Johnny Depp will produce and likely star in Dr. Seuss biopic.

After starring as the Mad Hatter in “Alice in Wonderland,” Willy Wonka in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” and Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie in “Finding Neverland,” it seems only logical for Johnny Depp to take on one of the most iconic figures in all of children’s literature — Dr. Seuss.

THR reports that Depp will produce a live-action pic about the life of beloved author and illustrator Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel), with the option to star.

The project is already well into development at Illumination Entertainment and Infinitum Nihil, with Keith Bunin (HBO’s “In Treatment”) tapped to pen the screenplay and Universal Pictures on board to distribute.

Universal is no stranger to adapting Seuss’s material for the big screen, having produced “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) and “The Cat in the Hat” (2003). Also, the studio, along with Illumination, is currently putting the finishing touches on an animated adaptation of Seuss’s “The Lorax,” which is slated for a wide theatrical release in March.

Geisel, born in 1904, spent his early years working as an illustrator for advertisements and comic strips, and then political cartoons during World War II. By the time he died of throat cancer in 1991, his books had sold more than 150 million copies worldwide.