No one can forget the insanity around the Cats film. From its first trailer to its rocky release, the musical had quite the journey to infamy. Tom Hooper’s Cats was met with much flack and turned into a meme almost instantly. However, it seems like not everyone viewed the film that way. In a new […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber takes a swipe at James Corden’s Cats performance
From the moment the first unsettling trailer arrived online, it seemed pretty clear that Universal Pictures had a major trainwreck on its hands with Cats, director Tom Hooper’s big screen adaptation of the classic stage musical. Unsurprisingly, the film tanked at the box office (with Universal reportedly losing around $113 million from its theatrical run), […]
Cats poised to lose $100 million at the box office
From the outset Cats looked like it could become a fascinating box-office story: the trailers hinted at something so-bad-its-good, with the potential for feline festive fun to be had at group outings to the cinema. Heck, the West End show didn’t run for decades for nothing. And then the reviews hit (you can read our […]
Movie Review – Cats (2019)
Cats, 2019. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Francesca Hayward, James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Laurie Davidson, Mette Towley ,Robert Fairchild, Steven McRae, Ray Winstone, Larry Bourgeois, Laurent Bourgeois, Zizi Strallen, Eric Underwood, Melissa Madden-Gray, and Freya Rowley. SYNOPSIS: A tribe of cats called the […]
Movie Review – Cats (2019)
Cats, 2019. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Francesca Hayward, James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Laurie Davidson, Mette Towley ,Robert Fairchild, Steven McRae, Ray Winstone, Larry Bourgeois, Laurent Bourgeois, Zizi Strallen, Eric Underwood, Melissa Madden-Gray, and Freya Rowley. SYNOPSIS: A tribe of cats called the […]
Video Review – Cats
Cats, 2019. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca Hayward. In this video review, EJ attempts to break down the insanity that is Cats. Join him as he talks about digital fur technology, the musical numbers, and why was […]
Cats trailer has been sniffing the catnip again
Ahead of its theatrical release next month, Universal Pictures has unveiled another trailer for director Tom Hooper’s upcoming big-screen re-imagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber beloved stage musical Cats which features a star-studded cast that includes James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and ballet dancer Francesca […]
First poster for Cats features Francesca Hayward’s Victoria
Following the release of the first trailer for Cats, a poster has been released for the big-screen re-imagining of the beloved stage musical featuring Francesca Hayward’s Victoria; take a look here… Cats is set for release on December 20th in the UK and on December 25th in the US and features a cast that includes James […]
Universal’s Cats movie gets a first trailer
Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer for Cats, the upcoming big-screen re-imagining of T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and the Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical. Directed by Tom Hooper (Les Miserables), the film features a star-studded cast which includes James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, […]
Cats movie gets a behind-the-scenes featurette ahead of first trailer on Friday
Universal and Working Title have released a behind the scenes featurette for their upcoming adaptations of the stage play Cats. What’s more is the announcement via the film’s Twitter page that the first trailer will be released on Friday. Watch the feature below… The film is being directed by Tom Hooper (Les Miserables) and will star […]
