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title: "Judi Dench calls 2019 *Cats* film a \"waste of goodwill and talent\""
description: "Both outlets reported that Judi Dench described the 2019 *Cats* film as a \"waste of goodwill and talent,\" with The News International adding that she called it a \"waste of talent\" and noting it was her first public remark on the film. Minute Mirror framed the comment as coming from Dench’s forthcoming memoir, while The News International did not specify the source."
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# Judi Dench calls 2019 *Cats* film a "waste of goodwill and talent"

updated 20 Oct 2026, 8:19 PM PKT · 20 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Both outlets reported that Judi Dench described the 2019 *Cats* film as a "waste of goodwill and talent," with The News International adding that she called it a "waste of talent" and noting it was her first public remark on the film. Minute Mirror framed the comment as coming from Dench’s forthcoming memoir, while The News International did not specify the source.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [Judi Dench calls ‘Cats’ film a ‘waste of goodwill and talent’](https://minutemirror.com.pk/judi-dench-calls-cats-film-a-waste-of-goodwill-and-talent-648224/) · 20 Oct 2026, 8:19 PM PKT
  > British actress Judi Dench has described the 2019 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats as “a waste of all that goodwill and talent” in her forthcoming memoir.
- **The News International** — [Taylor Swift's 'Cats' movie gets blunt verdict from Judi Dench: 'Waste of talent'](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1420619-taylor-swifts-cats-movie-gets-blunt-verdict-from-judi-dench-waste-of-talent) · 20 Oct 2026, 3:25 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Taylor Swift’s 'Cats' movie gets blunt verdict from Judi DenchDame Judi Dench has made her first ever remark on her 2019 Cats movie, also starring Taylor Swift, calling it a "waste of goodwill and talent."The 91-year-old actress, who starred as Old Deuteronomy in the film adaptation of...

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