The Cat in the Hat (film) was also committed to shooting Disney's "The Santa Clause 2", which was also delayed because Allen wanted a script rewrite. Due to a scheduling conflict with "The Santa Clause 2", he dropped out his role. In March 2002, the role of the Cat was given to Mike Myers, even though he had an argument with Grazer about starring in a cancelled film based on his "Saturday Night Live" sketch "Dieter". Myers stated in an interview that he was a long-time fan of the original Dr. Seuss book, and that it was the first book he ever read. Makeup for the
Don Simpson (cartoonist) Delusive Art," in "Streetwise: Autobiographical Stories by Professionals", foreword by Will Eisner, (Raleigh NC: TwoMorrows Publishing). 1995: Cartoonist (writer-artist), "Bizarre Heroes: The Apocalypse Affiliation" (Pittsburgh PA:Fiasco Comics Inc.). 1994: Cartoonist (writer-artist) [under the pseudonym Anton Drek], " Anton's Collected Drek featuring Wendy Whitebread", second expanded edition (Seattle WA: ErosComix/Fantagraphics Books). 1990: Cartoonist (writer-artist), "Megaton Man: Volume I" (Princeton WI: Kitchen Sink Press). Don Simpson (cartoonist) Donald Edward Simpson (born 1961) is an American comic book cartoonist and freelance illustrator, most noted as the creator of the series "Megaton Man", "Border Worlds", and "Bizarre Heroes", as well as the official comic