During an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, asked what the movie "Cats" was talking about, Idris Elba, the actor in the most controversial musical of the moment, had no idea of history.
After trying to find the right words, Idris said: "It's a classic, it's a classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. I think it's about a cat. "
He then added that "it is a journey to what is called a cat paradise." Although she read the script, rehearsed the role, and even attended a course by cat specialists, Elba still failed to know the full meaning of the plot.
He emphasized that director Tom Hooper wanted everyone to enroll in cats courses so that the actors could best embody their character.
"Cats" is a 2019 British-American musical and fantasy film, a live-action version of the musical of the same name, itself based on the poetic compilation of the famous poet "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" of the Twentieth Century, Thomas S. Eliot.
The film, directed by Tom Hooper who brings the second musical after "Les Misérables" in 2012, sparked heated debate on the network, just after the release of the trailer to say is disappointing. Despite the participation of well-known names like James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson etc, the film was terribly badly received.
There are many who point out that they "didn't expect these characters". The cats do not resemble their anatomical structure at all and the characters look very strange. For example, see the tail in this photo:
"Cats" comes out in theaters in December 2019 and people are not at all enthusiastic. In the video released by Universal Pictures on YouTube, "Cats - Official Trailer" has over 279,000 dislikes compared to 101,000 likes.
