Further teasing The Cat in the Hat first look, the Saturday Night Live alum joked, “I had to bribe some officially-looking officials to get this out, and now I’m broke — but it’s worth it.

The Cat in the Hat is returning for more chaos in Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s first animated adaptation of the beloved Dr. Seuss book, starring Bill Hader and Quinta Brunson.

Bill Hader himself even portrayed the Cat in a 2014 Saturday Night Live sketch, giving him prior experience with the character. Warner Bros. Animation’s The Cat in the Hat is slated for release ...

I think the scene that best won me over to The Cat in the Hat’s side is the one where The Cat is about to do what he does best: ignore the rules.

Those missions out of whatever magical, hat-filled land the Cat lives in are signaled by switching up the film’s animation style… sort of like the Spider-Verse.

Dr. Seuss’s ‘Cat in the Hat’ Gets Animated With Bill Hader in First Trailer The Warner Bros. Pictures Animation release hits theaters on Feb. 26, 2026 Drew Taylor July 1, 2025 @ 9:15 AM ...