Macavity/2019 Movie Macavity

Macavity is played by Idris Elba in Cats Movie 2019.

Role
Macavity is both charming and deranged. He wants desperately wants to be the Jellicle choice and will stop at nothing to be chosen. He kidnaps all the contestants so Old Deuteronomy will have no choice but to choose him. But Old Deuteronomy tells him that he'll never be the Jellicle choice because he has no soul. In his rage, he takes Old Deuteronomy to Growltiger's ship. But his plans of forcing her to go overboard are thwarted when Old Deuteronomy disappears and is rescued off the ship by Mr Mistoffelees.

Idris Elba says this about his character, "''Macavity has only of one his nine lives left, so he's desperate to be acknowledged, and he's slightly unhinged, and he's obviously met death a few times and gotten past it". ''

Apearence
Macavity is a reddish brown cat. He wears a torn up coat and hat. He has bright green eyes and a scar on his face.

Trivia

 * A wanted poster for Macavity is shown in the second trailer. According to the poster, the reward for capturing Macavity is £100 (around $9,000 in today's dollars, assuming the movie takes place in the 1930s)