Universal have released the trailer for the new Cats movie and critics have been digging their claws in.
The big screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical boasts a fur-midable cast including Taylor Swift, Idris Elba and Jennifer Hudson.
However, many online were left feline confused about Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper’s new creation.
Film critic Wenlei Ma wrote: “I have no words. It’s just a jumble of emotions ranging from horror to befuddlement.”
“Oof, this cast is so haphazard,” opined Candice Frederick, who was left scratching her head. “I forgot Jason Derulo was in this too… I really wish I saw the Broadway show because I can’t make heads or tails of what is even going on in this trailer.”
Laura Kramer added: “Still excited, also very confused.”
“What were they thinking?” asked The New York Times, which notes “we have five months to get used to it,” ahead of the movie’s December release.
Earlier in the week a pre-trailer trailer showed how “digital fur” had been used to turn the actors and meow-sicians into all singing/all dancing animals. However some of the CGI designs of the human-cat faces and anthropomorphised bodies have been brought into question.
One writer compared them to Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog, who was sent back to the drawing board after his human-looking teeth were criticised online earlier this year.
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I don’t know why you’re all freaking out over miniature yet huge cats with human celebrity faces and sexy breasts performing a demented dream ballet for kids,” declared Louis Virtil.
James Dyer from Empire was not a fan of this particular pose from Rebel Wilson, who plays Jennyanydots.
