Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who voices the title role in Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, revealed to us why it was important for the new animated film to explore what made the Christmas-stealing cad so mean (beyond just having a heart that was two sizes too small).
“I think we live in a world where a little bit of understanding and empathy goes a huge way, and it’s not just been about good versus evil, right and wrong, left or right, blue or red, it’s a little bit less binary than that. And I think that’s an important thing,” Cumberbatch said during a recent phone interview.
“It leaves room for forgiveness and understanding and love and acceptance, and it really shows exactly what happens in the film. It’s about redemption.”
Source: IGN.com Cumberbatch Says The Grinch Is About Redemption