Tom Hooper to helm big-screen version of ‘Cats’ musical

Tom Hooper to helm big-screen version of 'Cats' musical
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LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) — British filmmaker Tom Hooper has signed on to direct and produce a big-screen version of the iconic stage musical Cats.

Also producing the Universal Pictures and Working Title collaboration are Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Debra Hayward, Entertainment Weekly said.

No casting has been announced yet.

The theatrical show — and its planned film adaptation — features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on T.S. Eliot’s poetry volume Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. A revival of the stage musical is scheduled to open in New York this summer.

Hooper’s previous films include the lauded The Danish Girl, The King’s Speech and Les Miserables.

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