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Watch Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber discuss new Cats musical film number

The film is scheduled to be released in December

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Taylor Swift
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Taylor Swift

A new featurette has been released offering an insight into Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber's new number "Beautiful Ghosts" for the upcoming Cats movie.

Jennifer Hudson, Francesca Hayward, Swift, Judi Dench, James Corden, Idris Elba, Zizi Strallen, Jason Derulo, Steven McRae and Ian McKellen have all been cast in Working Title's film, which is directed by Tom Hooper (Les Misérables).

Lee Hall (Billy Elliott) has adapted the screenplay from Lloyd Webber's musical.

Originally opening in 1981, Cats has music from Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics from TS Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The story follows a group of cats deciding who will ascend to the Heavyside Layer. Elaine Paige played Grizabella in the original London cast alongside Brian Blessed, Sarah Brightman, Wayne Sleep, Bonnie Langford and Paul Nicholas.

You can watch the video here.