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. Pulling from the well of pure Looney Tunes insanity, we get a beautifully brief moment that mixes the innocence mentioned above with pure lunacy. It's an old gag, but it's playful and it works.

Hader's first project since wrapping his acclaimed HBO series in 2023 is the animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss' "The Cat in the Hat." Hader stars as the titular character who "takes on his toughest assignment yet for the I.