Sir Ian McKellen: Cats is a ridiculous enterprise but will be a classic film

The veteran star plays Gus the Theatre Cat.

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Sir Ian McKellen has said the musical Cats is a “ridiculous enterprise” but he believes it will be a classic film.

The Lord Of The Rings star plays Gus the Theatre Cat in director Tom Hooper’s big screen version of Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s hit stage show.

He stars opposite Dame Judi Dench, Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Rebel Wilson and Royal Ballet star Francesca Hayward in the blockbuster, which uses “digital fur technology” to create feline bodies for the famous faces.