In June 2000, Myers was sued by Universal Pictures for 3.8 million for backing out of a contract to make a feature film based on his "SNL" character Dieter. Myers said he refused to honor the 20 million contract because he felt his script was not ready. Myers countersued, and a settlement was reached after several months where Myers agreed to make another film with Universal. That film, "The Cat in the Hat", was released in November 2003 and starred Myers as the title character. It received negative reviews and performed unsuccessfully at the box office.