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MRS. SEUSS OKS CAT'S FANNING
from Sci Fi Wire ,August 05, 2003
Dakota Fanning, who plays Sally in the film adaptation of Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, told SCI FI Wire that the late author's wife, Audrey Geisel, approved of her casting. "She was so nice to us," the 9-year-old actress said in an interview. "It was such an honor to meet her, and I talked to her for about 15 minutes."
Fanning also had good things to say about her co-star Mike Myers, who plays the Cat. In every scene, she said, "he'd either take something out or add something in or use a different prop or something." Behind the scenes, Myers could transform himself into the Cat at the drop of a hat, she added. "He's pretty much the normal Mike in between takes," she said. "That's what was so amazing. He's the normal Mike in between takes, and then he snaps back into the Cat."
Fanning added that she was struck by the film's color scheme. "The whole thing is purple, green, orange, yellow, blue and pink," she said. "And the sidewalks are even painted lavender." The Cat in the Hat opens Nov. 21.

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