As the film gets ready to open in cinemas around the world, RottenTomatoes explores the art of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! with Blue Sky’s VP of Creative Development, Chris Wedge and Mike Thurmeier, Senior Supervising Animator on the film. The duo talk about the film’s visual style and the creative team at Blue Sky which has spent years painstakingly designing and animating the world of the Dr. Seuss classic.

In another RottenTomatoes article, Horton Hears a Who! co-director Jimmy Hayward shares his five favorite animated films.