A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Directed by Tom Hooper. The new technology was mentioned in a sneak peek video ahead of the trailer's release during San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Cats was last seen on the West End in 2014, when it returned for a limited run starring Nicole Scherzinger. There was a lot to look at in the first Cats trailer, including the cast who have now been transformed into lifelike cats thanks to the movie's use of "digital fur technology." ‘Cats’ Movie Cast: Who’s Playing Whom in Feline Feature, From Jennifer Hudson to Taylor Swift (Photos) The movie follows a group of cats, the Jellicles, who decide to send one cat to “the Heaviside Layer” (aka heaven) to be reborn. Bombalurina sings "The Gumbie Cat." In the musical, she flirts with Rum Tum Tugger. While the slightly freakish human-cat hybrids may have split the internet after the trailer’s reveal, there’s no denying that the Cats movie features an all-star cast. Swift is a big cat fan, with three of her own. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, Universal Pictures The cat is described as a confident cat. The screenplay will be written by Billy Elliot’s Lee Hall. Swift wears a spiked collar in the trailer, just like the cat in the play. With James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba. The movie will be directed by Tom Hooper, director of 2012 movie musical Les Misérables, which starred Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.