Bill Hader Joins The Animated Adaptation Of The Cat In The Hat Along With Abbott Elementary Star Quinta Brunson
- The 45-year-old actor previously played the Dr. Seuss character from the 1957 children’s book in a live-action Saturday Night Live skit in 2014.
- Hader will star in the Warner Bros. film. Pictures Animation, together with Quinta Brunson, Bowen Yang, Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry and Paula Pell
- The Cat In The Hat has a planned theatrical release date of March 6, 2026
Bill Hader has been cast in the upcoming animated adaptation of The Cat In The Hat to voice the titular character.
The 45-year-old actor previously played the Dr. Seuss character from the 1957 children’s book in a live-action Saturday Night Live skit in 2014.
Hader will star in the Warner Bros. film. Pictures Animation along with Quinta Brunson, Bowen Yang, Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry and Paula Pell, according to a Monday article by Deadline.
The Cat In The Hat has a planned theatrical release date of March 6, 2026.
The animated version follows The Cat as he tries to cheer up a pair of siblings who are having trouble moving to a new town.
Bill Hader, due in April 2023 in Los Angeles, has been cast in the upcoming animated adaptation of The Cat In The Hat to portray the titular character
Hader will also serve as executive producer, along with Susan Brandt, the president and CEO of Dr. Seuss Enterprises.
Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja are the directors and wrote the screenplay and it is produced by Daniela Mazzucato and Jared Stern.
“We are thrilled to be working 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 cheerful 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!” said Bill Damaschke, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation said in a statement.
“We are thrilled to see such an exceptional group of talent join the efforts to bring this iconic property to the screen as an animated film. It’s been a great experience working with the Warner Bros. team so far. Pictures Animation, because they truly understand what it takes to capture the magic of The Cat in the Hat and share his imagination and joy with a new generation of Dr. Seuss fans,” Brandt added in a statement.
Theodor Geisel wrote and illustrated under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss’s 1957 children’s book The Cat In The Hat.
Hader played The Cat in the 2014 SNL sketch “The Cat in the Hat and Linda,” which starred Cecily Strong as Linda and Aidy Bryant and Pete Davidson as her children.
After Linda’s children imagine Cat in the Hat, it becomes clear that their mother had a relationship with The Cat, who fathered one of her children.
Mike Myers, 60, starred in a 2003 live-action adaptation of The Cat In The Hat, which was widely panned by critics.
Abbott Elementary star Quinta Brunson, seen Saturday in Los Angeles, has also been cast in the animated film
Bowen Yang, due in New York City in November 2023, will also voice a character
Theodor Geisel wrote and illustrated under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss’s 1957 children’s book The Cat In The Hat
Brunson, 34, is the creator, co-writer and star of the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary.
She was honored this weekend at the NAACP Image Awards with Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series and her show won Outstanding Comedy Series.
Yang, 33, is a cast member of Saturday Night Live.
English actor Berry, 49, recently starred in comedy horror series What We Do In The Shadows.