How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Dr. Seuss' The Grinch is an 2018 Chinese-Hong Kong-American-Japanese live-action/hand-drawn/3D computer-animated Christmas family comedy musical film produced by 2DUX2, Random House Children’s Books, The Ink Factory, Marc Platt Productions, J.P. Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment, Rideback, The Bedford Falls Company, Madhouse Enterrtainment, Imagine Entertainment, Hercules Film Fund, BBC Films, Illumination Entertainment, Legendary Pictures, Walden Media, Lightworkers Media, Sesame Workshop, Giving Films, Infinitus Entertainment, Beijing Wen Hua Investment Co., Wanda Media Co., Ltd, Huayi Tencent Entertainment Company, Eracme Entertainment, Dream Factory Group, CNHK Media China, Shanghai Hoongman Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai Alibaba Pictures, Suning Universal Media Co., Ltd, Boies / Schiller Film Group Productions, Wrigley Pictures, Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Pearl Studio, Zhong Ming You Ying Film, Media Asia Distribution (Beijing), Orient Imagine Entertainment, Mannix Pictures, Jebsen Culture, Milk and Honey Pictures, Perfect World Pictures, China Film Co., Ltd, Tencent Pictures, Taihe Entertainment, Huayi Brothers, Hero4Hire Creative + Blacklist (end titles by and produced in partnership with) and distributed by China 3D Digital Entertainment (China), Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) (Hong Kong) & Universal Pictures & Pure Flix Entertainment (United States). It is directed by Peter Cleveland and Yarrow Cheney and co-directed by Scott Mosier and Adrien Borzakian, written by Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio and based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss' story of the same name, director of animation Matthew O'Callaghan, Songs: Music by Alan Menken and Randy Newman, Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Henry Mancini and Danny Elfman; New Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Score by Alan Menken and Danny Elfman, live-action direction Guy Ritchie. The film will be released on November 9, 2018.

Plot
The Grinch, a cast member of "The Grinch's Wildlife", a Wildlife documentary TV show that was due to go into children's educational program (Benedict Cumberbatch) plans to steal Christmas for all the citizens of Whoville.

Cast

 * Benedict Cumberbatch as The Grinch, the most famous actor on The Grinch’s Wildlife who played on Children's education animal TV in the history of Wholywood (an obvious parody of Hollywood Sign) and Cindy Lou Who's idol. Revered by fans worldwide until his untimely cancelled, and now has a whography addiction, a grumpy, green creature and former wildlife documentary child star who grows up to become obsessed with the movie and TV show filmmaker he played in the 1980s and is bent on dislikes Christmas.
 * Lin-Manuel Miranda provides the Grinch's singing voice, except for "Grinch's Pressure" (music from the song "Under Pressure", additional lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul).
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Max the Dog
 * Jordan Peele as Fred the Reindeer
 * Liev Schreiber as Mayor Augustus May Who, the CEO of the Whoville Television Network, which produced and aired The Grinch's Wildlife, a former movie & TV personality and film and television famous filmmaker who the Grinch try to persuade to make a movie and tv show about them trying to get back in the spotlight, disguises a condescending Who chief and the Grinch's nemesis.
 * Cameron Seely as Cindy Lou Who, a young resident of Whoville.
 * Lupita Nyong'o as Martha May Whovier
 * James Corden as Lou Lou Who, a Who gong-banger apprentice who is determined to prove the father of the Whoville and Betty Lou Who's father.
 * Rashida Jones as Donna Lou Who, a mother of Whoville who is the Whoville gong-banger and Lou Lou Who's overworked widowed mother.
 * Kenan Thompson as Bricklebaum, a jolly citizen of Whoville.
 * Dwayne Johnson as Whobris
 * Angela Lansbury (US) and Emma Thompson (UK) as Mayor McGerkle the Mayor of Whoville, Mayor Augustus May Who's assistant.
 * Pharrell Williams as Sir Seuss Geisel, a live-action library tour guide, the story's narrator.
 * Ramone Hamilton as Axl, one of Cindy Lou's friends.
 * Sam Lavagnino as Ozzy, one of Cindy Lou's friends.
 * Scarlett Estevez as Izzy, one of Cindy Lou's friends.
 * Brad O'Hare as Groopert, one of Cindy Lou's friends.
 * Michael Beattie as Store Clerk
 * Guy Ritchie as Himself - Sir Seuss Geisel in Outtakes

Animation
Brown Bag Films Manchester, which provided the 2D animated prologue and closing credits sequences for the film, Hero4Hire Creative and Blacklist, For the design and animation of the Grinch, the animators used the CG model of Mayor Augustus May Who and the 2D design of Santa Claus to create the character using hand-drawn animation for the snowflakes and ice power magic effects and computer-generated imagery for the rest. Canadian cartoonist Michel Gagné joined the film's to animate the 2D healing power hammer lightning and volcanic lava eruption effects for the Grinch. Like almost all of Illumination's other films, the animation was created entirely in France by Illumination Mac Guff, which was the animation department of Mac Guff which was acquired by Illumination Entertainment since the summer of 2011 and Hero4Hire Creative + Blacklist. The movie's animation was made using Autodesk Maya.

Marketing
On October 31, 2018, the fourth and final poster was released and the fourth official trailer was released online on November 1 that included Sia song "Ho, Ho, Ho" and Sheppard song "Coming Home". The final trailer was released online on November 8, 2018 with the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" by Tyler, the Creator and "I Bet My Life" by Imagine Dragons playing.

Music
The music for the film was composed by Alan Menken & Danny Elfman. which will also include the songs were co-written with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Henry Mancini and Danny Elfman; New songs co-written with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. They wrote the lyrics for new songs.

The songs include "Perfection" by James Corden, "Wonderful World" by Rashida Jones, "Grinch's Pressure" by Benedict Cumberbatch, "Wonderful Answers" by Corden & Jones, "Let it Die" by Liev Schreiber, "Moment of Good" by CYN, "Finally Life" by Owl City & "I Am the Grinch" by Tyler, the Creator, "Wonderful World" by The Vamps and "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" by Tyler, the Creator.

On October 31, 2018, Owl City released the lead International single from the soundtrack titled "Finally Life", which will play during the end credits of the movie. On November 1, 2018, the International music video of "Finally Life" was posted on Owl City's YouTube channel.

Trivia

 * Lin-Manuel Miranda has said the character of The Grinch was a tribute to Benedict Cumberbatch.

Songs

 * 1) Perfection by James Corden
 * 2) Wonderful World by Rashida Jones
 * 3) Grinch's Pressure by Benedict Cumberbatch
 * 4) Wonderful Answers by James Corden & Rashida Jones
 * 5) You're a mean one Mr Grinch (Film Version) by Tyler, the Creator ft. Benedict Cumberbatch
 * 6) Let it Die by Liev Schreiber
 * 7) Moment of Good by CYN
 * 8) Finally Life by Owl City
 * 9) I Am the Grinch by Tyler, the Creator
 * 10) Wonderful World by The Vamps
 * 11) You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch by Tyler, the Creator

Release
It will be accompanied in theaters by a DreamWorks Animation short titled Bird Karma. (in the United Kingdom release by a Illumination Entertainment short titled Yellow is the New Black).

Opening Logos
SIDNEY KIMMEL ENTERTAINMENT

COLOR FORCE

BBC FILMS

Closing Logos
THE BEDFORD FALLS COMPANY

MADHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT