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The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

The cat's out of the bag.

20260

Overview

Doing what he does best, the Cat spreads joy to kids in his hilarious, signature, and singularly irreverent way, transporting them and audiences on a fantastical journey through a world they've never seen before. Our hero takes on his toughest assignment yet for the I.I.I.I. (Institute for the Institution of Imagination and Inspiration, LLC) to cheer up Gabby and Sebastian, a pair of siblings struggling to move to a new town. Known for taking things too far, this could be this agent of chaos' last chance to prove himself...or lose his magical hat!

Directed by Erica Rivinoja
Written by Alessandro Carloni, Erica Rivinoja, Dr. Seuss
Produced by Daniela Mazzucato, Jared Stern
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Top Cast

Bill Hader

Bill Hader

The Cat in the Hat (voice)

Xochitl Gomez

Xochitl Gomez

Gabby (voice)

Quinta Brunson

Quinta Brunson

Sherri (voice)

Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang

(voice)

Matt Berry

Matt Berry

The Fish (voice)

America Ferrera

America Ferrera

The Mother (voice)

Paula Pell

Paula Pell

(voice)

Tiago Martinez

Tiago Martinez

Sebastian (voice)

Tituss Burgess

Tituss Burgess

(voice)

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookhatcatbased on children's book

About The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat is a family, comedy, animation, fantasy film released in 2026 exploring themes of based on novel or book, hat, cat, based on children's book. Directed by Erica Rivinoja, it stars Bill Hader, Xochitl Gomez, Quinta Brunson. Doing what he does best, the Cat spreads joy to kids in his hilarious, signature, and singularly irreverent way, transporting them and audiences on a fantastical journey through a world they've never seen before. Our hero takes on his toughest assignment yet for the I.I.I.I. (Institute for the Institution of Imagination and Inspiration, LLC) to cheer up Gabby and Sebastian, a pair of siblings struggling to move to a new town. Known for taking things too far, this could be this agent of chaos' last chance to prove himself...or lose his magical hat!

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