9 Insanely Ambitious Upcoming Movies You Won't Believe

9. The "Digital Fur Technology" Cats Movie

When Tom Hooper signs on to direct something, he doesn't do things by halves. This is the man who insisted on every performer singing live - with an ear piece feeding a live accompaniment - on the set of his take on Les Miserables, after all.

Large ensemble casts are a walk in the park for Hooper, as evidenced in his previous work, so the juggling of Jennifer Hudson, Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Taylor Swift and James Corden's egos wouldn't phase this project.

What tips this film into the INSANELY ambitious dimension is Hooper's insistence of having each performer sent to 'Cat' school to refine their inner pussy, which can be likened to the animal studies that many actors undertake when creating a character. Hooper would then take his cast onto a live oversized set (to make the Cats look their actual size in comparison) and have them pounce and prowl through their scenes in full motion capture suits before adding 'Digital Fur Technology', as Hooper calls it, in post-production.

As the final touches are being added to the December 2019 release, this ballsy move to fully commit to the fairly creepy world of Andrew Lloyd Webber's furry creation could be a seminal moment for motion capture technology.

Based on the early trailers, Hooper hasn't dialled back on the creepy.