Following on from the news that Warner Bros. Pictures is teaming up with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to produce a series of feature films based upon the weird and wacky works of the author, Deadline is reporting that a biopic of Dr. Seuss – real name Theodor Geisel – is in development.
Written by Jonathan Stewart and Eyal Podell, the film – titled Seuss – will be helmed by Wonder director Stephen Chbosky, and will “follow Geisel in the 1920s as he struggles to find his voice as a writer before meeting his muse and future wife in Helen Palmer, who propels him into becoming Dr. Seuss. Thirty years later, a sudden illness cripples Helen and Geisel’s career falters, until she ultimately inspires him to fulfill his destiny and create the iconic children’s book The Cat in the Hat.”
Warner Bros. plans to kick off its series of Dr. Seuss animated movies with an adaptation of The Cat in the Hat, but before then we can look forward to Illumination Entertainment’s The Grinch, which is set for release in November. Check out a first look here.
Originally published February 19, 2018. Updated February 18, 2018.
