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THE latest trailer for Cats starring Taylor Swift has left fans terrified, with some even claiming they can't bear to watch it.

The musical, which hits cinemas in December, caused one fan to gasp: "Taylor shimmying and her cat boobs shaking is truly the strangest and potentially creepiest thing I have seen."

 One viewer objected to what they termed Taylor Swift's 'cat boobs'
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One viewer objected to what they termed Taylor Swift's 'cat boobs'
 Musical fans have been left horrified by the latest trailer of Cats
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Musical fans have been left horrified by the latest trailer of Cats

Stars including 29-year-old Taylor, Dame Judi Dench and James Corden have had their faces and bodies covered in computer-generated fur as they sing and dance.

Despite its star studded cast, plenty of fans were left feeling unnerved by the CGI creations.

One tweeted: "I’ve had nightmares less scary than the new cats trailer."

Another said: "The Cats trailer was scary on my phone. Now I’ve seen it on the big screen and I want to go home."

 The trailer features CGI cat creations
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The trailer features CGI cat creations
 The star-studded film is set to be released in December - and stars the likes of James Corden, pictured
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The star-studded film is set to be released in December - and stars the likes of James Corden, pictured
 Jennifer Hudson has been transformed in the trailer
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Jennifer Hudson has been transformed in the trailer

A third commented: "Oh #CatsMovie. That was exactly how not to market this film. I’m scared of it in wholly new and terrifying ways."

One viewer said they hadn't been able to look at their own cat the same way since, saying: "Ever since the cats movie trailer came out i can’t look at my cat when he’s facing away from me cuz i’m scared he’ll have a human face."

A first look of the movie was released in July and fans were just as scared back then.

Film critic Scott Mendelson tweeted that the trailer was "appropriately terrifying and insane, like a drug-induced nightmare." However, he added: "I can't wait!"

 Taylor Swift looks strikingly different in the movie
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Taylor Swift looks strikingly different in the movie
 Viewers are concerned they won't be able to watch the film
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Viewers are concerned they won't be able to watch the film

The movie also stars Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen and Idris Elba.

The film - directed by Brit Oscar-winner Tom Hooper - is the first movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash stage musical.

Based on the poems of TS Eliot, Cats opened in 1981 and became one of the longest-running shows on both Broadway and London's West End.

In a behind-the-scenes video, Oscar-winner Judi Dench called the film "an Alice in Wonderland experience."

Taylor, known for her love of cats, said cast members did extensive movement workshops to embody their feline characters.

She said in a behind-the-scenes clip: "As a cat lover, and a cat owner, he (Hooper) told me I was going to get to go to cat school every day. For work! What?!"

Cats is due to hit cinemas on December 20.


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