Cats Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Centers on a tribe of cats called the Jellicles who must decide nightly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.

Cited as modified plot formulation from variety.com

Drama Musical Adaptation Based on Play

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Cats.

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  Jennifer Hudson

  ... Grizabella

  Respect, The Secret Life of Bees

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  Taylor Swift

  ... Bombalurina

  Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, The Giver

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  James Corden

  ... Bustopher Jones

  Smurfs, Trolls World Tour

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  Ian McKellen

  ... Gus the Theatre Cat

  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Critic

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  Laurie Davidson

  ... Mr Mistoffelees

  The Good Liar

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  Idris Elba

  ... Macavity

  Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Children of Blood and Bone

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  Judi Dench

  ... Old Deuteronomy

  J. Edgar, Philomena

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  Jason Derulo

  ... Rum Tum Tugger

  Spinning Gold

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  Rebel Wilson

  ... Jennyanydots

  Verona’s Romeo & Juliet, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

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  Robbie Fairchild

  ... Munkustrap

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  Laurent Bourgeois

  ... Socrates

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  Larry Bourgeois

  ... Plato

Crew Behind the Film

The Cats behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Tom Hooper last directed The Danish Girl and Les Misérables. The film's writer Lee Hall last wrote Rocketman and Victoria and Abdul.

Director

Tom Hooper

Screenwriters

Lee Hall
Tom Hooper

Producers

Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Tom Hooper

Production Details

What we know about the Cats movie production.

Key Facts

• Introduces Royal Ballet principal dancer Francesca Hayward in her feature film debut.
• The musical “Cats” is based on T.S. Eliot’s poetry collection “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats”.
• An adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical.

Production Updates for Cats

Dec 2019

Completed

Changed Cats movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jul 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Set to shoot in the UK this fall.

May 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Tom Hooper will direct and produce the film.

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