Cats (2019 film)

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Cats (2019 film) is a 2019 musical fantasy film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage musical, featuring an ensemble cast and extensive use of CGI to portray anthropomorphic felines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
musical fantasy film
basedOn Cats (musical)
basedOnWorkBy Andrew Lloyd Webber
boxOfficePerformance box office disappointment
cinematographer Christopher Ross
composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally negative
director Tom Hooper
distributor Universal Pictures
editor Melanie Oliver
featuresVisualEffects extensive CGI fur technology
genre dance film
fantasy film
film adaptation of a stage musical
musical film
language English
narrativeFocus Jellicle cats choosing one cat for a new life
notableFor being considered one of the worst big-budget films of the 2010s
use of digital fur technology
widely criticized visual effects
notableSong Beautiful Ghosts
Memory
originalSongCoWriter Andrew Lloyd Webber
Taylor Swift
originalSongPerformer Taylor Swift
producer Debra Hayward
Eric Fellner
Tim Bevan
Tom Hooper
productionCompany Amblin Entertainment
Monumental Pictures
The Really Useful Group
Working Title Films
ratingMPAA PG
releaseDate 2019-12-20
releaseYear 2019
runtimeMinutes 110
screenwriter Lee Hall
Tom Hooper
setIn London, England
surface form: London
stars Francesca Hayward
Ian McKellen
Idris Elba
James Corden
Jason Derulo
Jennifer Hudson
Judi Dench
Laurie Davidson
Les Twins
Mette Towley
Rebel Wilson
Robbie Fairchild
The Royal Ballet
surface form: Royal Ballet dancers

Steven McRae
Taylor Swift
title Cats

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this entity surface form: Cats (2019 film, indirectly via the musical)
Tom Hooper directed Cats (2019 film)
Idris Elba notableWork Cats (2019 film)
Tom Hooper notableWork Cats (2019 film)