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Cats are finally getting their Hollywood meow-ment, according to the Hollywood Reporter, with moggies taking lead roles in shows like "Ripley," "A Quiet Place: Day One," "The Marvels" and "Argylle." James Hibberd talks to directors Matthew Vaughan and Steven Zaillian about casting troubles and the influence of Taylor Swift, and to animal trainer Jo Vaughan about how she gets our feline friends to do what they're told. Just for fun, tell us which of these you think is the most iconic movie cat. For the sake of this poll, we're not considering animated cats, nor other felines, so sorry Simba, Baby and the Cowardly Lion, you're out of luck.

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Blofeld's cat ("From Russia with Love")
12.5%
Cat, the no-name slob ("Breakfast at Tiffany's")
11.7%
Church ("Pet Sematary")
2.3%
Goose ("Captain Marvel")
9.4%
Jonesy ("Alien")
50.8%
Tao ("The Incredible Journey")
2.3%
Some other cat — explain in the comments
10.9%
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Cats Are Finally Having a Big Hollywood Meow-Ment

From 'Ripley' to 'A Quiet Place: Day One' to 'Argylle' and 'The Marvels,' cats are getting dramatic roles in live-action projects they can really sink their claws into. But why cats, and why now?

The Hollywood Reporter
Apr 12, 2024 at 11:33pmWeb
Show threadFlipboard Culture DeskApr 15, 2024
It was a resounding victory for Jonesy, Ellen Ripley's plucky companion, but there were many cats people would like to have seen represented in the poll, including Pyewacket from "Bell, Book and Candle," DC/Darn Cat from "That Darn Cat" (who was played by the same cacttor as Tao in "The Incredible Journey" Jake from "The Cat from Outer Space" and Thomasina from "The Three Lives of Thomasina." "Star Trek" was well represented in the suggestions — Booker's cat, Grudge, from "Discovery," Spot from "The Next Generation" and Isis from the episode "Assignment: Earth." As @ilfazzo pointed out, one of the cats in our poll was not, in fact, a cat, but actually a flerkin, which got us wondering, which other characters are played by cats, but aren't actually cats? 🤔
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Show threadDavid Benfell, Ph.D. (he/him/his)Apr 13, 2024

@CultureDesk Booker’s cat, Grudge, in Star Trek: Discovery.

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Regrettably, the cat was the most fascinating part of the entire episode.

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@CultureDesk Spot, Star Trek:The Next Generation.
Show threadFlipboard Culture DeskApr 13, 2024
@sisu42 This is the second "Star Trek" cat to enter the chat (after Grudge from "Star Trek: Discovery").
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Pyewacket, the cat from Bell, Book and Candle movie.
Show threadSheldonApr 13, 2024

@CultureDesk oh, you can't leave out Disney's The Cat from Outer Space! It's the only movie I can think of whose main character is a cat!

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The Cat from Outer Space | Unofficial Official Trailer | Disney+

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Show threaddennisaurusApr 13, 2024

@CultureDesk I went with Goose, even though technically not a cat. I was going to mention both Pyewacket and Darn Cat but I see they're already well represented. 😎

If we're including TV cats I'll put in Isis from Star Trek's "Assignment Earth", though once again it's not clear she was a cat....

Show threadThe Many Voices of Anne AhlertApr 13, 2024

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Are we including TV shows? Because then my vote would be for #Data's cat "Spot."

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Show threadDrYakApr 13, 2024
@CultureDesk I would vote for Jonesy, a cat badass enough to survive a Xenomorph intrusion aboard the Nostromo, along with wo Ellen Ripley.