Universal and Illumination Remaking ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’

After teaming up to bring Dr. Seuss’ tales such as The Lorax and Horton Hears a Who to the big screen, Universal Pictures and Illuminaton Entertainment are teaming up again to animate one of the authors rhyming stories. However, this time will mark the first collaboration adapting a book that has already seen two different versions made. Variety reports How the Grinch Stole Christmas is on the docket for an animated adaptation that will be more faithful to the book, which actually lends itself better to the three act structure of a film, making it so less original material has to be created to pad out a feature film adaptation. Pete Candeland is set to make his feature directorial debut with the film after working as an animator on old projects like Balto and “Aladdin: The Animated Series.” More recently, Candeland has been behind the music videos for the animated band …