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The brand new Warner Bros. Footage Animation below President Invoice Damaschke has booked the forged for his or her upcoming characteristic take of the Dr. Seuss traditional, The Cat within the Hat, which they’re producing with Dr. Seuss Enterprises with SNL alum Invoice Hader enjoying the title position. Becoming a member of him are Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Bowen Yang (SNL), Xochitl Gomez (Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity), Matt Berry (What We Do in The Shadows) and Paula Pell (Girls5eva).
A world theatrical launch of March 6, 2026 has been set. On this new characteristic model, directed and written by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja, The Cat takes on his hardest task but… to cheer a pair of siblings battling their transfer to a brand new city.
Pic is produced by Daniela Mazzucato and Jared Stern. Hader and Susan Brandt, the President and CEO of Dr. Seuss Enterprises are EPs. DNEG Animation would be the animation studio associate.
Stated Damaschke, “We’re overjoyed to associate with our buddies at Dr. Seuss to take audiences of all ages on an journey into the beloved world of The Cat within the Hat. With this unimaginable voice forged led by Invoice Hader because the fun-loving, agent of chaos himself and our filmmakers Alessandro and Erica on the helm, we look ahead to sharing this Seussian cinematic spectacle with audiences in all places in 2026!”
Brandt added, “We’re excited to see such an distinctive group of expertise be part of the hassle to deliver this iconic propertyto the display screen as an animated characteristic. It’s been an incredible expertise collaborating with the group from Warner Bros. Footage Animation up to now, as they really perceive what it takes to seize the magic of The Cat within the Hat and share his model of creativeness and pleasure with a brand new era of Dr. Seuss followers.”
The Cat within the Hat was first printed in 1957. Common made a 2003 live-action model of the youngsters’s guide starring Mike Myers within the lead position; that film grossing over $133M worldwide.
The Cat within the Hat is the primary animated characteristic to debut as a part of a slate of animated tasks that Warner Bros. Footage Animation and Dr. Seuss Enterprises are creating collectively. InSneider first had the information about Hader’s casting in The Cat within the Hat.