In February 2013, it was announced that 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.
Pada bulan Februari 2013, diumumkan bahwa Iluminasi sedang mengembangkan film fitur animasi 3D berdasarkan buku Dr. Seuss, dengan judul kerja How the Grinch Stole Christmas , yang kemudian disingkat menjadi The Grinch .