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 live-action and animated adaption of Warner Bro's 1997 animated film of the same title. The plot follows Danny and Ben traveling to Hollywood to become famous stars. The film stars Max Schneider, Sofia Carson, Taron Egerton, Keke Palmer, Mckenna Grace, Anderson .Paak, Emma Stone, Alan Tudyk, Kerry Washington, Sandra Bullock, Jack Black, Rafe Spall, Brian Stepanek and Garry Chalk; while it stars other voice talents of John Krasinski, Rashida Jones, Leslie Jones, Paul Giamatti, Jennifer Saunders, TBA, Seth MacFarlane, Charlie Day, GZA, Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele, James Monroe Iglehart, Nestor Carbonell, Kevin Michael Richardson and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, as well as John Rhys-Davies reprising his role from the original film.

It's 119 minutes. 2:09:37

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
A high-school graduate who dreamed of becoming an great film actor at Mammoth Studios like his deceased grand father, Callum "Cal" McNeil. Austin and his cat friend Danny travel from their hometown of Kokomo, Indiana to Hollywood. Chelsea is a beautiful social worker who is Sawyer's co-worker and friend at the Farley Wink Actor Animal Agency. She is Austin's love interest. Darla is an evil spoiled child star in Hollywood that conceals her anger, short-tempered, psychotic 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 or supporting animals like Be, she gets booed when she reveals that she flooded the stage. A laid-back freelancer who becomes Austin's first friend when he comes to Hollywood with Danny. An activist that is the self-proclaimed advocate for Animal rights. Naomi is part of a peaceful protest that believes Animals and Humans are equals in both talent and skill and they have the right to become actors in television and films. A famous music artist the older brother of Naomi. The co-worker of Sawyer and Chelsea's best friend. The timid agent of Darla Dimple who questions Darla's immorality towards Animals. The proud founder and head of Mammoth Pictures. The film director of the next upcoming Darla Dimple featured film, "Noah's Lil' Ark Angel". He is always kissing up to both Darla and Mr. Mammoth. A film critic, and a Mammoth Pictures executive who is the busy mother of J.T. and Naomi. The aunt of Chelsea Trinity who is an entrepreneur member of the board of executives at Mammoth Studios. An ambitious and pompous executive of Mammoth Pictures. Jerkins is also the publicist and the secondary assistant of Darla Dimple. His sinister goal is to be the next head of Mammoth Studios. Like Darla, Jerkins also dislikes animals, and they have no place in Hollywood society thus they are merely background material for the motion pictures. He dislikes when other call by 'Jerk" due to his last name The mother of Austin The deceased father of Ben and was a renowned Hollywood star. He died when bravely saved a stunt-double in a fire.
 * Max Schneider as Austin McCormick, the main human protagonist.
 * Sofia Carson as Chelsea Trinity, the human deuteragonist.
 * Mckenna Grace as Darleen "Darla" Dimple, the main antagonist of the film.
 * Taron Egerton as Rodney "Rod" Parks:
 * Keke Palmer as Naomi Stratton:
 * Anderson .Paak as J.T. Stratton:
 * Emma Stone as Gwendolyn "Gwen" Fitzpatrick:
 * Brian Stepanek as Adrien Galloway:
 * Garry Chalk as L.B. Mammoth:
 * Alan Tudyk as Flanagan:
 * Jack Black as Farley Wink.
 * Kerry Washington as Lanisha Stratton:
 * Sandra Bullock as Catherine Trinity:
 * Rafe Spall as Harvey Jerkins, the tertiary antagonist:
 * Elizabeth Tulloch as Sharon McCormick:
 * TBA as Jimmy McCormick
 * TBA as Summer McCormick
 * Richard Ruccolo as Kurt McCormick:

Voice Cast
Danny is an ambitious, optimistically naïve orange tabby that is very talented of sing and dance. He and his friend Davis left their hometown of Kokomo, Indiana and travelled to Hollywood to become great movie stars. Sawyer is a beautiful yet disenchanted cynically sarcastic white long-haired Persian/Siamese mix cat secretary of Farley Wink at the 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. A young penguin that becomes Danny and Ben's first friend. 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. 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. 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. A sassy, rude fish who dances with Cranston Goat and always holds a cigarette holder. 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. An African Lion that is a street singer with a strong Frank Sinatra-esque voice. An electric Eel that works as an electrician in Hollywood. Maury has uncontrollable electricity that gives him a habit of accidently zapping anyone he touches by shaking hands with. An Alligator that is paired with his best friend, Treyvon. A Crocodile that is best friends with Samson. A Bornean orangutan that is a jazz musician and the mentor/ godfather to J.T.. Zeke is also an old friend Lanisha whom she hasn't seen with for years. Darla's colossal 36ft. manservant, valet and butler, as well as her legal guardian. 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. 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. A Brazilian frigatebird and a member of Luca's gang. A fierce, but good-natured Tyrannosaurus-Rex that was held and locked away against his will by Darla Dimple and kept inside an abandoned studio.
 * John Krasinski as Danny (speaking/singing), the main animal protagonist:
 * Rashida Jones as Sawyer, the deuteragonist and the love interest of Danny:
 * Scarlett Johansson provides as Sawyer's singing voice.
 * Kaitlyn Robrock as Peabo "Pudge" Pudgemyer:
 * Leslie Jones as Tillie Hippo:
 * John Rhys-Davies as Woolie Mammoth:
 * Paul Giamatti as T.W. Turtle:
 * TBA provides as T.W.'s singing voice.
 * Jennifer Saunders as Frances Albacore:
 * Ed Asner as Cranston Goat:
 * Seth MacFarlane as Alexandre Leon:
 * Charlie Day as Maury Sparx:
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Samson:
 * Jordan Peele as Treyvon:
 * James Monroe Iglehart as Ezekiel "Zeke" Tann:
 * Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Max, the secondary antagonist:
 * GZA as Luca Wolfgang:
 * Flo Rida provides as Luca's singing voice.
 * Nestor Carbonell as Felipe:
 * James Rankin as Frank Tygus: A tiger that serves as the muscle in Luca's gang
 * TBA as:
 * 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, Eric Bauza, Cree Summer, Mia Whitman, Kazumi Evans, Vincent Gale, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Nolan North, Yuri Lowenthal, Robbie Daymond, Kim Mai Guest, Saffron Henderson, Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor, Jim Ward and Frank Welker.

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. The original character designs of Cats Don't Dance will be rendered from traditional 2D animation to full-blown CGI animation, similar to the Looney Tunes from Space Jam: A New Legacy.

Trivia



 * The remake is longer than the original.
 * While Disney did most of its own live action remakes, this is the first Warner Bros. film to make a live action remake of its own cartoon.
 * This marks the third Warner Bros. film to star Keegan-Michael Key and Jordon Peele together.
 * In the original the audience didn't boo Darla Dimple, but in this one they did boo her when she exposes her true colors.
 * In the original Cats Don't Dance, Pudge was voiced by a boy, in this one he is voiced by a girl.
 * Flanagan in this adaption is less of a comic relief than in the original.
 * Randy Newman only composed the songs while Steve Goldstein composed the music in the original film, here Newman does both.