CATS Film Adaptation Thread — Page 4

kofler22 said: "Are they saying that a trailer is coming soon?"

It’s coming this week and it’s only the teaser trailer so don’t expect to see any actual footage of the cats or hear any songs. It’ll probably be eyes in the dark and maybe a shot of a paw with the music of the Overture and the words COMING THIS CHRISTMAS or something vague like this.

OMG!!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Get-a-Look-Inside-the-Upcoming-CATS-Movie-20190717

This feels like an acid trip. I can sort of get behind the idea of the enlarged sets for a cat persepctive. Seems like a real PRODUCTION type of movie with lots of bells and whistles. Dancing looked great though! Jennifer getting into character was kind of thrilling. Oh, and the shot of Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench? Sold me.

That promo certainly does a good job of making the film look like an 'event.' The scale of the sets is impressive but its hard to really get a sense of them without seeing how they are lit and filmed etc. I do think the dance aspect looks thrilling. That has always been one of the main attractions of the stage musical and I'm happy to see its going to be well represented in the movie.

Everything looks fantastic - I'm just irrationally terrified at what the cats will look like. I kind of wish the whole thing was done with no CGI at this point.

jimmycurry01 said: "FANtomFollies said: "Everything looks fantastic - I'm just irrationally terrified at what the cats will look like. I kind of wish the whole thing was done with no CGI at this point."

We already have a filmed version with people in leotards; do we really need a second one?"

yes but this one has in Growltiger, lol

Am I the only one that really isn't happy about Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson for this? I adore this show and it would have been better off getting unknowns than "star casting". The sneak peek was cool but just confirmed Swift's poor dancing and Hudson's emotionless face.

What a bummer....

Ya know what this movie is gonna be?

Subject for one of those video essays on YouTube of "How Did This Get Greenlit?"

and then it's gonna find its way into tons of memes.



I just don't think people are ready for how genuinely corny this damn thing is gonna be.

I think this might be one of those infamous musical adaptations that are just jaw dropping hilariously bad.

Call_me_jorge said: "Will the performances be done via motion capture? Or will they be all dolled up in makeup and cat costumes like the stage version? I’m just curious, because the set is more real and not all green screen like I thought it would be."

apparently motion capture in that they are adding the fur and i assume altering the faces to be more catlike? (cringe) but atleast they are keeping the human form and proportions therefore the dance element will make more sense.

I'm not terribly thrilled about some of this casting, especially Taylor and Jennifer, and this doesn't give me much hope they'll impress. But I do hope they can change my mind on Friday. Either way, I'm just excited to finally see WTF they're doing with this thing.

with the music, it will be interesting to see if ALW sticks to his beloved synths or goes for a more lush, orchestral score.