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Here's Everything You Need To Know About The 'Cats' Movie

It stars Taylor Swift and Idris Elba, but people are still not convinced it's for them.
by Laura Capon | Published Nov 22, 2019
PHOTO: YOUTUBE/Universal Pictures
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Andrew Lloyd Webber fans, listen up: A movie version of your favorite musical Cats is coming. Here's everything you need to know about the movie remake of the theatre classic:

First things first, who will star in Cats?

WOW, it's an all-star cast. Names include Taylor Swift and Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellan, James Corden, Rebel Wilson, and last but by no means least, Jason Derulo, who are all embracing their inner feline. In fact, Jennifer revealed to her The Voice co-stars that she has been watching videos of actual cats to help her learn to move like one. Now, that is some method acting.

Is there a Cats trailer yet?

There certainly is! The first trailer dropped on July 19, 2018, and the general view on Twitter seems to be that it's brilliant but also terrifying.

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A second trailer dropped on November 19 and guess what? The people of Twitter still think it's pretty creepy. Check it out above and see what you make of it.

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What else should we know about Cats?

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Taylor Swift have written an original song.

Yep, your fave Taylor Swift has teamed up with the top dog himself to create a song for the Cats movie, titled "Beautiful Ghost." It's performed by Francesca Hayward in the film, and will feature in both the film and in the end credits.

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We already know the release date.

Production of the film adaptation started in February 2018 at Warner Bros Studios, Leavesden, England. The film, which is being directed by Les Misérables director Tom Hooper, with heavy involvement from ALW (that's Andrew Lloyd Webber BTW) himself, is set for release on December 20, 2019 in the US and UK.

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Which means...you can expect a lot of Memory renditions at your office Christmas party this year. Although we imagine no one will match Jennifer, who in her role as Grizabella the Glamour Cat, will be belting out the epic tune. A song that has also been covered by Elaine Page, Barbra Streisand, and Nicole Sherzinger.

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This article originally appeared on Cosmopolitan.com/uk. Minor edits have been made by the Cosmo.ph editors.

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