CRY OF THE CAT

CRY OF THE CAT is a 2022  American psychological crime thriller film directed by Jordan peele and with a screenplay by Gillian Flynn based on the DC comics character Catwoman. The film stars Gabrielle Union,Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Brian Tyree Henry, and Halle Berry as Catwoman. The film is also a spin off to THE KILLING GRIN.

Development of the project began in October 2020, when Christopher Nolan announced that he would produce the film through his studio Syncopy Films Inc and Warner Bros.Pictures. On the same day, Jordan Peele was announced as director and co-writer, and principal photography began soon after, lasting for 27 days in Richmond, Kentucky.

CRY OF THE CAT was released in North American and IMAX theaters September 7, 2022, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film grossed $665 Million worldwide against a $252 million budget. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its performances, atmosphere and has since gained a cult following from fans of the first movie

The film was Rated R for "Strong Bloody Violence And Gore, Pervasive language, Some Nudity, And Sexual Material."

Casting
.On April 5, 2021, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was cast in the film, as a detective investigating a set of mysterious bank robbers. Gabrielle Union was cast shortly after, as the protagonist of the film. Jordan Peele later said that he initially did not want to cast Union due to producer Christopher Nolan wanted to bring back Kaya Scoldelario, but changed his mind when he saw Gabrielle's auditions, "I watched 100 auditions for this role and Gabrielle had some kind of presence outside of her own body that is evident, and she's a phenomenal actress. and I think this was her best role yet. Seriously, she worked her ass hard on this film and it shows." Halle Berry was then set to reprise her role as Catwoman. Bryan Tyree Henry, Elisabeth Moss, Kenneth Choi, and Winston Duke were subsequently announced to star, rounding out the main cast.

Development
On June 15, 2016, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema and DC announced Cry Of The Cat, a spin-off film to The Killing Grin, which had opened five days earlier. Christopher Nolan and Ethan Coen produced. The initial script for the film was written by David Leslie Johnson.[7] On February 17, 2017, it was announced that Jordan Peele had signed on to direct Cry Of The Cat with a new screenplay from Wan and Gary Dauberman. During the filming of Zogby, Peele revealed that Cry Of The Cat would chronologically come first before The killing grin takes place, making it a further prequel to Peele said, "We have a board that we created that has what we hope will ultimately be our series of movies. We have it in chronological order, so we can keep track of where it all happens."

Release
Warner Bros. Pictures had initially scheduled Cry Of The Cat to be released in the United States on July 13, 2021. In February 2020, it was announced that the film's release date would be pushed back to September 7, 2022.

On June 29, 2021, a teaser trailer was released. The studio spent an estimated $190 million on prints and advertisements for the film.The film was released on Digital HD on February 20,2023 and on Blu-ray and DVD on March 15, 2023.

Reception
Box Office

Cry Of The Cat grossed $324.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $342.1.1 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $665.7 million, against a production budget of $252 million.[1] Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $90 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues.

In the United States and Canada, Cry Of The Cat was released alongside Shrek 5, and was originally projected to gross $32–37 million in its opening weekend. By the week of its release, forecasts had been increased to $36–45 million from 3,876 theaters. It made $52.4 million on its first day, including $9.15 million from Thursday night previews, The film went on to debut to $53.8 million, also marking the best figure of the franchise, and became the first film in almost a month to finish ahead of Shrek 5 at the box office.

Critical Response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 193 reviews, and an average rating of 8.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads,

"While it doesn’t defy genre conventions like Cabin In The Woods, Peeles tale of mystery and suspense is an outrageously entertaining crowd-pleaser — if you have the bravery for it."

Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.

Cast

 * Gabrielle Union as Detective Quinn
 * Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Detective Moe Davis
 * Bryan Tyree Henry as Detective Raymond Sanders
 * Elisabeth Moss as Mary Brown
 * Kenneth Choi as Pete Parker
 * Winston Duke as Detective Trevor Bates
 * Idris Elba as Chief Hunter
 * Taissa Farmiga as Jessie Jones
 * Halle Berry as Catwoman

Music
The original musical score for Cry of the cat was composed by Bear Mccreary,[25] and was released on August 31, 2020, by WaterTower Music.