{
  "id": 15688415,
  "title": "Judi Dench Says Panned ‘Cats’ Film Was a ‘Waste’ of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Goodwill and Talent’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/judi-dench-says-panned-cats-film-was-a-waste-of-andrew-lloyd-webbers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:53:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/judi-dench-says-cats-film-was-a-waste-of-goodwill-talent-1236917065/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Judi Dench, who played Old Deuteronomy in Tom Hooper’s “Cats,” is reflecting on the universally panned film in her forthcoming memoir, “Is It Too Late to Make a Run For It?” Released in 2019, the film adapted Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hugely successful musical of the same name. But despite its stacked cast — which also […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}