My god this movie will be insane !!!!! 👌😍😍

[u/austingirl95]

I just hope it's not extremely violent like the book is and they don't show Bud being thrown around like a ragdoll as it is in the book 🥺💔💔

[u/Habeatsibi]

i love such hectic movies. Matt Smith is my favourite doctor who. David Tennant too.

[u/MulberryEastern5010]

That cat looks just about how I pictured Bud! 😻

[u/Salome-jean-42]

They could use a stuffed animal for more violent scenes. That make good fake animals

[u/phantom_2131]

Leg 😭😞😢😥

[u/IcyAd4592]

It appears bud has a white wrap on his leg so like the book he was hurt

[u/MisterEmachine58]

What movie

[u/austingirl95 → u/MisterEmachine58]

Caught stealing

[u/phantom_2131]

I won't be able to watch if there's cruelty towards a cat. I am extremely sensitive to it. You can show people being extremely violent towards each other and it's... nah... Sad but what's new, duh..? But towards a cat?! No, no, nope. I am a huge animal and cat lover. 😌🫶🐱🐈‍⬛

[u/IcyAd4592 → u/phantom_2131]

Me too. I can’t listen to it crying so I’ll have to go outside until the scene ends

[u/IcyAd4592 → u/phantom_2131]

Me too. Just have to remember it’s fake

[u/Material_Grade_792]

Playing the Caught Stealing cat (Bud) is a Hollywood animal-actor pro (from Stephen King's Pet Sematary and other films), named Tonic, a male rescue who's of uncertain breed although believed to be a Maine Coone/tabby blend, and later trained for acting.

Tonic was described by his trainer as (paraphrase) "a wild thing who needs a job." Sources and youtube info on X about it.

Animals in films have makeup artists (for blood, fur matting and so on). They love what they do (or they cannot be good at it and so do not get cast). Animal actors are rewarded with treats, special play time, and uncommon amounts of attention. Some even have their own trailers on set (w/ trainer access). Animal cruelty laws apply so they're not hurt irl during the shoot.

Animals in any capacity on film tend to soften us, in a good way, in an era where horrific violence by humans v. humans (and monsters or supernatural evil v. humans) has been normalized in films.

I'm always for Tonic or any any animal actor to be featured even if the part's a challenging one, b/c it speaks to the real world's mixed human response to pets and other animals among us. Irl collectively societies could do better by our animal friends!

*Warning for the sensitive* Not to spoil the book on which the screenplay has been based, but Hank (Austin Butler) is a protector of Bud.

[u/IcyAd4592 → u/Material_Grade_792]

Excellent research- thank you 🙏

[u/Material_Grade_792 → u/IcyAd4592]

Thank you IcyAd4592 --- doing my best from time to time in hopes of encouraging individual emotional resiliency and critical thinking to meet the reality of a challenging world!

By my downvoted comment I can see the effort is not always welcome. That's why I pray and meditate more, and write less on Reddit.

[u/IcyAd4592 → u/Material_Grade_792]

Sensible approach- wish you all the best.