#INTERVIEW: “THE CAT IN THE HAT” TRAILER LAUNCH

While it won’t be in theatres till 2026, we got a very special glimpse of the Trailer for THE CAT IN THE HAT, adapted from Dr. Seuss’ beloved book by Co-Writers/Directors Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja. The Animated Feature stars Bill Hader, Bowen Yang, Matt Berry, Quinta Brunson, Xochitl Gomez, Paula Pell, and more.

At the special global press event were: Bill Hader (Executive Producer/”The Cat in the Hat”), Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja (Directors/Writers).

See the Trailer:

Hader very publicly declared at CinemaCon that he was actively chasing the titular role in The Cat in the Hat and willed this into existence. He comments about once playing the role in a Saturday Night Live sketch.

Hader: The SNL thing, they didn’t write that because I loved The Cat in the Hat. I think the Writers were going through an issue in their marriages, using The Cat in the Hat to indirectly comment to their spouses at home what was happening. I’ve always, like everyone, loved the book. I read it as a kid and read it to my kids. I’ve worked with these guys before on different projects, so the combination of these two things, and the chance to play such an iconic character was… Yes, so I did chase it.

Rivinoja: There was a mutual chasing. We were running towards each other.

Hader comments on his experience on SNL versus this Film.

Hader: It was funny, sometimes I’d be improvising and they’d go “Let’s do another one!”. I’d go too far off. It’s weird because they have it in their heads and I’m just reacting to the words. You just try different things. But they’re very good at communicating “Here’s what the scene is, here’s the emotion of it, and here’s what we need to try to convey.”. So like SNL, it’s taking in the material and improvising on top of it maybe.

Rivinoja talks about what new to expect in terms of the new.

Rivinoja: The Things are not well-behaved. They are consistent with the Things that you meet in the book, but as you saw in the trailer. we have Thing 1 and Thing 3 and many, many more. There’s many, many that come up. The Cat in the Hat is chaos and the Things are extra chaos top of that. They’re so cute. I love how cute they are.

Our team was really amazing at using Seuss‘ aesthetic and his iconic shape language and character language to really help design those. There’s so many new characters in the Movie, but they all feel like Dr. Seuss. They’re so talented.

Carloni talked about pairing actors with Hader in-studio, which isn’t always easy with animated films.

Carloni: We had the actors together in-studio a few times. It’s a rare thing. You don’t get to book your Actors all at once at the same time, but we still wanted to make sure Bill and his character had something to play against. Xochitl Gomez who plays Gabbie, one of our stars, she’s such a breath of fresh air when she comes into the room as opposed to this clowny little bastard (points to Hader).

Hader: (Gesturing to his phone) I’m looking at my stocks and uh!

Carloni: When Xotchitl and Quinta Brunson came in, we’d see this master spring to life. It was so exciting.

Hader: I’d have sunglasses on… are we ready?

Carloni: Picture that!

Hader: Sometimes people don’t want to do that in animation, they want to be on their own, but they were very open to that.

Warner Bros. Pictures Canada will be releasing February 27, 2026.

(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros. Pictures Canada)

#FIRSTLOOK: DR. SEUSS EXPERIENCE – TORONTO

Running between October 26, 2019 -January 5, 2020 across from Mississauga’s Square One, The Dr. Seuss Experience quickly has been selling-out and rightfully so!

The immersive experience inspired by the infinite imagination of Dr. Seuss contains nine rooms inspired by his books. The dazzling and smile-inducing Exhibit making its World Premiere here in Toronto’s west-end, is magical and wondrous to say the least, timed perfectly to get us into that holiday spirit! Make no mistake, this isn’t so much for the kids as it is for their parents and big kids at heart! ♥️

Some of the themes explored at The Dr. Seuss Experience, each with a lesson to be taught including how to make The Grinch‘s heart grow and the importance of preserving our environment.

 

The Cat in the Hat

 

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?

 

There’s a Wocket in my Pocket

 

The Lorax

 

If I Ran The Circus

 

Oh! The Places You’ll Go!

 

Horton Hears a Who!

 

 

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

 

 

The Sneetches

 

 

You might even see some interesting “Things”! Our friend Cherie was overjoyed!

 

There are many pieces of art at the Exhibit which are for sale as well including limited edition prints, like this one from Green Eggs and Ham, valued at $24,000 CAN. Be sure to peruse the lobby for lots of cool items, including a Gift Shop!

 

 

Ticket prices start at $29 CAD for children and $35 CAD for adults, varying by day.

Location:

199 Rathburn Rd W, Mississauga, ON L5B 4C1, across from Square One Shopping Centre. Do park in P6 for easiest access.

 

#ExperienceSeuss

 

More on the Exhibit and how to get tickets here.

 

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)