Leo the Cat, who played the undead version of Church in 2019's Pet Sematary, has passed away. Animal trainer Kirk Jarrett, who adopted Leo after filming, announced the sad news on an Instagram account dedicated to his furry friend. "It is with great sadness that we tell you that Leo has passed away.
It's unclear how old Leo was but Instagram images from January show him looking much younger and at the time Kirk declared cat was still growing. However Maine Coon's typically take 18 months to reach full size - six months longer than other breeds.
Just weeks after his big screen debut, Leo, the Maine Coon crossbreed cat who played (spoiler alert) an undead feline named Church in the 2019 remake of the classic 1989 film Pet Sematary, has died unexpectedly.
Leo was a shelter cat prior to his role in Pet Sematary, which premiered in April. In an interview with the AV Club, animal trainer Kirk Jarrett explained that that Leo was "different from any other cat I've seen. He's got this beautiful face, and these eyes that are so expressive."
Though there were four different cats who played the role of Church in the film, Leo was the most prominent, especially in advertisements. "Leo is a confident sit-stay cat. His role is as the undead Church; that was his whole purpose, to be the poster child," said Jarrett. (Leo literally features on the film's posters.) "The cat you see all across the different platforms, and in the trailer, almost any time he's in in the undead makeup—that was Leo."
It's unclear how old Leo was but Instagram images from January show him looking much younger and at the time Kirk declared cat was still growing. However Maine Coon's typically take 18 months to reach full size - six months longer than other breeds.
Just weeks after his big screen debut, Leo, the Maine Coon crossbreed cat who played (spoiler alert) an undead feline named Church in the 2019 remake of the classic 1989 film Pet Sematary, has died unexpectedly.
Leo was a shelter cat prior to his role in Pet Sematary, which premiered in April. In an interview with the AV Club, animal trainer Kirk Jarrett explained that that Leo was "different from any other cat I've seen. He's got this beautiful face, and these eyes that are so expressive."
Though there were four different cats who played the role of Church in the film, Leo was the most prominent, especially in advertisements. "Leo is a confident sit-stay cat. His role is as the undead Church; that was his whole purpose, to be the poster child," said Jarrett. (Leo literally features on the film's posters.) "The cat you see all across the different platforms, and in the trailer, almost any time he's in in the undead makeup—that was Leo."
Leo the Cat, who played the undead version of Church in 2019's Pet Sematary, has passed away. Animal trainer Kirk Jarrett, who adopted Leo after filming, announced the sad news on an Instagram account dedicated to his furry friend. "It is with great sadness that we tell you that Leo has passed away.
It's unclear how old Leo was but Instagram images from January show him looking much younger and at the time Kirk declared cat was still growing. However Maine Coon's typically take 18 months to reach full size - six months longer than other breeds.
Just weeks after his big screen debut, Leo, the Maine Coon crossbreed cat who played (spoiler alert) an undead feline named Church in the 2019 remake of the classic 1989 film Pet Sematary, has died unexpectedly.
Leo was a shelter cat prior to his role in Pet Sematary, which premiered in April. In an interview with the AV Club, animal trainer Kirk Jarrett explained that that Leo was "different from any other cat I've seen. He's got this beautiful face, and these eyes that are so expressive."
Though there were four different cats who played the role of Church in the film, Leo was the most prominent, especially in advertisements. "Leo is a confident sit-stay cat. His role is as the undead Church; that was his whole purpose, to be the poster child," said Jarrett. (Leo literally features on the film's posters.) "The cat you see all across the different platforms, and in the trailer, almost any time he's in in the undead makeup—that was Leo."
It's unclear how old Leo was but Instagram images from January show him looking much younger and at the time Kirk declared cat was still growing. However Maine Coon's typically take 18 months to reach full size - six months longer than other breeds.
Just weeks after his big screen debut, Leo, the Maine Coon crossbreed cat who played (spoiler alert) an undead feline named Church in the 2019 remake of the classic 1989 film Pet Sematary, has died unexpectedly.
Leo was a shelter cat prior to his role in Pet Sematary, which premiered in April. In an interview with the AV Club, animal trainer Kirk Jarrett explained that that Leo was "different from any other cat I've seen. He's got this beautiful face, and these eyes that are so expressive."
Though there were four different cats who played the role of Church in the film, Leo was the most prominent, especially in advertisements. "Leo is a confident sit-stay cat. His role is as the undead Church; that was his whole purpose, to be the poster child," said Jarrett. (Leo literally features on the film's posters.) "The cat you see all across the different platforms, and in the trailer, almost any time he's in in the undead makeup—that was Leo."
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