The Brief: The iconic Broadway musical Cats has been adapted for the big screen and its first trailer has already triggered a massive meme storm.

DEEP DIVE
The trailer has arrived for Tom Hooper’s film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, which is set to be released this Christmas. The memes have arrived as well.
See For Yourself…
The Cats trailer is…difficult to describe. Instead of trying to explain how the anthropomorphic cats played by big-name celebrities including Idris Elba, Ian McClellan, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, Jason Derulo, and more will make you feel, it’s best that you just watch the trailer yourself.
🙀Reactions😹
Twitter users came-through when it came to showcasing their hilarious and relatable reactions to the Cats trailer.
me watching the CATS trailer pic.twitter.com/MhEQKuXsJo
— David Sims (@davidlsims) July 18, 2019
Just saw the CATS trailer pic.twitter.com/Ii18hbJF2o
— horace (@trashygaytweets) July 18, 2019
The seriousness of the Cats Look Inside video. The underscoring. The sound bites about the meaning of performance. Idris Elba saying “for the cat perspective —“. I am blown away. My dreams are coming true
— Natalie Walker (@nwalks) July 17, 2019
Cats Trailer Memes
Even for the most die-hard Cats fans, it’s hard to pass up on making fun of the furry-like appearance of the cat-humanoids, the shock of seeing Taylor Swift as a cat, and so much more. Whether the trailer gave you the creeps, made you LOL, or both, you’ll most likely enjoy these #CatsMovie memes…
One of many comparisons to Sonic The Hedgehog:
The Cats movie looks great pic.twitter.com/nprYLIrYkP
— Consequence of Sound (@consequence) July 18, 2019
Are The Cats in cahoots with FaceApp?
Do not watch the CATS the movie trailer! It is created by Russians who are stealing people’s faces and putting them on cats!!
— Alex Zalben (@azalben) July 18, 2019
Although the cats have human-like bodies, they are depicted approximately the same size as actual cats…
THE CATS ARE TOO SMALL!!! I REPEAT, THE CATS ARE TOO SMALL!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/z7IGQYFDCQ
— Nicole Silverberg (@nsilverberg) July 18, 2019
This is the Cats soundbite that sent me over the edge pic.twitter.com/YMqnfWaDyU
— ⭐ amy o’connor ⭐ (@amyohconnor) July 17, 2019
have the creators of the cats movie ever seen 1) a cat or 2) cats the musical or did they just see these medieval paintings of cats and run with it pic.twitter.com/thoGlBxiFg
— lee | 22 (@rauIesparza) July 18, 2019
The Cats the world deserved pic.twitter.com/TE5ANWECEZ
— patto (@Paniwi9) July 18, 2019
God: Honey, maybe smoke a little pot. Sometimes that helps you write.
Satan: Here’s the trailer for the Cats movie even though I think they said it was coming out tomorrow…
SEND
— Gabe Liedman (@gabeliedman) July 18, 2019
A Me Explaining meme and Lion King live-action reference:
lion king (2019)
explaining how
fundamentally
important it is
that the cats
look like cats cats (2019) pic.twitter.com/O38k6ysuEb— jonny sun (@jonnysun) July 18, 2019
I put the song from Us onto the Cats trailer and I think it fits better. pic.twitter.com/VMBlbeDQs5
— “Ian” Abramson (@ianabramson) July 18, 2019