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BroadwayConcierge
#1CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/19/18 at 6:20pm

Couldn’t find one that existed.

Um... what is this casting? 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jennifer-Hudson-Joins-CATS-Film-Adaptation-as-Grizabella-20180719

Updated On: 7/19/18 at 06:20 PM

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CarlosAlberto
#2CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/19/18 at 6:24pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "Couldn’t find one that existed.

Um... what is this casting?

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jennifer-Hudson-Joins-CATS-Film-Adaptation-as-Grizabella-20180719
"

Maybe they can cast your leader as that ugly, fat orange and treasonous cat. 

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raddersons
#3CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/19/18 at 6:29pm

Will we ever get that Rum Tum Tugger rap that ALW wrote but scrapped from the new revival?

Let's hope not.

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disneybroadwayfan22
#4CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/19/18 at 6:33pm

Dearest Tom Hooper:

Stop trying to make Taylor Swift in a classical movie musical happen. It's never going to happen. 

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JBradshaw
#5CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/19/18 at 6:36pm

Ditto

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Dancingthrulife2
#6CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/19/18 at 6:37pm

No Taylor Swift please. I still wake up in the middle of the night while dreaming about the horror story of her Tonight.

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TotallyEffed
#7CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/19/18 at 7:02pm

This is the stuff of nightmares.

If only today were April 1st...

Theatrefanboy1
#8CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/19/18 at 9:50pm

I would still like to see Judy Dench in the film somewhere. Maybe the Gus theatre cat song. Maybe Zac Efron or Sean Mendes as rum tum. James cordon as skimbalshanks. Mckellen as Gus. Jennyandots Meryl or Bette midler.
Really I would like is to be a list of a listers from multigenerational theatre, film and recording.

I’d like to find a role for:

Andre Bocelli
Barbra Streisand
Celine Dion
Hugh Jackman
Catherine Zeta Jones
Bette Midler
Meryl Streep
christine baranski

And then fill it with Broadway dancers
Ryan Steele, Charlie Williams, Callan Bergman ...

If it’s taken 35 plus years to bring cats to the big screen. The names show be as big as the spectacle

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PatrickDC
#9CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/19/18 at 10:05pm

Theatrefanboy1 said: "
And then fill it with Broadway dancers
Ryan Steele, Charlie Williams, Callan Bergman ...
"

MEOW indeed! 

 

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ucjrdude902
#10CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 8:27am

Taylor Swift, James Corden, and Ian McKellan all signed on as well according to THR and Variety.

kofler22
#11CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 8:47am

HOw is this going to be? A live rendition of the show? CGI? 

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Justin D
#12CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 9:34am

Yea, like is this going to be CGI?

and if so, CGI cats as cats, or CGI people as cats.

Because if it is cats as cats then there wont be any dancing, and dance is the main focus of this show.

(please don't put James Corden in a leotard)


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BroadwayStar4
#13CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 9:56am

Justin D said: "(please don't put James Corden in a leotard)"

Are you body-shaming?

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Kad
#14CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 10:03am

I suspect it'll be live-action with CGI cats aided by motion-capture? It'll look ghastly.

I wish the animated Spielberg adaptation had come to pass.

Stunning Concept Art For Spielberg's Animated Cats Movie That Never Was

 


"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

DarlingElegantine
#15CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 10:03am

Hudson as Griz, Swift as Victoria (I'm already crying Victoria is too beautiful to be dragged through this), McKellen as Gus?

 

What even is this? Will Grumpy Cat get a cameo?

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disneybroadwayfan22
#16CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 10:06am

Welp. Luckily I have zero interest in this.

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Elfuhbuh
#18CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 10:13am

Could James Corden be playing Bustopher Jones?


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lilac3
#19CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 11:08am

I've seen a casting notice for this requiring a "very high standard of dancing" (and singing & acting) so I'm assuming it will be live action rather than CGI.

It just all seems very bizarre. Also why is James Corden in literally everything?

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Justin D
#20CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 11:15am

Elfuhbuh said: "Could James Corden be playing Bustopher Jones?"

I can see him in this more so than Skimble, unless they totally abandon the original choreography because Skimble is a tough dance.

And yes I'm bodyshaming, I dont think anyone wants to see him in a leotard dancing around and expect to be taken seriously, its fine in his crosswalk things as those are done for comedy.

Ian McKellen would also be a great Old Deuternomy if he could hit those notes, but chances are he will be Gus


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justasmalltownboy13
#21CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 11:57am

Julie Walters would be puuurrrfect as Jennyanydots CATS Film Adaptation Thread

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Justin D
#22CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 12:03pm

so would Dame Judy, but I believe that would be hard sell


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JBradshaw
#23CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 2:00pm

Taylor released cats merchandise today for her tour
From the post - “Swift’s team announced the new products with an email whose subject line read “CATS!” in all caps — an apparent nod to Friday morning’s news that the “I Did Something Bad” singer will appear in the upcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical.”

edmundog2
#24CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 6:27pm

Cordon could be Munkustrap.  The character doesn’t have much of a personality, but does seem to be the one organizing everything. I can see Corden playing him as a sort of harried party planner type. 

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PatrickDC
#25CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 6:35pm

Michael Gruber. Andy Jones. James Corden. 

Yeah, one of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn't belong...or however that old Sesame Street tune goes. 

 

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everythingtaboo
#26CATS Film Adaptation Thread
Posted: 7/20/18 at 7:29pm

Not for anything, but by this point isn't casting Jennifer Hudson to do the big number towards the end of the show just seeming like an obvious, lazy choice?




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