Universal presented CinemaCon attendees with several big surprises and first looks on Wednesday.

For example, the studio announced that Benedict Cumberbatch is set to voice The Grinch in their animated remake of the same name hitting theaters in December 2017. They also provided a first look at the character (above), who looks just like he does in the 2D animated version — but in 3D.

Universal also revealed that the Minions were getting into the short film game. The first Minion short is titled Mower Minions, and will appear in front of every showing of The Secret Life of Pets when it hits theaters this July. The story finds the minions starting a lawn mowing business because they want to raise money to buy a banana blender.

Speaking of Pets, we saw the first 10 minutes of the movie and I loved what I saw. Pet owners are going to be able to relate strongly to what life is like with a pup who loves you, or a cat who hates everything. Based on the footage we saw, it looks like all the pets we meet will be heading out into the wild on a mission, but the studio didn’t share much about that plot line during their presentation.

For the adults only, director Tate Taylor brought the first trailer for the book to film adaptation of The Girl on the Train, and Allison Janney, Emily Blunt, Justin Theroux, and Luke Evans shined in the preview. On its face, the trailer definitely gave off a Gone Girl / Fifty Shades of Grey vibe, but readers know it’s not similar at all to the E.L. James’ novel.

Getting back to animation, Universal previewed Despicable Me 3. They announced that Gru will be finding his long-lost brother, Dru, who is also voiced by Steve Carell. The comedian came up with a new voice for Dru, and according to the studio, he offers an “equally infectious performance.” Dru is the total opposite of Gru — the former is a guy who everyone immediately loves.

South Park creator Trey Parker will voice the villain in Despicable Me 3 named Balthazar Bratt, a character who is described as a former ’80s child star. We saw some early demos of Balthazar in which he performs a bunch of classic ’80s dance moves. Like Gru and Dru, he should be very entertaining on screen.

Universal’s final preview of the night was a 20-minute look at their upcoming animated movie Sing. We meet a talking gorilla, pig, porcupine, elephant, and mouse who all have special singing abilities, but who haven’t been able to make it big. They’re in luck: A theater-owning koala named Buster is launching a singing competition to drum up some excitement at his place of business in which the winner will receive a $1,000 prize. There’s just one problem: A mistake by Buster’s incompetent secretary misleads all the hundreds of potential contestants to believe it’s a $100,000 prize up for grabs.

Sing will invites comparisons to Disney’s Zootopia thanks to the talking animals all co-existing in a city. The biggest difference we see so far is that the world of Sing looks like it was built by humans, and these animals don’t necessarily play into stereotypes like they do in Zootopia (like those damn sloths and their slowness). Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love,” Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” Seal’s “Kiss From A Rose,” Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda,” Katy Perry’s “Firework” are just a few of the 85 songs being sung in Sing. Thanks to the wide array of animals and the musical angle, Sing looks like a fun one from Universal and Illumination. It opens in theaters this December.