Producer Arnon Milchan, second from right, recipient of the "Legend of Cinema" award, poses with, left to right, 20th Century Fox domestic distribution chief Chris Aronson, Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos and actor/director Warren Beatty during CinemaCon 2016, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Grinch has a new voice: Benedict Cumberbatch. Universal Pictures announced the collaboration Wednesday night at CinemaCon, an annual gathering of theater owners in Las Vegas.
Universal's Illumination Entertainment founder and CEO Chris Meledandri also said "South Park" co-creator and star Trey Parker would be voicing the villain role in "Despicable Me 3."
In addition, the studio previewed the latest action-packed installment in the Bourne series, "Jason Bourne," which sees the return of star Matt Damon in the title role. Tommy Lee Jones and recent Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander also star in the Paul Greengrass-directed film, inspired by WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden.
Kevin Hart promoted his concert film "What Now?" and audiences got a look at the big-screen adaptation of best-selling novel "The Girl on the Train," starring Emily Blunt.
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This story has been corrected to attribute the second paragraph to Chris Meledandri, not Nick Carpou.
Dave Hollis, executive vice president of theatrical distribution for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, discusses the box office performance of a few of the studio's latest releases during their presentation at CinemaCon 2016, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Lindsey Collins, left, producer of the upcoming animated film "Finding Dory," and the film's co-writer/director Andrew Stanton joke with the Las Vegas audience as they introduce a clip from the film during the Walt Disney Studios presentation at CinemaCon 2016, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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