Cats The Musical Is Getting A Movie, But Before You Get Too Excited...

And yet, Universal went and did a thing like hiring Tom Hooper to direct Cats.

However, before you get too excited, we’ve got a piece of information that may or may not color your opinion of this project: it’s being directed by Les Miserables’ Tom Hooper.

Say what you will about Cats as a musical, but hiring Tom Hooper to direct a feature film adaptation is probably not the best idea in the world.