Andrew Lloyd Webber hated “cats” so much that he bought a dog

Andrew Lloyd Webber is officially a dog follower, and he has to thank Tom Hooper’s musical “Cats” for that. The 2019 adaptation of Lloyd Webber’s hit musical has been the laughing stock of the holiday movie season. Not only did it receive scathing reviews, but it also bombed the box office, with not even $ 30 million domestically. In a new interview with Variety, Lloyd Webber took no notice of how he dislikes Hooper’s adaptation.

“’Cats’ was completely wrong,” Lloyd Webber said. “There was no real understanding of why the music worked. I saw it and I just thought, ‘Oh, my God, no.’ It was the first time in 70 years on this planet that I went out and bought a dog. So the only good thing that comes out is my little Havanese puppy.

Lloyd Weber brought the dog with him to the United States by plane and registered the dog as a therapeutic pet. “I wrote off and said I needed him with me at all times because I’m emotionally damaged and need to have this therapy dog,” he said. “The airline responded and said, ‘Can you prove you really need him?’ And I said ‘Yeah, see what Hollywood did to my musical’ Cats ‘.’ Then the approval came back with a note saying, ‘No doctor’s report required.’

Here again, Lloyd Webber is often dissatisfied with the film adaptations of his musical work. The Broadway icon told Variety he wasn’t a fan of Norman Jewison’s 1973 adaptation of “Jesus Christ Superstar”, and he said Joel Schumacher’s 2004 adaptation of “The Phantom de l’Opéra “was wrong about the casting. “The Phantom was too young,” he said of the casting of Gerard Butler as Emmy Rossum. “And the whole point of the Phantom is that he must be a little older than Christine.” Only Alan Parker’s “Evita” in 1996 holds up for Webber, mainly because of Madonna’s performance (“To this day, I don’t think anyone else could have done better”).

As for “Cats”, cast member Jennifer Hudson recently championed the musical while promoting her Aretha Franklin biographical drama “Respect.” Oscar winner said Total Film Magazine, “You know what? I think it was a little overwhelming. It’s too bad it was misunderstood. I think later people will see it differently. But it’s something that I still am. very proud and grateful to have been a part Yeah, I must be Grizabella the Glamor Cat!

“Anytime you challenge what an art form is, anytime you defy all the rules, there’s going to be a certain setback, obviously,” actor Jason Derulo told TMZ upon the release of the film to counter negative reviews. “But it’s an incredible work of art made by some of the best people in the world. I’m just excited people actually see it because the critics, I mean, what the hell do they know? Have they ever made a movie of their life?

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