In the musical, Deuteronomy is a male cat, but the new film has made the character female, played by Judi Dench. Deuteronomy has lived "many lives in succession." Cats have nine lives, remember.

The long-running Broadway musical notably features songs based on the names of its many cat characters. See Taylor Swift and Idris Elba Dance Together in First Look at Cats Movie: ‘It’s Really ...