Bill Damaschke Unveils Warner Animation Slate Ahead of Annecy

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation revealed a theatrical slate with seven animated features in active production ahead of Annecy. The plan begins with The Cat in the Hat and extends through projects date

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation (WBPA) has revealed that it is simultaneously producing seven theatrical feature animations ahead of their presentation at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The slate begins with *The Cat in the Hat*, scheduled for a North American theatrical release on November 6, 2026. Rather than being tied to a single house style, the studio is shaping its theatrical animation division around different creative teams and visual approaches for each film.

A Theatrical Slate Expanded to Seven Films

The announced projects are *The Cat in the Hat*, *Bad Fairies*, *Margie Claus*, *Oh, the Places You'll Go!*, *Dynamic Duo*, *Hello Kitty*, and *The Lunar Chronicles*. WBPA's official project list gives *Bad Fairies* a release date of May 21, 2027, and *Margie Claus* a release date of November 12, 2027, while listing some of the others as 2028 releases. Rather than focusing on a single franchise, the slate runs parallel projects based on different intellectual properties, including a Dr. Seuss adaptation, original stories, a DC-related project, and Hello Kitty.

Two Projects Previewed First at Annecy

At Annecy's “A New Chapter” event, footage from *The Cat in the Hat*, a new theatrical Looney Tunes short titled *Daffy Season*, and portions of *Bad Fairies* were announced for presentation. The UK's Locksmith Animation is participating in the production of *Bad Fairies* and *The Lunar Chronicles*. In other words, this announcement goes beyond promoting individual films: it details WBPA's operating plan to build a long-term slate centered on theatrical features in collaboration with outside creative studios.