To coincide with the release of the film, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal's Islands of Adventure began hosting a holiday event called Grinchmas. [27] [28] Home media [ edit ] It premiered on television on ABC on November 25, 2004 and aired there until 2014 (with the exception of 2009). From 2010 to 2014, it was coupled with the animated television special. It currently airs annually on Freeform's (formerly ABC Family) 25 Days of Christmas. The American television airings include deleted footage which was not included on the original, theatrical, or VHS/DVD releases. The scenes include Cindy's dad maxing out his credit card on Christmas gifts, Cindy asking her dad who the Grinch was before heading off to school, Lou visiting Cindy being made to stay after school after mentioning the Grinch, extended scenes of the post office, the Grinch in his cave, Cindy inviting the Grinch to the Christmas party, Martha May and Betty Lou competing in the Christmas Lights Contest, the Grinch trying out different outfits to wear at the Christmas party, the Grinch drinking eggnog, the Whos passing out gifts to each other, and Cindy's family getting ready for Christmas morning at night. Lang, Brent (November 6, 2018). "Inside Illumination's Plans for Animated 'Super Mario Bros.' Movie". Variety. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018 . Retrieved November 6, 2018. Head, Steve (September 21, 2000). "The Grinch's New Trailer, New Ads and New Promotion". IGN. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022 . Retrieved March 21, 2022.

Dress the Grinch': Dress the green one in a variety of creepy outfits, including Lederhosen and pyjamas. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Grinch, and sometimes Grinch 2000) is a 2000 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Ron Howard, who also produced with Brian Grazer, from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. The film was based on Dr. Seuss's 1957 children's book of the same name, as the first Dr. Seuss book to be adapted into a full-length feature film and the first of only two live-action Dr. Seuss films, followed by The Cat in the Hat in 2003. This was also the second adaptation of the book, after the 1966 animated TV special of the same name. In February 2013, Illumination was developing a 3D animated feature film based on the Dr. Seuss book, with the working title How the Grinch Stole Christmas, later shortened to The Grinch. [6] Peter Candeland and Yarrow Cheney were set to direct, [7] though in 2018 producer Scott Mosier took over from Candeland. [8] Candeland still stayed on the project for additional story direction. Christine Baranski as Martha May Whovier, who is mutually in love with the Grinch. Mayor Augustus Maywho also has feelings for her, but Martha does not like him because of his arrogance.

Head, Steve (November 7, 2000). "Dr. Seuss' Widow Objected To Elements In Early Scripts for the Grinch". IGN News. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017 . Retrieved November 11, 2018. There is also a new indie film in 2022 called The Mean One that features the Grinch as a horror villain, but we didn't include that here for obvious reasons. Where to Watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) a b Moltenbrey, Karen (December 13, 2018). "Spoiler Alert". In Focus. Computer Graphics World. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019 . Retrieved January 9, 2019. a b Kroll, Justin (April 13, 2016). "Benedict Cumberbatch to Voice the Grinch in 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' ". Variety. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017 . Retrieved November 11, 2018.

And so, walking into what felt like a somewhat unnecessary, but completely logical (from a financial perspective) re-telling of the story via the studio that brought us the minions and The Secret Life of Pets there was no reason to expect 2018's The Grinch to be anything other than what it so obviously was intended to be: that aforementioned cash grab. Alas, that's mostly what this 90-minute exercise in "cinematic candy floss" is, but dammit if, by the end of the film, I wasn't wrapped up in the emotional beats of the story that has the viewer feeling sympathy for the grouchy Grinch (I rather liked Cumberbatch's take on the guy-appropriately irritated, but not evil or scary). The film also overcomes the biggest obstacle Howard's feature-length version had trouble with and that was stretching the narrative to such a length without feeling like much of it was padded. While this newest version is a cool fifteen minutes shorter than the live-action version, the pacing (sans a short section in the middle) is consistently even and always manages to be entertaining in more intriguing ways than I might want to give the studio credit for.Analysis: Hollywood scores big with 'Grinch' ". United Press International. November 28, 2000. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022 . Retrieved March 1, 2022. Sarto, Dan (November 17, 2018). "Illumination Warms Up the Holidays with 'The Grinch' ". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019 . Retrieved January 9, 2019. The Grinch's Gatekeeper". Newsweek. November 11, 2000. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018 . Retrieved November 11, 2018. West, Amy. "The Grinch (2018) Review". Empire. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018 . Retrieved December 9, 2018. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018 . Retrieved November 11, 2018.