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People On Twitter Cannot Believe The 'Cats' Trailer Is Fur Real

Some folks want to erase these images from their "Memory."

WestNet News wire Source: HuffPost
People On Twitter Cannot Believe The 'Cats' Trailer Is Fur Real

The highly anticipated trailer for the live-action, CGI-heavy “Cats” dropped Thursday ― a day early ― and it is ... something.

The Tom Hooper-directed film takes Andrew Lloyd Webber’s famous musical ― which is itself based on T.S. Eliot’s collection of poems, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” ― and plunges it straight into the uncanny valley. It transforms big-name stars like Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Idris Elba and Taylor Swift into bizarre half-human, half-cat creatures who seem extremely small in some scenes and oddly large in others.

Not surprisingly, people on Twitter sharpened their claws for some scathingly hilarious jokes. Here are just a few.

I don't know why you're all freaking out over miniature yet huge cats with human celebrity faces and sexy breasts performing a demented dream ballet for kids.

— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) July 18, 2019

in a way, i'm glad grumpy cat never had to see this

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) July 18, 2019

why do the cats in the new Cats movie look like bad Medieval cat paintings lmao pic.twitter.com/mIHbJbrIhi

— rae paoletta (in 🇨🇱) (@PAYOLETTER) July 18, 2019

The cats in Cats (2019) will have realistic spiked penises

— Cats Movie (@jaboukie) July 18, 2019

Technology has only evolved so one day Taylor Swift could become an actual cat. 😸✨ pic.twitter.com/mZKKNZ4Rv0

— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) July 18, 2019

Why do they not know how big cats are???? WERE ANY CATS CONSULTED

— rachel syme (@rachsyme) July 18, 2019

i believe we are in the bad place https://t.co/3fMY1l9009

— Arin Greenwood (@arin_twit) July 18, 2019

before and after watching the cats trailer pic.twitter.com/oka7sldGgw

— Dan Douglas (@dandouglas) July 18, 2019

CATS (2019) pic.twitter.com/4rfyOvSCqF

— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) July 18, 2019

Cats (2019) pic.twitter.com/Xz2ND9NgUz

— Jules (@Julian_Epp) July 18, 2019

I'm fucking dying, I asked my eight year old to watch it to get her opinion and she nope-ed out as soon as the first cat came on screen. Like, literally said "no" and walked away.

— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) July 18, 2019

Better than the Cats trailer in 7 seconds: pic.twitter.com/r8v13bXuOL

— Ed Brody (@chiefbrody1984) July 18, 2019

“Cats” will be in theaters Dec. 20.