‘Cats’ Makes the Jellicle Choice to Get Updated VFX for a New Theatrical Version

In a completely unprecedented move, Universal Pictures is still working on Cats and a new version will be delivered soon.

The Tom Hooper-directed movie musical adaptation has had the critical equivalent of a tongue-lashing this week with reviews — including our own — panning the film from here to the Heaviside Layer.

Saddled with a reported budget of $95 to $100 million, Cats is emerging from an abysmal opening weekend with just $6.5 million earned domestically.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, who obtained a copy of the Universal memo detailing this move, it seems the studio is going to …

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