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"Out of respect, I'll leave Idris out of all this."
Two major developments in the world of "Cats" coalesced on Twitter on Tuesday night.
As Seth Rogen live tweeted his first ever viewing of the film, while very stoned, a separate movement to release the "Butthole Cut" was quickly gathering steam.
The bizarre petition kicked off when filmmaker Ben Mekler tweeted: "I desperately need a tell-all book about the making of CATS. It could really help me get through this" -- and one follower replied with perhaps the most disturbing production story yet.
A VFX producer friend of a friend was hired in November to finish some of the 400 effects shots in @catsmovie. His entire job was to remove CGI buttholes that had been inserted a few months before. Which means that, somewhere out there, there exists a butthole cut of Cats
@jackwaz
Release the Butthole Cut of Cats!! https://t.co/C2VgPqSv1L
@Sethrogen
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View Story"A VFX producer friend of a friend was hired in November to finish some of the 400 effects shots in @catsmovie," he claimed. "His entire job was to remove CGI buttholes that had been inserted a few months before."
"Which means that, somewhere out there, there exists a butthole cut of Cats."
Naturally, immediately, inevitably, #ReleasetheButtholeCut became Twitter's top trending topic.
Meanwhile, at the exact same time, through pure cosmic coincidence, Seth Rogen was sitting down to watch the much-derided movie for the first time.
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View Story"I'm pretty stoned and watching Cats," he tweeted. "I've never seen the broadway show. It is truly trippy. Am I supposed to know what a Jellicle is? They've said it 200,000 times but I don't know what's happenin."
What followed was a stream of consciousness outpouring indicative of someone watching "Cats" for the first time while stoned.
Highlights included gushing over "most cuddly" Judi Dench (yet recoiling at her appalling fur coat); trying to figure out the inconsistencies in scale and pants; refusing to even mention Idris Elba "out of respect"; and an endless and fruitless quest to figure out what the hell a "Jellicle" is.
But just as Rogen finally decided to tear himself away to watch "90 Day Fiance" instead, he stumbled across the Cats twitter trend, and added his voice to the movement, demanding: "Release the Butthole Cut of Cats!!"
I'm pretty stoned and watching Cats. I've never seen the broadway show. It is truly trippy. Am I supposed to know what a Jellicle is? They've said it 200,000 times but I don't know what's happening haha.
@Sethrogen
They made them go to cat school.
@Sethrogen
These cats are like 2 feet tall in this world. That's a huge fucking cat.
@Sethrogen
Some cats in pants. Some no pants.
@Sethrogen
They move so funny.
@Sethrogen
Judi Dench is in a cat fur coat which I can only assume is socially APPALLING in this world.
@Sethrogen
WHAT IS JELLICLE?!,!?
@Sethrogen
CG cat people dancing is odd. Is it impressive? I don't know!
@Sethrogen
Did they commission little chucks from the cat shoe maker?
@Sethrogen
Is the milk bar for humans??! For cats? Is this in Clockwork Orange world? Huh?
@Sethrogen
Is magic cat a thing?
@Sethrogen
Like why even make these actors show up on set? They're playing cats.
@Sethrogen
Ian Mckellan just straight up has normal fingers.
@Sethrogen
“Yeah I'm a cat but I tap dance so I'm gonna need to commission some tiny tap shoes.”
@Sethrogen
Oh the cats of the railway train! Fucking finally!
@Sethrogen
Some cats get high heels which is funny to picture in real life.
@Sethrogen
Alright I'm turning this off and watching 90 day fiancé. Good night. Stay clean as fuck.
@Sethrogen
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