Oscar®-winning director TOM HOOPER (The King’s Speech, Les Misérables) transforms ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’s record-shattering stage musical into a breakthrough cinematic event—a spectacular, fun, funny, moving, family-friendly film for all generations.
Cats stars JAMES CORDEN as Bustopher Jones, JUDI DENCH as Old Deuteronomy, JASON DERULO as Rum Tum Tugger, IDRIS ELBA as Macavity, JENNIFER HUDSON as Grizabella, IAN McKELLEN as Gus The Theatre Cat, TAYLOR SWIFT as Bombalurina, REBEL WILSON as Jennyanydots, and introduces Royal Ballet principal dancer FRANCESCA HAYWARD, in her feature film debut, as Victoria.
Featuring Lloyd Webber’s iconic music and a world-class cast of dancers under the guidance of Tony-winning choreographer ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER (Hamilton, In the Heights), the film reimagines the musical for a new generation with spectacular production design, state-of-the-art technology, and dance styles ranging from classical ballet to contemporary, hip-hop to jazz, street dance to tap.
The film also stars ROBBIE FAIRCHILD (Broadway’s An American in Paris) as Munkustrap, LAURIE DAVIDSON (TNT’s Will) as Mr. Mistoffelees, RAY WINSTONE (The Departed, Sexy Beast) as Growltiger, hip-hop dance sensation LES TWINS (LARRY AND LAURENT BOURGEOIS) as Plato and Socrates, acclaimed dancer METTE TOWLEY (Hustlers) as Cassandra, Royal Ballet principal dancer STEVEN McRAE as Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat, ZIZI STRALLEN (star of West End productions of Strictly Ballroom and the upcoming Mary Poppins) as Tantomile, DANNY COLLINS (star of West End productions of Barnum and Showboat) as Mungojerrie and rising-star singer BLUEY ROBINSON as Alonzo.
Cats is produced by DEBRA HAYWARD (Bridget Jones’s Baby, Les Misérables), TIM BEVAN (Darkest Hour, The Danish Girl), ERIC FELLNER (The Theory of Everything, Les Misérables) and Tom Hooper. The screenplay is by LEE HALL (Billy Elliot, Rocketman) and Hooper, based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. ELIOT and the stage musical by Lloyd Webber. Cats is executive produced by Lloyd Webber, ANGELA MORRISON, LIZA CHASIN and JO BURN.
Led by Tom Hooper, the creative team of Cats includes cinematographer CHRISTOPHER ROSS bsc (Yesterday), production designer EVE STEWART (The Danish Girl, Les Misérables) and costume designer PACO DELGADO (The Danish Girl, Les Misérables). The film is edited by MELANIE ANN OLIVER ace (Judy, Les Misérables) and the music supervisor is BECKY BENTHAM (Judy, Bohemian Rhapsody).