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- Director Tom Hooper has managed to bring in a very talented cast for the latest adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats. Among the cast is Judi Dench, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Idris Elba, and Rebel Wilson. Each actor is picking up a long-treasured role and putting their own spin on it for the big screen.
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Cats (2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Francesca Hayward as Victoria
- Judi Dench as Old Deuteronomy
- Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella
- Taylor Swift as Bombalurina
- Idris Elba as Macavity
- Jason Derulo as Rum Tum Tugger
- Laurie Davidson as Mister Mistoffelees
- James Corden as Bustopher Jones
- Rebel Wilson as Jennyanydots
- Ian McKellen as Gus The Theatre Cat
Francesca Hayward makes her feature film debut as Victoria the White Cat. Victoria is the audience's window into the world of the Jellicles and viewers follow her throughout the night as she meets all of them at the Jellicle Ball. In addition to Cats, Hayward is best known for her role as a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet. She has been a membe...
Dench will play a gender-flipped version of Old Deuteronomy, the leader of the Jellicle Tribe in charge of choosing which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer to be reborn. Dench is a veteran of the stage and screen whose career spans more than 60 years. Recent roles for Dench include Murder on the Orient Express, Victoria & Abdul, and Tulip Feve...
Jennifer Hudson will play Grizabella, a former "glamour cat" who is now exiled from the Jellicle tribe. Hudson is heard in the trailer singing the solo "Memory," the most famous number from the musical, which is also Grizabella's big song. Hudson's used to belting it out in movies having won an Oscar for her performance as Effie in the movie adapta...
Swift steps into the role of Bombalurina, a confident, outgoing cat who has a history with Macavity. This will be Swift's first movie musical appearance, which she can add to her previous film credits Valentine's Day, The Lorax, New Girl, and The Giver. Bombalurina was previously played by Rosemarie Ford, an English theatre actor whose recent credi...
Idris Elba takes on the role of Macavity, a thieving cat who skulks around the edges of the Jellicle Ball proceedings and whose reputation definitely proceeds him. Elba's credits include a hefty background in music as a singer, rapper, and DJ in addition to a lengthy acting career. Previous to Cats, Elba was seen in Netflix's Turn Up Charlie, the B...
Jason Derulo will play the rakish Rum Tum Tugger, the younger brother of Munkustrap who has a playful nature. Derulo is best known for his musical career. Cats marks an interesting intersection in Derulo's music and acting pursuits, with his only previous acting credit being a guest spot on Fox's Empire in 2015. Past incarnations of Rum Tum Tugger ...
Laurie Davidson will play Mister Mistoffelees, a cat literally capable of magic who plays a crucial role in helping the cat chosen by Old Deuteronomy to ascend actually get to the Heaviside Layer. Davidson's most well-known role to date previous to Cats is starring in the ill-fated TNT series Will, all about the life and times of a young William Sh...
James Corden will literally be playing a fat cat known as Bustopher Jones, a cat who dresses in a top hat and spats and spends his days schmoozing with cats from high society. Corden, whose roots are in the theater, currently serves as the host of The Late, Late Show with James Corden. Corden takes over the role of Bustopher from a long line of ill...
Rebel Wilson plays Jennyanydots, a sweet cat who lazes about most of the day but uses her sweet temperament to rule over the mice and cockroaches by night. Wilson is coming off a recent hot streak of film roles: Pitch Perfect 3, Isn't It Romantic?, and The Hustle. Previous actors who've portrayed Jennyanydots onstage and in film include theater act...
A theater vet of the highest order, actor Ian McKellen is playing the role best suited to his history as an actor: Gus the Theater Cat. Gus (short for "Asparagus") is a retired actor who recounts many of his best performances the other Jellicles. McKellen has recently appeared in films including Beauty and the Beast and All is True in addition to p...
- Katherine Schaffstall
- Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella. Hudson stars in the film as Grizabella, a former "glamour cat" that is ostracized by the Jellicle Cats. Due to her age, she is hardly recognizable as the proud, carefree and admired cat that she once was known as.
- Taylor Swift as Bombalurina. Swift portrays Bombalurina, a flirtatious red cat that makes advances on many male cats throughout the film. The character has close relationships with fellow cats Munkustrap, Jennyanydots and Jellylorum.
- Ian McKellen as Gus the Theatre Cat. McKellen stars as Gus the Theatre Cat, an old and frail cat that narrates the story and becomes more confident as the night continues.
- James Corden as Bustopher Jones. Corden plays respected member of the Jellicle tribe Bustopher Jones. The wise cat is a regular visitor of gentlemen's clubs, though his frequent visits do not change his reputation among his peers.
Dec 20, 2019 · Cats: Directed by Tom Hooper. With Robbie Fairchild, Mette Narrative, Daniela Norman, Jaih Betote. 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.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Tom Hooper
- 2019-12-20
Dec 23, 2019 · The star-studded cast of Universal’s upcoming adaptation of “Cats” includes Oscar winners, pop stars, and newcomers. Here’s who’s who on the cast of “Cats.”
Judi Dench as Old Deuteronomy- Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella
- Ian McKellan as Gus the Theatre Cat
It features an ensemble cast, including James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca Hayward in her film debut. Filming took place from December 2018 to April 2019.
Dec 20, 2019 · Regardless of your feelings on the musical adaptation, everyone enjoys a before-and-after. Ahead are the actors in the Cats movie compared to their furry, whiskered counterparts.
