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Mar 19, 2024 · The Movie Is Scheduled For 2026. Since the movie is still so far from its scheduled release date, it might be moved between now and 2026. However, Warner Bros. has officially penciled the film in for March 6, 2026, and it is expected to stay in that slot until more information comes out.
- Dalton Norman
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The Cat in the Hat, iconic children’s picture book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and published in 1957. Using simple words written in rollicking and repetitive rhyme, the book features a mischievous talking cat who attempts to entertain two siblings on a rainy day.
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is an upcoming 2026 American 3D computer-animated film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Dr. Seuss Enterprises.
Based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss book of the same name, it is the third screen adaptation of the story, following the television special from 1971 and live-action film from 2003.
•Bill Hader as The Cat in the Hat
•Quinta Brunson
•Bowen Yang
•Xochiti Gomez
•Matt Perry
•Paula Pell
In 2012, following the financial success of The Lorax, an animated film adaptation of The Lorax, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment announced plans to produce a CGI adaptation of The Cat in the Hat. Rob Lieber was set to write the script, with Chris Meledandri as producer, and Audrey Geisel as executive producer, but the project never came to fruition.
In January 2018, Warner Animation Group picked up the rights for the animated Cat in the Hat film as part of a creative partnership with Seuss Enterprises. In October 2020, Erica Rivinoja and Art Hernandez were announced as directors. However, in June 2023, Hernandez was replaced by Alessandro Carloni while both Carloni and Rivinoja also wrote the screenplay for the film. In March 2024, Bill Hader was cast in the role of the Cat and set to also serve as an executive producer. Hader previously played the Cat in the Hat in a 2014 Saturday Night Live sketch. Later that month, it was announced that DNEG Animation would provide the animation for the film, that Quinta Brunson, Bowen Yang, Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry, and Paula Pell joined the cast, and that the film would be released on March 6, 2026 after previously being expected for 2025.
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. The Cat in the Hat is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by American author Theodor Geisel, using the pen name Dr. Seuss. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped top hat and a red bow tie.
Mar 18, 2024 · It’s now official: The Cat in the Hat will be released in theaters on March 6, 2026. Outside of Hader, the rest of the cast includes Quinta Brunson, Bowen Yang, Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry,...
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May 2, 2019 · Published on May 2, 2019 01:00PM EDT. The following is an excerpt from Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination, by Brian Jay Jones, a definitive biography of...
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May 21, 2024 · When Does ‘Cat In the Hat’ Movie Come Out? The Cat in the Hat will open in theaters on March 6, 2026. According to Deadline, the story finds The Cat cheering up a pair of siblings who are trying to adjust to life in a new town.
