Iconic Dr Seuss Story 'The Cat In The Hat' Sets Date for Official Trailer
The animated film based on Dr. Seuss's iconic children's book The Cat In The Hat has been in the works for years, and now, the trailer for the film will be dropping soon.
On Monday, Warner Bros. released a surprise video on X featuring Bill Hader, who stars as the mischievous feline in the upcoming movie, announcing that the film's first trailer will be released tomorrow. Hader also announced the rest of the star-studded cast in the clip, building hype for the reimagining of the beloved Dr. Seuss classic.
Hader not only revealed the trailer release date, but he also announced that Tiago Martinez, Tituss Burgess and Giancarlo Esposito were joining the voice cast. It was confirmed back in March 2024 that the voice cast also included Quinta Brunson, Bowen Yang, Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry and Paula Pell.
After the success of the film The Lorax in 2012, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment announced plans to produce a CGI adaptation of The Cat in the Hat, but the project never came to fruition. Then, in January 2018, Warner Animation Group and Dr. Seuss Enterprises struck a deal to make new animated movies based on the stories of Theodor Seuss Geisel.
A first look at the film was presented by Hader and Bill Damaschke, the president of Warner Bros, at CinemaCon this past April. They featured details such as the Cat's field of work and his previous failed assignments, his co-workers who are similar in fashion and the introduction of additional Thing characters besides Thing One and Thing Two.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Cat in the Hat was written and directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja, with Daniela Mazzucato and Jared Stern marked as producers. In addition, Susan Brandt, president and CEO of Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Hader are credited as executive producers. DNEG Animation will be the animation studio partner.
The film is based on Dr Seuss' book with the same name, which was originally published in 1957 and has since become a classic children's book. The book tells the story of a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped top hat and a red bow tie, who shows up at the house of Sally and her brother one rainy day when their mother is away. Despite the objections from the children's fish, the Cat attempts to entertain the children. In the process, he and his companions, Thing One and Thing Two, destroy the house. As the children and the fish become more alarmed, the Cat produces a machine that he uses to clean everything up and disappears just before the children's mother comes home.
This will mark the character's animated big-screen debut. There is already a live-action version of the story, which was released in 2003 and starred Mike Myers as the Cat.
The trailer is set to release on Tuesday, July 1 and the film will be out in theaters on February 27, 2026.
Iconic Dr Seuss Story 'The Cat In The Hat' Sets Date for Official Trailer first appeared on Parade on Jun 30, 2025
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