‘CGI will not compensate for a story told badly’: James Corden and Rebel Wilson’s Cats joke at Oscars slammed by Visual Effects Society
- The comedians said: ‘As castmembers of the motion picture Cats, nobody more than us understands the importance of good visual effects!’
- The organization claimed the joke ‘demeaned the global community of expert VFX practitioners’
- Universal Pictures famously rereleased Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the 1981 West End musical with ‘improved visual effects’ days after it opened
- Cats topped the 40th Golden Raspberry Awards with nine nominations
The Visual Effects Society blasted The Academy for making VFX the ‘butt of the joke’ on Sunday by featuring Cats stars James Corden and Rebel Wilson seemingly blaming bad CGI for their film flopping.
‘As castmembers of the motion picture Cats, nobody more than us understands the importance of good visual effects!’ the duo said onstage the Oscars while dressed like their characters Bustopher Jones and Jennyanydots the Gumbie Cat.
‘The best visual effects in the world will not compensate for a story told badly,’ the VES wrote in a statement Monday.
Hiss! The Visual Effects Society blasted The Academy for making VFX the ‘butt of the joke’ on Sunday by featuring Cats stars James Corden and Rebel Wilson seemingly blaming bad CGI for their film flopping
‘It demeaned the global community of expert VFX practitioners doing outstanding, challenging and visually stunning work to achieve the filmmakers’ vision.
‘Our artists, technicians and innovators deserve respect for their remarkable contributions to filmed entertainment, and should not be presented as the all-too-convenient scapegoat in service for a laugh.’
Moving forward, the organization – founded in 1997 – hopes the Academy will ‘properly honor the craft of visual effects – and all of the crafts, including cinematography and film editing – because we all deserve it.’
Universal Pictures famously rereleased Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the 1981 West End musical to cinemas with ‘improved visual effects’ days after it opened on December 20, according to THR.
‘As castmembers of the motion picture Cats, nobody more than us understands the importance of good visual effects!’ The duo dressed like their characters Bustopher Jones and Jennyanydots the Gumbie Cat at the Oscars
The VES wrote in a statement Monday: ‘The best visual effects in the world will not compensate for a story told badly’
‘Everything starts with a good story’: Moving forward, the organization – founded in 1997 – hopes the Academy will ‘properly honor the craft of visual effects – and all of the crafts, including cinematography and film editing – because we all deserve it’
Cats BTS: Universal Pictures famously rereleased Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the 1981 West End musical to cinemas with ‘improved visual effects’ days after it opened on December 20
The 20% Rotten Tomatoes-rated feline flick only earned $71.9M back from its $95M budget.
Cats topped the 40th Golden Raspberry Awards with an eye-popping nine nominations including worst actor, picture, director, and script.
And while the Visual Effects Society chose The Lion King for their top film of 2019, the VFX team behind 1917 (Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, and Dominic Tuohy) won the Academy Award for best visual effects on Sunday.
Smile! The 20% Rotten Tomatoes-rated feline flick only earned $71.9M back from its $95M budget
Razzie champ: Cats topped the 40th Golden Raspberry Awards with an eye-popping nine nominations including worst actor, picture, director, and script
Congrats! And while the Visual Effects Society chose The Lion King for their top film of 2019, the VFX team behind 1917 won the Academy Award for best visual effects on Sunday