Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden to join 'Cats' film cast

The movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical "Cats" is getting some star power.

Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden and Ian McKellen are all set to join the cast, according to Deadline and Variety. Corden's rep Jodi Gottlieb confirmed his involvement to USA TODAY in an email Friday.

Although most roles are unclear at this time, Variety reports that Hudson will play Grizabella,  the "Glamour Cat"who sings popular track “Memory."

Hudson also appeared to allude to her involvement in a tweet Friday.

"Well, I guess the CATS out of the bag!," she tweeted with cat emojis.

Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech”) will direct the film, which is set to begin shooting this fall in England.

Lee Hall (“Billy Elliot”) based the screenplay on Lloyd Webber’s musical, which was originally adapted from a T.S. Eliot book of children’s poems.

USA TODAY has reached out to reps of Hooper and the reported cast for more information. 

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