"Cat in the Hat" Animated Movie (Pre-Release News and Discussion)

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"Bill Hader Leads Cast Of Animated Cat In The Hat Movie"​

"There have been rumblings of Hollywood wishing to give the concept of a Cat in the Hat movie another shot. The reason it’s taken so long is because, even 20 years removed, the giant hairball that was the live-action version still taints the brand.

A truly bad movie, even if it’s a relative financial success, has a way of salting the earth and making execs gunshy about redoing it “right.” It’s why it took this long to get a good adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune. Maybe forty years from now there will be an amazing, award-winning feature about Madame Web, but not tomorrow.

But it’s now been long enough for Cat in the Hat that all traces of yellowing DVD covers featuring Mike Myers’ grinning furry face have vanished, so…Warner Bros figures it’s safe. An animated take on the Cat is now in production and Bill Hader has been cast in the lead role."

Read the full article here.

 

[Fone Bone]

I think at this point Howard The Duck deserves another shot. I also think more people would be open to that.

 

[Shiloh Otter]

The lead should be Martin Short, who does an excellent job as the Cat in "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!".

 

[Elijah Abrams]

Shouldn't this be in the WB/Boomerang forum, since it's being made by Warner Bros.?

 

[Frontier]

Seemed inevitable with all the other Dr. Seuss animated movies .

 

[Dr.Pepper]

Well, I’m intrigued.

 

[Mandouga]

Let’s just pray that it actually gets released…


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[Corwin Haught]

Let’s just pray that it actually gets released…

The current ownership started the project, and they probably intend to see it through, but there has been talk of a sale basically since the deal began, and the tax complication that prevents them from making any deals expires on April 8.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

The only concern I have for the movie is that two of the announced stars that are in the movie (except Bill Hader and Matt Berry) are voicing Sally and her brother (who is likely to have a name in this adaptation just like the live-action one).