Cats Don't Dance (live action/animated remake)

Cats Don't Dance is an American live action-animated, musical, romance, comedy film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and produced by Warner Animation Group. It is a remake of the original film of the the same title that was released in 1997. The plot follows Danny and Ben traveling to Hollywood to become famous stars. It stars Max Schneider and Sofia Carson as the lead human roles, along with Taron Egerton, Keke Palmer, Mckenna Grace, Anderson .Paak, Emma Stone, Eric Stonestreet, Alan Tudyk, Kerry Washington, Jack Black, Rafe Spall and Brian Stepanek. The film also stars the voice talents of John Krasinski, Rashida Jones, John Rhys-Davies reprising his role as Woolie, Leslie Jones, Paul Giamatti, Jennifer Saunders, Ed Ansar, Seth MacFarlane, Kristin Chenoweth, Charlie Day, GZA, Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele, James Monroe Iglehart, Will Stamper, Kevin Michael Richardson and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson,

It's 104 minutes

Synopsis
An optimistic orange tabby cat, Danny and his friend, Ben, a high school graduate dreamed of Hollywood stardom.

Plot
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Live-Action Cast

 * Max Schneider as Ben McNeil, the main human protagonist. A teenage high-school student who dreamed of becoming an great film actor at Mammoth Studios like his deceased grand father, Callum "Cal" McNeil. Ben and his cat friend Danny travel from their hometown of Kokomo, Indiana to Hollywood.
 * Sofia Carson as Chelsea Trinity, the human deuteragonist and the love interest of Ben. Chelsea is a beautiful social worker and is Sawyer's co-worker and friend at the Farley Wink Actor Animal Agency.
 * Mckenna Grace as Darleen "Darla" Dimple, the spoiled child star in Hollywood and the main antagonist of the film. Darla conceals her anger, short-tempered, and sinister nature from her fans and superiors through a façade of sweetness and innocence, and is willing to prevent the animals from stealing her spotlight. She is referred to as "America's sweetheart, lover of children and animals!" She has no qualms about ruining the lives and careers of those inferior to her.
 * Taron Egerton as Dustin Sanders, a laid-back freelancer who becomes Ben's first friend when he comes to Hollywood with Danny.
 * Keke Palmer as Naomi Stratton, an activist that is the self-proclaimed advocate for Animal rights. Naomi believe that Animals and Humans are equals and they have the right to become actors
 * Anderson .Paak as J.T. Stratton, a famous music artist the older brother of Naomi.
 * Emma Stone as Gwendolyn "Gwen" Fitzpatrick,
 * Brian Stepanek as Percival Galloway, the timid agent of Darla Dimple and her legal guardian.
 * Eric Stonestreet as L.B. Mammoth, the founder and head of Mammoth Pictures.
 * Alan Tudyk as Mr. Flanagan, The film director of "Lil' Ark Angel".
 * Jack Black as Farley Wink, an Agent for animals.
 * Kerry Washington as Lanisha Stratton, a film critic, and Mammoth Pictures executive who the mother of J.T. and Naomi.
 * Rafe Spall as Harvey Jerkins, an ambitious and pompous Mammoth Pictures executive and the tertiary antagonist. Jerkins is also the publicist and the second assistant of Darla Dimple.
 * Elizabeth Tulloch as Sharon McNeil,
 * TBA as Jimmy McNeil
 * TBA as Dawn McNeil
 * Richard Ruccolo as Callum McNeil, the deceased father of Ben and was a renowned big star.

Voice Cast

 * John Krasinski as Danny (speaking/singing), the main protagonist. Danny is an ambitious, optimistically naïve Orange tabby tat is very talented of sing and dance. He and his friend Ben left their hometown of Kokomo, Indiana
 * Rashida Jones as Sawyer, the deuteragonist and the love interest of Danny. Sawyer is a beautiful, yet disenchanted cynically sarcastic white long-haired Persian/Siamese mix cat secretary of Farley Wink at the Actor Animal Agency where she works with her friend, Chelsea. Sawyer meets Danny due to his inadvertent act of knocking her in the fountain, she doesn't seem to like him at first. Over time though, Danny manages to rekindle her passion for performing through his relentless optimism
 * Scarlett Johansson provides as Sawyer's singing voice.
 * TBA as Peabo "Pudge" Pudgemyer, a young penguin that becomes Danny and Ben's first friend.
 * Leslie Jones as Tillie Hippo, a happy-go-luck hippopotamus and a friend of Sawyer, Chelsea, and Naomi. Tillie is very hilarious as hinted out of her giggling and snorting.
 * John Rhys-Davies as Woolie Mammoth, an African Elephant who portrays the mascot for Mammoth Pictures that is actually a great pianist. He originally came to Hollywood to write music for the motion pictures where he acts as a mentor to Danny and Ben upon befriending him. Woolie is parody of Leo the Lion, the mascot of MGM, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
 * Paul Giamatti as T.W. Turtle, a nervous and superstitious turtle who always relies on fortune cookie fortunes. He originally came to Hollywood hoping to be an Errol Flynn-type star.
 * Jennifer Saunders as Frances Albacore, A sassy, rude fish who dances with Cranston Goat and always holds a cigarette holder.
 * Ed Asner as Cranston Goat, a cranky elderly goat who surprisingly loves to dance and tango. He is always seen with Frances and they always dance with each other, implying they have feelings towards each other.
 * Seth MacFarlane as Alexandre Leon III, an African Lion that is a street singer with a big Frank Sinatra-esque voice.
 * Kristin Chenoweth as Eunice Flamingo, a pink flamingo
 * James Monroe Iglehart as Ezekiel, a Bornean orangutan that is a jazz musician
 * TBA as Oswald P. Octavius, an overworked multitasking purple Octopus at the Farley Wink Animal Agency. He original came to Hollywood to be a director and storyboard writer
 * Charlie Day as Maury Sparx, An electric Eel has uncontrollable electricity that gives him a habit of accidently zapping anyone he touches by shaking hands with.
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Samson, An Alligator that is paired with his best friend, Trey.
 * Jordan Peele as Trey, A Crocodile that is best friends with Samson.
 * Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Max, Darla's colossal 30ft. tall manservant, valet and butler that is the secondary antagonist. Max obeys Darla's every command and will not hesitate to punish anyone who crosses her. He serves as the direct physical force that Darla physically lacks as a child.
 * GZA as Luka Wolfgang, a black wolf gangster that surprisingly loves to rap, sing and street dance. He is a leader of a human/animal street gang that hangs around the back alleyways of Hollywood.
 * Nestor Carbonell as Felipe, a Brazilian raven and a member of Luka's gang.
 * Will Stamper as Cobi Kingston, a King cobra,
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Tiny T. Rex,

Additional voices are provided by Tom Kenny, John DiMaggio, Jeff Bennett, Grey Griffin, Dee Bradly Baker, Jim Cummings, Fred Tatasciore, Tara Strong, Chris Edgerly, Jess Harnell, Phil LaMarr, Khary Peyton, Frank Welker, Eric Bauza, Cree Summer, Mia Whitman, Kazumi Evans, Vincent Gale, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Nolan North, Yuri Lowenthal, Robbie Daymond.

Animation
Animation services will be provided by Framestore, who hired 3D animators with a passion for 2D animation for the project. The strategy the animators used was to base the animation off a stylized 3D/CGI VFX modeling medium through a vintage 2D finish by creating innovative rigging, animation techniques used to create 2D animation, and custom tools such as lighting and rendering, resulting in the film's 3D/CGI animation maintaining the look, feel, and spirit of 2D animation, in the veins of the original classic shorts in the 1940s and 1950s

Trivia



 * The remake is longer than the original