Cat Person Gets Theatrical Release Date

Kristen Roupenians’ viral 2017 New Yorker short story is headed to the big screen: Rialto Pictures has shared the official release date for Cat Person, the upcoming thriller from director Susanna Fogel. After premiering at Sundance earlier this year, it’s set to hit theaters on October 6th.

Cat Person follows a college sophomore named Margot (Emilia Jones) who goes on a date with an older man named Robert (Nicholas Braun), with whom she’s been flirting over text. But, despite being a self-proclaimed “cat person,” Robert doesn’t always seem so harmless in person. The film’s press release describes it as “a razor-sharp exploration of the gender divide, the quagmire of navigating modern dating and the dangerous projections we make in our minds about the person at the other end of our phones.”

“Like the short story that stirred so much controversy, ‘Cat Person’ will call upon you to reflect on romantic encounters you’ve had in the past, and to question the role (or multiple roles) you may have played,” Fogel adds. “We’ve all been the victim in some narratives and the villain in others, and I hope you’ll walk out of this film with a strong opinion, ready to debate.”

Revisit our Sundance review of Cat Person here, and watch the new trailer below.