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It's been over a year since Benedict Cumberbatch was confirmed to be voicing the title role in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, a feature length animated reboot of the classic holiday tale. Today, we get a first look at the grumpy green Grinch intent on taking over Christmas. And word that the title has been greatly reduced to just two short words, better for fitting on a marquee.

Now simply called The Grinch, this first look at the CG-animated family holiday comedy comes courtesy of License Global magazine via Coming Soon. The movie will be directed by Peter Candeland and Yarrow Cheney and now has a release date of November 9, 2018. The tag line simply reads as such.

"Stealing Christmas 2018."

Jim Carrey starred in the original live-action movie adaptation of The Grinch way back in 2000, with the new take coming 18 years after the comedian nearly walked off the set...

Super Bowl ads can be entertaining and comical, yet every once in a while you get a commercial that tries to inspire – while also selling a new product, of course. In Honda’s new big game spot, A-list actors like Amy Adams, Viola Davis and Robert Redford unite to urge people to chase their dreams, because you never know all the amazing places that they will lead you.

Bringing to life the celebrities’ high school yearbook photos, the ad shows the stars giving advice to those watching.

“When you start out, you might not know where you’re going. Or what you’re doing,” says a pre-famed Tina Fey holding a rose.

“You just keep going. Keep your focus and avoid distractions,” adds Redford.

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The one-minute spot also features Magic Johnson,...

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Why Him?

James Franco is the son-in-law we all hipe we never have in the upcoming film Why Him?

Stephanie (Zoey Deutch) finally gets to introduce her new boyfriend, Laird Mayhew, to her parents. Laird is successful, wealthy, and good-looking…it’s too bad he’s absolutely insane! Stephanie’s dad, Ned (Bryan Cranston) immediately clashes with Laird and their relationship quickly becomes a full on war.

When Ned refuses to let Laird propose to Stephanie, Laird will pull every trick in the book to win the family over.

James Franco stars as the crazy billionaire boyfriend, Laird, with Cranston, Deutch, Griffin Gluck and Megan Mulally joining the cast as the Fleming family.

Benedict Cumberbatch is The Grinch! And this time, he doesn't have to wear those painful contact lenses that almost made Jim Carrey walk off the set of the live-action adaptation back in 2000. Because this reboot of the popular Dr. Seuss story is going to be a fully animated feature film. Chris Meledandri of Illumination Entertainment, the company behind this new take on Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, made the announcement from CinemaCon 2016.

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas will be directed by Pete Candeland. The movie will arrive in theaters next year just in time for the Holiday season, debuting on November 10, 2017. Some footage was shown off to those in attendance for this massive Las Vegas convention. And it's said to be quite stellar. During the presentation, Chris Meledandri also showed off the first ten minutes of The Secret Life of Pets and the first 20 minutes of animated animal musical Sing.

Are Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell Hollywood's latest bromance? Carell, 53, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday, and The Big Short costar Gosling was on hand to support his pal. Not only have the pair costarred in the Oscar-buzzy new film, which tells the story of those who predicted the financial crisis of the mid-2000s, but Gosling, 35, also played something of a mentor to Carell in 2011's Crazy, Stupid, Love. Also at Carell's Walk of Fame ceremony were The Big Short director Adam McKay, Anchorman costar Will Ferrell, Carell's wife, Nancy, and their children, John and Elizabeth.

The Minions are everywhere! There's no getting away from them, the cute little yellow critters from Despicable Me have invaded pop culture over the last few years and now they've got a film all to themselves.

Minions, set in the years before Gru, follows Stuart, Kevin and Bob as they cross paths with villainess Scarlett Overkill (voiced by Sandra Bullock) and get swept up in her plot for world domination. To mark the release of Minions, we've rounded up some fun facts, figures and trivia on the characters and their movie outings below...

1. Who voices Kevin, Bob , Stu and the Minions? It's none other than Pierre Coffin, the French animator who co-directed both Despicable Me films and Minions. For the latter he reportedly voices 899 different Minion characters.

2. French art director Eric Guillon is creator of the Minions. He came up with the concept for the scene-stealers on the first Despicable Me,...

Taking a page from the Puppy Bowl and the sweet Budweiser “Lost Dog” commercial, the Oscars are getting in on the Super Bowl action.

Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris and Jimmy Kimmel talk puppies and the Oscars in the brand new TV spot.

For the tenth year in a row, Jimmy Kimmel Live will air its post-Oscar special immediately following the Academy Awards on ABC. Broadcasting from Disney’s El Capitan Theater located on Hollywood Boulevard in the heart of L.A.’s star-studded Walk of Fame, the studio is just steps away from Dolby Theater, home to the Academy Awards.

Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars airs live on Oscar Sunday, February 22 after the late local news Et/Ct and at 10:00 p.m., Pt on ABC.

More than 150 Oscar nominees, along with Neil Patrick Harris, will come together at noon on Monday, February 2, at the Beverly Hilton...

The winners of the Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards were announced for the seventh year this morning at the annual Toy Fair, predicting some of the top new toys for 2015. Winners range from household names such as Hasbro with their Nerf Rebelle Arrow Revolution Bow and Lego with their Disney Frozen: Elsa’s Sparkling Ice Castle to impressive new tech toys such as the Quadcopter “Rayvore” from Revell or the I-Que Intelligent Robot from Vivid.

The twelve categories, which produced 36 winning toys, from 26 different toy companies – were unveiled this morning by the London Toy Fair organisers, the British Toy & Hobby Association. The Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards are voted for by a panel of independent toy retailers as the 2015 Toy Fair products with the most potential to make a mark on retail throughout the year and beyond.

London Toy Fair is taking place 20-22nd January 2015 at London’s Olympia.