Bill Hader will lead the all-star voice forged of ‘The Cat in the Hat.’
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Bill Hader is studying the best way to meow.
Warner Bros. introduced Monday it’s going to launch its animated occasion pic The Cat within the Hat — based mostly on the beloved Dr. Seuss story — in theaters on March 6, 2026. It additionally revealed the film’s voice forged for the primary time. Hader, who will play The Cat, will star reverse Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Bowen Yang (SNL), Xochitl Gomez (Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness), Matt Berry (What We Do in The Shadows) and Paula Pell (Girls5eva).
The movie is being written and directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja, with Daniela Mazzucato and Jared Stern producing. Susan Brandt and Hader will govt produce. DNEG Animation would be the animation studio accomplice.
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Dr. Seuss Enterprises are backing the function, which facilities on the fanciful feline as he tries to cheer up a pair of siblings struggling to adapt to their new city.
Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja are directing and and writing, with Daniella Mazzucato and Jared Stern producing. Hader will govt produce alongside Susan Brandt, president-CEO of Dr. Seuss Enterprises. DNEG Animation would be the animation studio accomplice.
“We are overjoyed to partner with our friends at Dr. Seuss to take audiences of all ages on an adventure into the beloved world of The Cat in the Hat. With this incredible voice cast led by Bill Hader as the fun-loving, agent of chaos himself and our filmmakers Alessandro and Erica at the helm, we look forward to sharing this Seussian cinematic spectacle with audiences everywhere in 2026,” stated Warner Bros. Animation president Bill Damaschke, who has been tasked with overhauling the division.
Brandt added, “We are excited to see such an distinctive group of expertise be part of the trouble to carry this iconic property to the display screen as an animated function.
Dr. Seuss’ e book The Cat within the Hat was revealed in 1957 on its option to changing into a perennial basic for generations of youngsters. This will mark the character’s animated huge display screen debut; Mike Myers starred in a live-action adaptation in 2003.
The film is the primary in a slate of animated initiatives that Warner Animation and Dr. Seuss Enterprises are creating collectively.
