Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat proved a critical and commercial disappointment for Universal back in 2003 -- so much so that Audrey Stone Geisel declared she'd never let Hollywood make a live-action adaptation of her late husband's work again. But now, emboldened by the box office dominance of its Dr. Seuss' The Lorax…
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Anyone who read Dr. Seuss' The Lorax as a kid is undoubtedly familiar with the title character, the mustachioed orange grump who speaks for the trees. The villainous Once-ler, on the other hand, has always remained more of a mystery. Seuss' books showed only a pair of long, spindly arms, leaving readers to guess at…
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Last week, I journeyed to Santa Monica to visit the offices of Illumination Entertainment. Started by Christopher Meledandri, the producer behind Opportunity Knocks and Cool Runnings, who helped acquire and oversee Blue Sky Studios, the computer animation studio which produced the Ice Age series and Robots. Meledandri produced Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who, The…
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