LOS ANGELES, November 14th, 2002: Rhythm & Hues, the Academy Award®* winning effects and animation studio renowned for producing leading CG characters in such films as “Scooby-Doo” and “Cats & Dogs,” has been awarded a large block of shots for "Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat," a Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Imagine Entertainment presentation.

Rhythm & Hues will produce 270 shots of computer-generated animation and visual effects, including character animation for Fish, the talking goldfish to be voiced by Sean Hayes, and other CG characters along with numerous digital set extensions, matte work and other visual effects duties.

Rhythm & Hues’ Douglas Smith, Oscar® winner for “Independence Day,” (Best Visual Effects, 1997), will serve as visual effects supervisor, with Erika W. Burton producing R&H's in-house work. Kurt Williams is the overall visual effects producer for the production.

Mike Myers stars in the title role of “Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat,” the highly anticipated film adaptation of the beloved literary classic. The film is being produced by Academy Award winner Brian Grazer and directed by Bo Welch, the Oscar-nominated film production designer making his debut as a film director.

“The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss was first published in 1957, and remains one of the top ten best-selling hardcover children's books of all time. The mischievous feline visitor in the striped stove-pipe hat makes his big screen debut with this live-action production, which will bring the delightfully off-kilter Dr. Seuss characters - as well as some new ones created especially for the film - to life on the big screen. Anticipated release date is November 21st, 2003.

Rhythm & Hues is wrapping up a banner year, which included acclaimed visual effects in Paramount's "The Sum of All Fears," and significant contributions to the box office success of "Scooby-Doo" (Warner Bros.), "Men in Black II," (Sony) and “The Ring,” (Dreamworks). The studio is currently at work on "Solaris," "Daredevil" and "X-Men 2" for Fox, as well as “Gigli” (Sony) and “Intolerable Cruelty,” (Universal).

In September, Wired magazine named Rhythm & Hues one of the industry's "Top 5 VFX Powerhouses." The studio is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.

* Best Visual Effects, "Babe," 1995.