Taglines: You will believe.
The Cats musical, which is a fully sung-through show, revolves around a tribe of cats called Jellicles who are preparing for a ball and an ensuing ritual in which one Jellicle is chosen to become reborn. (Cats have nine lives, remember?) Each of the main cats — the curiously named Munkustrap, Jennyanydots, Rum Tum Tugger, Grizabella, Bustopher Jones, Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer, Jellylorum, Skimbleshanks, Mr. Mistoffelees and more — get moments to shine and show off their distinctive personalities in choreographed dance numbers.
In the second act, there’s a fight between the mischievous Macavity and the patriarch Old Deuteronomy, who gets kidnapped. With the help of the good cats, Old Deuteronomy is rescued. Finally, the old and oft-shunned Grizabella is chosen to ascend to a new life.
The Cats are coming. The film adaptation of the beloved 1981 musical is underway with a star-studded cast — Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Rebel Wilson, Francesca Hayward, Laurie Davidson, and mny more.
Cats (2019)
Directed by: Tom Hooper
Starring: Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Rebel Wilson, Francesca Hayward, Laurie Davidson, Ray Winstone, Larry Bourgeois, Jason Derulo, Yasmin Harrison
Screenplay by: Lee Hall, Tom Hooper, T.S. Eliot
Production Design by: Eve Stewart
Cinematography by: Christopher Ross
Film Editing by: Melanie Oliver
Costume Design by: Paco Delgado
Set Decoration by: Rebecca Pilkington
Art Direction by: Matt Sharp, Ketan Waikar, Tom Weaving, Loic Zimmermann
Music by: Andrew Lloyd Webber
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: December 20, 2019
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