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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Idris Elba Joins Taylor Swift in ‘Cats’ Movie Adaptation

    Idris Elba is in final negotiations to join the film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Cats.” Tom Hooper will direct the star-studded movie, also starring Ian McKellen, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, and Taylor Swift. This marks Elba’s second feline role following his take on Shere Khan in 2016’s “The Jungle Book.” The Universal Pictures epic, […]

  • EntertainmentThe Wrap

    ‘Cats’ Lands ‘Wicked’ Release Date in Universal Movie Musical Shuffle

    “Wicked” isn’t flying into movie theaters as soon as you’d hoped, Broadway fans. You’ll have “Cats” to comfort you. Universal Pictures has given the campy Broadway treasure “Cats” the Dec. 20, 2019 release date it had previously staked for “Wicked,” the monster Broadway success also produced by the NBCUniversal holding (which has considerably outgrossed any film from the studio).