When the humans are away, the cats will play. And sing. And dance.
The first trailer for the big-screen adaptation of the musical Cats is quite a spectacle.
Based on the 1981 musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in turn was based on the on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, it tells the story of the Jellicle Cats who must decide which of their members will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.
Les Misérables director, Tom Hooper, leads the cast of Judi Dench, Ian Mckellan, Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, James Corden, Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson, and Jason Derulo, all of whom are cats.
The actors are transformed into their feline counterparts through the use of ears, whiskers, a moveable tail, and CGI.
Cats will meow into theatres on December 20th, 2019.
