The Jellicle Ball commences inside the abandoned Egyptian Theatre. They return to the group, just in time for the arrival of the tribe's wise and beloved matriarch Old Deuteronomy. Mistoffelees comes to rescue Victoria, distracting the dog and escaping with her. They convince Victoria to join in the fun but leave her tangled up in some necklaces when the family dog is alerted to their presence. Victoria also happens to meet the mischievous twins Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer, who enjoy causing trouble and messing with things in the house of their human family. Most of the Jellicle Ball competitors are introduced and sing about themselves: Jennyanydots, a domestic tabby who sleeps during the day and by night boosts the productivity of mice and roaches the Rum Tum Tugger, an extravagant yet indecisive cat who riles up the others Bustopher Jones, a bourgeois cat who boasts about his weight and shares food scraps from the garbage Skimbleshanks, a tidy ginger cat who tap dances and supervises the operation of a train, and Gus, an aged theatrical cat who has played some of the biggest roles in history. Mistoffelees, Munkustrap, Cassandra and Demeter take Victoria under their wing and show her the world of the Jellicles as they prepare for the Jellicle Ball, an annual ceremony where cats compete to be chosen to go to the Heaviside Layer and be granted a new life. The alley cats witnessing this introduce themselves to her as the ' Jellicles'. Victoria, a young white cat, is left abandoned by her owner in the streets of London in the middle of the night. It is estimated to have lost Universal between $71 million and $114 million after marketing and distribution costs. Considered one of the worst films of all time, Cats grossed $75 million on a budget of $80–100 million, making it a box-office bomb. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and the United States on December 20, 2019, by Universal Pictures, to an overwhelming negative response from critics and audiences, who criticized the visual effects and editing. 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.įilming took place from December 2018 to April 2019.

The film was directed by Tom Hooper, in his second feature musical following Les Misérables (2012), from a screenplay by Lee Hall and Hooper.

Cats is a 2019 musical fantasy film based on the 1981 stage musical of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in turn was based on the poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) by T.

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