Well, it’s arrived: after its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Susanna Fogel‘s “Cat Person” arrives in theaters in October. Not sure what all the fuss over “Cat Person” is about? Here’s the short version: Kristen Roupenian‘s short story of the same name was published in The New Yorker in 2017, causing an immediate sensation.
With a story so viral it needs to be into a film, right? Enter Susanna Fogel, who got together with screenwriter Michelle Ashford to adapt the story through StudioCanal and Imperative Entertainment. And then “Cat Person” premiered at Sundance this year to, well, mixed reviews. So maybe the transition from page to screen hurts the spikiness of “Cat Person” a bit. But it’s not the first story or novel that’s happened to.
Here’s a brief synopsis of “Cat Person,” courtesy of Studiocanal and Rialto Pictures:
When Margot, a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn’t live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts. Cat Person is a razor-sharp exploration of the gender divide, the quagmire of navigating modern dating and the dangerous projections we make in our minds about the person at the other end of our phones.
“Cat Person” stars Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Fred Melamed, and Isabella Rossellini. Other cast includes Michael Gandolfini, Liza Koshi, and Isaac Cole Powell.
“Like the short story that stirred so much controversy, “Cat Person” will call upon you to reflect on romantic encounters you’ve had in the past, and to question the role (or multiple roles) you may have played,” Fogel said in a press statement about the filmm. “We’ve all been the victim in some narratives and the villain in others, and I hope you’ll walk out of this film with a strong opinion, ready to debate.”
And debate we shall: if “Cat Person” is a good film or not, if it deserved to made into a film or not, if the hooplah around this film is justified or not. It all begins on October 6, when the film hits theaters. Watch the trailer for “Cat Person” below.
