The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

December 18, 2014

December 18, 1946

It is almost twenty years since Steven Spielberg's animation studio, Amblimation, closed and plans for an animated version of Webber's Cats were abandoned. Here are some graphics sketched for the planning---- I got these from Io9. However the artist, Luc Desmarchelier, has a lot more on his website.

Stunning Concept Art For Spielberg's Animated Cats Movie That Never Was


I never got how people could consider Steven Spielberg (December 18, 1946) a lightweight artist before he starting making movies about "serious" subjects. I haven't read anyone else criticize that kind of superficial categorization. 


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