Cats

A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

Cast

Francesca Hayward

as Victoria

Judi Dench

as Old Deuteronomy

Idris Elba

as Macavity

Jason Derulo

as Rum Tum Tugger

Jennifer Hudson

as Grizabella

James Corden

as Bustopher Jones

Ian McKellen

as Gus, the Theatre Cat

Taylor Swift

as Bombalurina

Rebel Wilson

as Jennyanydots

Ray Winstone

as Growltiger

Reviews

SWITCH.

I was always excited for ‘Cats’, and to learn about it as a musical fan. The first trailer made me more excited, because seeing those god-awful effects only made me want to see it more. I always get excited for big-budget musicals because it means we could get more, but ‘Cats’ just fails on every le...

Luis_989

Theatrical plays or musicals will not always translate well into filmic language, that's well known and will not change, because both media are very different by nature. To question it is to deceive yourself. Personally I've never believed that Cats is a great musical but perhaps its success says...

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Sometimes a movie struts its awfulness with such glee that it becomes an enjoyably sadistic pleasure rather than a chore to watch. Such is the case with “Cats,” the big screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1982 musical that became one of Broadway’s longest-running shows. The stage version o...

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Martha

I don't understand why people reviewed this so badly. Minus James Corden this was a very amusing take on a musical I have always loved. Ian McKellen shined as Gus. Jennifer Hudson made me cry as Grizabella. Idris Elba was purr-fect as Macavity. Judy Dench was the perfect choice for Old Deuteronomy. ...

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