Bobby Moynihan & Kate McKinnon are In Talks in Cats Film Adaptation

Posted on May 11th, 2015

Bobby Moynihan & Kate McKinnon are In Talks in Cats Film Adaptation
Bobby Moynihan and Kate McKinnon are in talks to star in the upcoming movie adaptation of ''Cats. ''When acquiring rights for a film, the film is set to be released on December 25th, 2016, with principal photography set to begin this summer. Back in 2014, only Robert Fairchild, Mette Towley, Jennifer Hudson and Ian McKellen had been casted for the film back last June. This has been the case for the highly successful Broadway show and highly anticipated film, ''Cats. Purchased by Paramount Pictures back in March 2014, there was high anticipation following the announcement of Academy Award winning director Tom Hooper, who had won for his film The King’s Speech in 2011, to direct the scripted adaptation of Cats from screenwriter Lee Hall (Billy Elliot.) ''And also, the film also was given a release date for Christmas Day 2016. And since then, we haven’t heard from the film since then.

But now, after a while, it was announced that Bobby Moynihan and Kate McKinnon was in talks to be in the film. Bobby Moynihan is in talks to play Bustopher Jones, while Kate McKinnon is in talks to play Jennyanydots. Moynihan and McKinnon are also no strangers when it comes to comedy, they had also been known as comedians in Saturday Night Live. Playing as cats would also not be too far off from their roles as well.

Cats follows a story of a tribe of felines name Jellicles who face the decision of climbing to the Heaviside Layer and returning to a new life cycle. Originally adapted for the stage, Cats is based off of a poetry collection penned by T.S. Elliot called ''Old Possum’s Practical Book of Cats. While first performed on the West Side, Cats ''would go on to become one of Broadway’s longest running shows.

In its history, Cats had not been limited to the boundaries of New York. While previously adapted for television in 1998, its success has transcended location and language as well, performing in 30 countries and translated to more than 20 languages. More than 73 million people worldwide have seen Cats performed, an incredible statistic that lends to a potentially successful film globally.

With a Christmas 2016 release date, and principal photography set to begin this summer, the announcements of casting Bobby Moynihan and Kate McKinnon, and Alec Baldwin relit the spark of hope and anticipation for further news and announcements, stay tuned during summer for more news for the upcoming Cats: The Musical movie.