Dr. Seuss' Grinch Night (film)

Grinch Night (sometimes promoted as "Dr. Seuss' Grinch Night") is a prequel to the 2018 Dr. Seuss Cinematic Universe movie, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". It is based on the 1977 cartoon of the same name. However, this prequel isn't made under Universal, Illumination, and DreamWorks Animation like the first movie. Instead, following Warner Bros.' purchase of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, "Grinch Night" will instead be made under Warner Animation Group. Despite this, the movie will still be set in the timeline of the 2018 movie.

PLOT
Autumn has arrived on Whoville, and during late September or early October (Click here to read my debates for planning this movie pitch), we are introduced to our titular hero, Euchariah Who, and his younger siblings, Obadiah and Mathia. They are currently living with their grandparents, Josiah and Mariah. One day while playing in the yard, Josiah lets out a sniff, and so does his wife. Euchariah himself has inherited that same sniff, as it runs in his family. The two grandparents learn that the Sour-Sweet Wind is coming, and they take the children inside and lock all the windows and doors. Outside the town of Whoville, the Sour-Sweet Wind passes Punker's Pond. The Sour-Sweet Wind wakes up the Gree-Grumps causing them growl. The Gree-Grumps growlings runkles and grunkles up the pond, which also causes the Hackincracks to rise from the water and yowl. No thanks to the commotion down below, the commotion annoys the Grinch, and he starts prowling. However, the Grinch finds the Sour-Sweet Wind to be a perfect night for his Grinch Night. Through an original song, the Grinch reveals his Paraphernalia Wagon, discussing how he used it to secure all the scariest souls years ago before meeting Max. The Grinch intends to use it at Whoville down below and open it, allowing his spooks to scare the Whos, or have the Whos be sucked into the wagon and die as revenge for being overlooked during his childhood.

Meanwhile, in Josiah and Mariah's house, the two grandparents tell their grandchildren the story of the Sour-Sweet Wind, and in a series of flashbacks, we learn about how Young Josiah's gifted scent saved Whoville one time. Eventually, Young Josiah would've met Young Mariah at some point, and eventually married. We could also learn a bit about Euchariah's parents during said flashbacks, and whether or not one of them was somebody who wanted to befriend the Grinch before he left to ended up living in Mt. Crumpit. The Grinch finds a Wuzzy Woozoo and intends to eat it once he catches it, however, The Grinch flies off the wagon and lands in a brickle bush. Euchariah tries to go the outhouse outside, but a tree branch flies into him, causing him to fly into Mt. Crumpit lost and alone, that is, until he meets the Grinch. Euchariah doesn't recognize him at first, due to his astigmatism, which explains why he sees things better without his glasses. The Grinch would tell the Who to put his glasses back on and face the facts, and later tells the kid his plan to murder the Whos with his wagon. Euchariah won't allow it, and ultimately gets himself pulled into the Grinch's paraphernalia wagon by a monster.

With Euchariah trapped inside the paraphernalia wagon, he has to explore the wagon to get to the trap door he was pulled into. During his time, Euchariah notices that some of the other spooks he runs into are friendly, and willing to help Euchariah escape with him, which helps him learn that not all the spooks in the Grinch's wagon are evil and malicious. Some of them are just more misunderstood than outright bad. Because Euchariah is more understanding and sees the good in everyone, Euchariah would allow his new friends to join him through what looks to be an obstacle course to reach the end. In the climax, as Euchariah notices the Sour-Sweet Wind died down, the Grinch comes down angry that his army of spooks didn't kill Euchariah, and decides to take care of him himself with a duel. After defeating the Grinch and winning the fight, the Grinch has no other choice but to let Euchariah and his new friends go free.

Max sees that Euchariah is a very nice kid to be around, and runs to him, leaving the poor Grinch to have to pull his own wagon back up the mountain with his remaining spooks and store it back inside where he lives. However, he's still optimistic about how the Sour-Sweet Wind will still come back so he can perform his revenge again, even declaring that he himself will be coming back. Euchariah and Max arrive at Josiah and Mariah's house, and the Whos are overjoyed to see him alive, including his own parents. Euchariah tells everyone his experience, and introduces them to his friends. The Whos are at first afraid, but Euchariah explains that they helped him, and that they wanted to be free from the Grinch's clutches. He explains how not all spooks are evil, and upon noticing Euchariah has Max beside him, his parents and grandparents allow him to adopt Max.

Later when Thanksgiving comes around, Euchariah notices that Max feels homesick, and allows him to leave, but promises not to forget about him. Max runs off, and with the Grinch himself feeling glum about Max leaving. He sees him come back, and for the first time, The Grinch is happy to see his dog. To end the movie, we see a snowflake fall, indicating Christmas will be coming, thus, foreshadowing the events of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2018)".

CASTING CHOICES
(NOTE: Not all characters will be up here. This is based on who I'd pick for certain voice roles.)

MARKETING

 * Some movie posters use the byline, "Put your glasses on and face the facts!" to promote the film's 3D release in theaters.
 * A motion picture soundtrack for the film would be released physically and digitally.
 * After the film's theatrical release, the movie will be available on DVD, Blu-Ray (2D and 3D), and Ultra HD Blu-Ray. The Digital and Blu-Ray 2D and 3D versions can come with a sing-along edition of the movie itself.