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. With a cave rigged with inventions and contraptions for his day-to-day needs, the Grinch only sees his neighbors in Who-ville when he runs out of food.Įach year at Christmas they disrupt his tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter and louder celebrations. Crumpet with only his loyal dog, Max, for company. Funny, heartwarming and visually stunning, it’s a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.Īcademy Award-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch lends his voice to the infamous Grinch, who lives a solitary life inside a cave on Mt. 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. The script was written by Michael LeSieur ( You, Me and Dupree, The Maiden Heist, Keeping Up with the Joneses). Led by Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, the story follows the general outline of the original story, but adds some new twists, including a B story about Cindy-Lou Who plotting to trap Santa Claus so that she can thank him for helping her harried single mother. It’s appealingly crafted, and the trailer does a good job of hitting the familiar Seuss beats, while giving the Grinch a subtly evolved personality. Why Candeland left, what he contributed to the finished film, and which credit (if any) he’ll receive on the finished film are all unknowns at this point.īut what is clear from the trailer (and the NBC Olympics tie-ins, an example of Comcast-NBCUniversal corporate synergy at its most finely-tuned) is that The Grinch will likely be another huge success for Illumination. Usually, it doesn’t take a studio five years to decide that a director isn’t a good fit for a project. Studio animation features are often a game of directors musical chairs, but this change is particularly curious because Candeland had been associated with the project for a long time. That’s not to say though that he’s new to the film he had been working on The Grinch as a producer prior to stepping into the director’s spot. The Grinch directing team is now comprised of Yarrow Cheney (co-director of Secret Life of Pets) and Scott Mosier, the longtime producing partner of Kevin Smith on films like Clerks and Chasing Amy.Ĭheney had already jumped on board as co-director a couple years back, but Mosier, who will make his feature directorial debut, is a new addition.
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