Tom Hooper is movieing the musical Cats
Oscar-winning Tom Hooper will direct a movie based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous Broadway musical Cats. This is reported by The Wrap with reference to its sources. The movie will be a joint project between Universal Pictures and Working Title. Recall that the musical was based on a collection of children's poems by TS Eliot entitled "Popular Cat Science Written by an Old Possum." The action takes place at the annual feline ball, which brings together representatives of the so-called "Tribe of the elect". They must decide which of them is most worthy to become the leader of the tribe, go to "cat paradise" and then be reborn to a new life. The musical "Cats", which debuted in 1981, won numerous prestigious awards and became one of the longest running shows on the London and New York stages. On Broadway, the last performance took place on September 10, 2000, in London, the show closed on May 11, 2002 due to a drop in fees. Revenues from the show "Cats" exceeded $ 400 million. Terms of work on the project and a possible rental schedule for a full-length movie adaptation at the time of this writing were not specified. Also, the performers of key roles were not named. The Topic of Article: Tom Hooper is movieing the musical Cats. |
