It fills an old fan like me with dread when we get a reimagining of a classic, but Warner Bros has just dropped The Cat in the Hat trailer, and it looks like the new animated movie might deliver. The Dr Seuss story will return to the big screen in 2026, and the trailer looks highly faithful and nostalgic while also offering something new and interesting.
The vibrant 2.5D animation style, or rather a combination of stylised 2D animation and CG animation, looks like a triumphant return to animated Warner Bros movies. It should certainly please fans who grew up with the Dr Seuss book much more than the 2003 live-action movie with Mike Myers. Could it also be the closest Warner Bros has got to a Pixar-level animated release?
