to trap Santa Claus as he makes his Christmas Eve rounds so that she can thank him for help for her overworked single mother. As Christmas approaches, however, her good-natured scheming threatens to collide with the Grinch’s more nefarious one. Will Cindy-Lou achieve her goal of finally meeting Santa Claus? Will the Grinch succeed in silencing the Whos’ holiday cheer once and for all?
