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Les Miserables musical
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Les Misérables is an upcoming British musical film produced by Working Title Films and distributed by Universal Pictures based on the musical of the same name, which is in turn based on an 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo.
The film is directed by Tom Hooper, written by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Herbert Kretzmer, and stars an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Samantha Barks and Aaron Tveit complete the cast. The film tells the story of Jean Valjean, a former prisoner who becomes mayor of a town in France. Valjean agrees to take care of Cosette, the illegitimate daughter of Fantine, and must avoid being captured again by Javert, a police inspector.
Development of Les Misérables began in the late 1980s. After the musical's 25th anniversary concert, producer Cameron Mackintosh announced that the film resumed development. Hooper and Nicholson were approached in March 2011 and the main characters were cast in 2011. Principal photography of the film commenced in March 2012,[2] and took place in various locations in Winchester, London and Portsmouth in England, as well as Paris in France.
The film is directed by Tom Hooper, written by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Herbert Kretzmer, and stars an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Samantha Barks and Aaron Tveit complete the cast. The film tells the story of Jean Valjean, a former prisoner who becomes mayor of a town in France. Valjean agrees to take care of Cosette, the illegitimate daughter of Fantine, and must avoid being captured again by Javert, a police inspector.
Development of Les Misérables began in the late 1980s. After the musical's 25th anniversary concert, producer Cameron Mackintosh announced that the film resumed development. Hooper and Nicholson were approached in March 2011 and the main characters were cast in 2011. Principal photography of the film commenced in March 2012,[2] and took place in various locations in Winchester, London and Portsmouth in England, as well as Paris in France.
Hugh Jackman has released, via his Twitter account, this first official look at himself as Jean Valjean (aka Prisoner 24601) in Tom Hooper’s (The King’s Speech) adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel and stage musical ‘Les Misérables.’ The following message accompanies the image: “Very excited about how the first days of filming are going!! Check out my convict look…but its changing soon.”
'Les Miserables' 2012 movie trailer released: Anne Hathaway dreams a dream
Do you hear the people sing?
And the whole thing is a showcase for Jersey girl (and soon-to-be-Bat-seductress) Anne Hathaway, who plays the plum role of Fantine, the working mom who sells everything she has -- including her hair and, later, her body -- to support her little girl. "I Dreamed a Dream" is the first act's show-stopping number, and in this clip Hathaway milks it for every drop of emotion.
We also see the chopping of her hair -- which explains why Hathaway has been sporting a pixie look of late. As in her Oscar-nominated performance in "Rachel Getting Married," the actress is clearly not afraid of looking less than glamorous for a good role.
The film -- which reaches theaters in December -- also stars Hugh Jackman as convict turned mayor and father Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as his nemesis, the unbending policeman Javert, and Amanda Seyfried of "Mamma Mia!" fame as Cosette, the daughter that (spoiler alert!) Fantine dies trying to protect. (Irish singing superstar Colm Wilkinson, who created the role of Jean Valjean in the very first London production of "Les Mis" has a bit part as the saintly Bishop of Digne, who sets Jean on the path to righteousness.)
The film is generating buzz not only for its cast, but because director Tom Hooper -- he last directed the Oscar-winning "The King's Speech" -- filmed the actors singing, instead of having them record their numbers and lip-synch through the scenes later.
Do you hear the people sing?
And the whole thing is a showcase for Jersey girl (and soon-to-be-Bat-seductress) Anne Hathaway, who plays the plum role of Fantine, the working mom who sells everything she has -- including her hair and, later, her body -- to support her little girl. "I Dreamed a Dream" is the first act's show-stopping number, and in this clip Hathaway milks it for every drop of emotion.
We also see the chopping of her hair -- which explains why Hathaway has been sporting a pixie look of late. As in her Oscar-nominated performance in "Rachel Getting Married," the actress is clearly not afraid of looking less than glamorous for a good role.
The film -- which reaches theaters in December -- also stars Hugh Jackman as convict turned mayor and father Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as his nemesis, the unbending policeman Javert, and Amanda Seyfried of "Mamma Mia!" fame as Cosette, the daughter that (spoiler alert!) Fantine dies trying to protect. (Irish singing superstar Colm Wilkinson, who created the role of Jean Valjean in the very first London production of "Les Mis" has a bit part as the saintly Bishop of Digne, who sets Jean on the path to righteousness.)
The film is generating buzz not only for its cast, but because director Tom Hooper -- he last directed the Oscar-winning "The King's Speech" -- filmed the actors singing, instead of having them record their numbers and lip-synch through the scenes later.
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