Doctor Strange actor Benedict Cumberbatch will voice the Grinch in Illumination Entertainment's new retelling of Dr. Seuss children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
The 39-year-old actor will voice the titular character, which was famously portrayed by Jim Carrey in the 2000 live-action adaptation, reported Ace Showbiz.
Illumination chairman Chris Meledandri, who will also produce the new Grinch movie, said that Cumberbatch had a voice that exudes "comedic wickedness while embodying vulnerability."
He previously lent his voice to both Smaug the Dragon and the Necromancer in The Hobbit movies. He also played Classified, a wolf who is also a secret agent in Penguins of Madagascar.
Cumberbatch has been a cast member of BBC radio comedy Cabin Pressure, he played Angel Islington in radio adaptaion of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere.
The film is set for release on November 10, 2017.
(With PTI Inputs)
