How surreal was the set of catsmovie? We talked to star Francesca Hayward — who inspired taylorswift13’s “Beautiful Ghosts” — to find out. CatsMovie
I felt so lucky that the people I had to sing in front of — like Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, and Andrew Lloyd Webber — made me feel so comfortable. I never felt judged or pressured. Tom Hooper also didn't want everyone to sound perfect and polished. He wanted the emotion of the song to come through, so that was very helpful, to be able to focus on just that.
MTV News: So you were doing vocal training and cat training, while still practicing ballet every day. What was it like balancing all of that while also making a movie?I had to arrive to set before everyone else to squeeze ballet class in. I'd be waking up at 4 a.m. and I'd be doing ballet at 6 a.m. in order to be on set and ready to go at the same time as everyone.
MTV News: To put your ballet career on hold for seven months, you must have really wanted to be part of this project. What was it about this film that made you want to put your dance career on hold for a bit and pursue this?is a musical that really celebrates dance, and there are so many different styles of dance in this film, too. I was really looking forward to being part of that. And Tom Hooper asked me to be part of a huge film, and you just can't turn that down.
MTV News: When you were younger, you said you really loved performing and acting out things that you saw on TV or on stage. Did you always want to act?Acting is what I've enjoyed the most about ballet and being on stage. I love all of the ballets that have a really strong story in them where I get to play a character. I don't enjoy the ones that are more technical without a story line and it's just me on stage dancing.
MTV News: When you think about ballet as an art form, and as a way to tell stories, what is the most exciting thing to you about ballet right now?Dancers are finally being recognized for their athletic ability. For a long time everyone had a stereotype of ballet that it was easy and that we were just prancing around.
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