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Why Hollywood Is Really Into Cats Right Now

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?

In Matthew Vaughn’s spy comedy Argylle, which has just started streaming on Apple TV+, Bryce Dallas Howard is on the run from assassins with her Scottish Fold Alfie. In an early draft of Argylle, Vaughn says his novelist Elly (Howard) likewise left her cat at home before embarking on an adventure with superspy Aidan (Sam Rockwell). And in the upcoming Quiet Place prequel, writer-director Michael Sarnoski (who previously made the Nicholas Cage animal-centric film Pig) likewise gave a cat a hefty role.

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