Andrew Lloyd Webber dismisses ‘Cats’ movie: “I saw it and thought: ‘Oh God, no’”
Cats, stating it was responsible for him buying a dog.Directed by Tom Hooper, Cats was panned by critics upon release for its bizarre CGI feline makeovers and oddball casting, which included James Corden, Jason Derulo, Dame Judi Dench, Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson.After previously branding the film adaptation “ridiculous” shortly following its release, Lloyd Webber, who created the original Cats musical, has taken aim at the film once again.Speaking to Variety, Lloyd Webber said: “Cats was off-the-scale all wrong. There wasn’t really any understanding of why the music ticked at all.“I saw it and I just thought, ‘Oh, God, no.’ It was the first time in my 70-odd years on this planet that I went out and bought a dog.