Full Trailer For Benedict Cumberbatch's Animated Film Adaptation of THE GRINCH
"Today we will do mean things and we will do them in style."
Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have released the first full trailer for the animated film adaptation of Dr. Suess' The Grinch. The title character is voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch and the trailer shows The Grinch going around making everyone's life miserable in the town of Who-ville. It looks like the movie will take the classic story and throw in lots of silly modern-day gags to make it relatable to the kids. I wasn't really sold on this trailer, but we'll see how the movie turns out. Here's the synopsis:
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. Funny, heartwarming and visually stunning, it’s a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism. Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Doctor Strange) 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 neighbors 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 scheme 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?
The Grinch was directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier and it will be released on November 9, 2018. Watch the trailer for yourself and tell us what you think.