How fortunate we are, then, that producer Chris Meledandri, the man responsible for the lone successful (and by “successful” I mean good) Seuss film, 2008’s CG-animated Horton Hears a Who!, also happens to be one guiding the upcoming adaptation of The Lorax, the good doctor’s 1971 environmental fable, to the big screen – and not least because it keeps Brian Grazer away from the material.įor any number of reasons, The Lorax is a tougher cinematic nut to crack than Horton, which charmed critics and audiences alike with its simple themes of compassion and assertiveness, earning nearly $300 million worldwide at the box office. Seuss, have in this century yielded three feature films, two of which – 2000’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas and 2003’s The Cat in the Hat – are utterly unwatchable. The works of the inimitable Ted Geisel, aka Dr.