Cats: The Musical Movie Finds Its Mr. Mistoffelees

Posted on July 29th, 2016

Cats: The Musical Movie Finds Its Mr. Mistoffelees
Frederico Bonelli Principal Dancer of the Royal Ballet, has signed on for the musical movie adaption.

Royal Ballet dancer Frederico Bonelli is set to star Mr. Mistoffelees in the upcoming film adapation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, according to Deadline. He joins previously announced fellow Royal Ballet principal Francesca Hayward who will play the white kitten Victoria (and will also reportedly sing a new song,) as well as Robert Fairchild, Mette Towley, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Suki Waterhouse, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Alexandra Daddario, Laurie Davidson, Jason Derulo and Idris Elba.

Also known as the clever cat, Mr. Mistoffelees, is a magical black and white cat who wears a tuxedo. He's a bit of a rascal...A child prodigy of the tribe, brilliant in what he does but a little wacky at the same time. He's not an adult yet, but he's not a kitten, so he's at that in between stage...He has these magical powers, he doesn't quite know how to use them yet. But, he's learning. Bonnelio is an Italian dancer who has been in the Royal Ballet, and a principal dancer since 2003.

Rehearsals for the film adaptation of Cats, helmed by Les Misérables director Tom Hooper, are currently underway. The movie is set to debut in theatres December 25th, 2017.