Taylor Swift‘s pets may not have gotten a role in the upcoming movie adaptation ofCats, but they did help inspire one of her costars’character.
“I knew early on they’re not the kind of cats I was gonna be channeling because the kind of cat I’m channeling is very athletic and sort of wild, and my cats are beautifully round,” Swift shared.
“They’re fuzzy. They look like little lazy bears. They’re always taking naps,” she continued. “They’re not the kind of cat that I’m playing. I think my cats would’ve been a perfect cat for Jennyanydots.”
Taylor Swift.Steven Ferdman/Getty
According to the 10-time Grammy winner, her “teacher at cat school” even sent Wilson, 39, pictures and videos of her cats — particularly her Scottish Fold, Olivia — to serve as inspiration.
“They were inspirations, but not for my cat,” she said of her pets.
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“When it came time to shooting, it was non-stop. It was live singing and dancing — doing the whole number all at once,” she said, explaining sometimes the cast would sing and dance for “12 hours straight.”
Rebel Wilson atCatspremiere.Steven Ferdman/Getty
“But I had just gotten off tour so I felt like I was prepared for it,” she shared.
“I love my character. She’s really fun,” the actress said. “I think myself andJames Corden, we bring the comedy to the film. The original material was T.S. Eliot poetry, so it was quite challenging to get some modern humor into the movie.”
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Speaking about her personal training for the film, Wilson said “people really got into the cat school” and learned how to act like a cat.
“All of the movement is real,” she shared. “We really learned how to move and act in this kind of cat-human hybrid fashion.”
Thestar-studded castalso includes starsIdris Elba, Ian McKellen,Judi DenchandJennifer Hudson.
Catsopens in theaters this Friday.
source: people.com
