Illumination Entertainment and Universal have been planning to create an animated feature film version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas for several years now, but only recently was it announced that Benedict Cumberbatch had been cast as The Grinch and that the film would arrive in November of 2017.
As far as Christmas themed stories go, Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas has been a perennial small screen favorite since its release as an animated TV special back in 1966.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas arrives in theaters November 9th, 2018.
The switch to a November 9th, 2018 release provides How The Grinch Stole Christmas with first claim to the spot, meaning that its release will not (as of this writing) have to compete with any other big name film(s).