Overview
- Warner Bros. released an official trailer on June 9 that teases an expanded, animated take on Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat and sets the film for a North American IMAX and theater opening in early November 2026.
- The film is directed and written by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja from a story by Caroline Williams and produced by Daniela Mazzucato, signaling a filmmaker-led creative approach.
- Bill Hader voices the title character in a large supporting ensemble that includes Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry, Quinta Brunson, Paula Pell, Tiago Martinez, Giancarlo Esposito, America Ferrera, Bowen Yang and Tituss Burgess.
- DNEG is reported as the animation vendor, and the movie marks both the Cat’s first animated theatrical feature and the inaugural release under the new Warner Bros. Pictures Animation label led by Bill Damaschke.
- The trailer reframes the Cat as an agent for the Institute for the Institution of Imagination and Inspiration (I.I.I.I.) assigned to help two siblings, a choice that updates the property for family audiences and positions the label to balance familiar IP with filmmaker-driven originals.