Talk:Old Deuteronomy/2019 Movie Deuteronomy/@comment-43914818-20190924204202/@comment-39097528-20190925021953

The movie producers/ALW probably just really wanted Judi Dench in the movie (esp given her history with the Cats), and Old Deut was the closest character they felt she fit. I think though that of all the main characters, it makes sense to change up Old Deut and I wouldn't be surprise if we start seeing female Old Deuts in the stage productions. The original version has never had much of a fan base... People don't dislike him or anything, but he's just ... there. Plus his songs always have the least plays/views on spotify/youtube. Might as well change his gender/design etc to see if that makes the character more popular. It certainly makes more sense than the 2014 change to Tugger, given how much of an audience fav the rockstar version has always been.