{"id":21338,"date":"2020-01-06T14:38:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T06:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/?p=21338"},"modified":"2020-01-06T14:38:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T06:38:07","slug":"young-ballerina-makes-film-debut-as-the-lead-character-in-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/entertainment\/young-ballerina-makes-film-debut-as-the-lead-character-in-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUNG BALLERINA MAKES FILM DEBUT AS THE LEAD CHARACTER IN \u201cCATS\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Counting down til the Jellicle ball \ud83d\ude3b\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FIsWk1wHvOs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s record-shattering stage musical Cats into a breakthrough cinematic event, the filmmakers sought a character that audiences could latch onto. Screenwriter Lee Hall says, \u201cI thought, what if we follow one cat through the whole thing, and that\u2019s how we came up with the idea of following one young cat, Victoria, on a coming-of-age journey through London.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>London\u2019s Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Francesca Hayward plays Victoria in Cats in her feature film debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Watch the film\u2019s new spot at <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FIsWk1wHvOs\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/FIsWk1wHvOs<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The character of Victoria was featured in the original stage musical and was a principal dancer in the show, but she was not a prominent character; she didn\u2019t even have her own song. So, the filmmakers expanded the character to serve the narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of the film, Victoria has been abandoned in an alley and is introduced to the fantastical world of the cats on the night of their annual ball. Though abandoned, Victoria is not a victim. She needs help but she is not helpless. She has a kind heart and an inner strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"428\" data-attachment-id=\"21341\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/entertainment\/young-ballerina-makes-film-debut-as-the-lead-character-in-cats\/attachment\/2485_t2f_00003-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2485_T2F_00003-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1069\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cats-FHayward-02-300x125.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cats-FHayward-02-1024x428.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cats-FHayward-02-1024x428.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21345\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cats-FHayward-02-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21345#main\" class=\"wp-image-21345\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cats-FHayward-02-1024x428.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cats-FHayward-02-300x125.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cats-FHayward-02-768x321.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cats-FHayward-02-1536x642.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cats-FHayward-02-2048x856.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Images courtesy of  United International Pictures\u00a0 <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we meet her, she\u2019s still dealing with the pain of that abandonment, but she\u2019s taken on a journey while meeting many new cats over the course of the story,\u201d says Francesca Hayward.  \u201cVictoria quickly realizes that every cat she meets along her journey is practicing their audition pieces for the Jellicle ball. Their auditions are their big moments to prove themselves to Old Deuteronomy, played by Judi Dench, and to be chosen to go to the Heaviside Layer. Along her journey, she realizes that with this group of cats is where she\u2019s meant to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victoria is drawn to one particular cat, Grizabella (Jennifer Hudson), who has been shunned by the others. Victoria comes to Grizabella\u2019s aid when the other cats mock her. She recognizes Grizabella\u2019s worthiness and teaches the cats to be caring and inclusive, starting with accepting Grizabella back into the tribe. \u201cVictoria and Grizabella form a connection because they\u2019ve both been hurt and have experienced trauma,\u201d Francesca Hayward says. \u201cVictoria is younger than Grizabella, so she has the opportunity to create a better life for herself, and she tries to help Grizabella to see past her pain to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By using the character of a shunned cat, Grizabella, and Victoria\u2019s reaction to her, Hooper and Hall were able to create a central emotional arc to match their narrative one. \u201cCats is really about the power of community,\u201d Hooper says. \u201cIt tells the story of this excluded cat Grizabella who\u2019s on the margins of society, almost as if she represents someone in a state of homelessness. We see our tribe of cats viciously excluding her. It\u2019s the innocent outsider, Victoria, who challenges the prejudice of the group. She shows that we are stronger when we are inclusive through the act of forgiveness, that when we include people on the margins of our society our society is stronger. So, at the center of this entertaining, fun, comedic, fantastical and transportive musical is a timely story about the importance of inclusion and community, forgiveness and redemption.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cats stars James Corden as Bustopher Jones, Judi Dench as Old Deuteronomy, Jason Derulo as Rum Tum Tugger, Idris Elba as Macavity, Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella, Ian McKellen as Gus The Theatre Cat, Taylor Swift as Bombalurina, Rebel Wilson as Jennyanydots and introduces Royal Ballet principal dancer Francesca Hayward in her feature film debut as Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" data-attachment-id=\"21339\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/entertainment\/young-ballerina-makes-film-debut-as-the-lead-character-in-cats\/attachment\/2485_t2f_00009\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2485_T2F_00009-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2485_T2F_00009\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2485_T2F_00009-300x125.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2485_T2F_00009-1024x427.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2485_T2F_00009-1024x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21339\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2485_T2F_00009-1024x427.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2485_T2F_00009-300x125.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2485_T2F_00009-768x320.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2485_T2F_00009-1536x640.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2485_T2F_00009-2048x853.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <strong>Images courtesy of  United International Pictures\u00a0  <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Philippine cinemas January 8, Cats is distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.  Follow us on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uipmoviesph\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uipmoviesph\/<\/a>; Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uipmoviesph\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/uipmoviesph<\/a>  and Instagram at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uipmoviesph\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uipmoviesph\/<\/a>.  Connect with the hashtag <strong>#CatsMovie<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s record-shattering stage musical Cats into a breakthrough cinematic event, the filmmakers sought a character that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3570,3567,3569,4058,2734,2311],"class_list":["post-21338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-catsmovie","tag-cats","tag-cats-movie","tag-francesca-hayward","tag-movie-news","tag-movies"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with 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