FELINE CREEPY
Cats movie trailer terrifies viewers with ‘creepy’ effects as Taylor Swift, James Corden and Judi Dench star in film remake
THE trailer for the star-studded movie version of the hit musical Cats was released yesterday - but first impressions were far from cuddly.
Some viewers reacted with horror at seeing celebs like Taylor Swift, Dame Judie Dench and James Corden appear as strange human-faced felines.
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Film critic Scott Mendelson tweeted that the trailer was "appropriately terrifying and insane, like a drug-induced nightmare. I can't wait!"
The movie - to be released in December - also stars Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen and Idris Elba.
It uses the actors' faces and covers their bodies in computer generated fur as they sing and dance on a larger than life set.
But plenty of fans were left feeling unnerved by the hybrid human-cat CGI creations.
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YouTube-viewer Charlotte Eller commented: "Taylor I love you but this is gonna give me nightmares."
The trailer racked up more than 100,000 views in the first hour and the #Cats hashtag quickly became the top tending item on Twitter.
The film - directed by Brit Oscar-winner Tom Hooper - is the first movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash stage musical.
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Based on the poems of TS Eliot, Cats opened in 1981 and became one of the longest-running shows on both Broadway and London's West End.
In a behind-the-scenes video, Oscar-winner Judie Dench called the film "an Alice in Wonderland experience."
Swift, known for her love of cats, said cast members did extensive movement workshops to embody their feline characters.
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She said in a behind-the-scenes clip: "As a cat lover, and a cat owner, he (Hooper) told me I was going to get to go to cat school every day.
"For work! What?!"
Cats is due to hit cinemas on December 20.
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