Hugh recently undertook his first singing role playing jean valjean as the lead in the film adaptation of the hit musical les miserables. Valjean promptly breaks parole but later uses money from stolen silver to reinvent himself as a mayor and factory owner. Set against the backdrop of 19thcentury france, les miserables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemptiona timeless testament to the. Les miserables trailer featuring hugh jackman and anne. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Dec 25, 2012 the first pivots on the antagonism of a onetime prison guard, now inspector, javert russell crowe, strained toward a former convict, jean valjean hugh jackman, earnest. Hugh jackman is an australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theater and television. Hugh michael jackman is an australian actor, singer, multiinstrumentalist, dancer and producer. Nov 29, 2012 a 10yearold girl from east sussex will star in the hollywood adaptation of les miserables after being spotted in a school play. Set against the backdrop of 19thcentury france, les miserables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and. Jackman played the generous but mistreated jean valjean in les miserables, a film that was hoopers followup to his best picture oscarwinning biopic the kings speech. The film, like other screen versions of les miserables, makes various changes in hugos story.
Hugh jackman is partway through a gruelling, 12hour working day on the film les miserables, which comes hard on the heels of an equally gruelling threehour stint in the gym that began shortly. The film may share its name with victor hugos classic 19th century novel but theres not an allsinging, alldancing hugh jackman in sight. Tom hooper made this film a gamechanger for the way a moviemusical is. Hugh jackman is partway through a gruelling, 12hour working day on the film les miserables, which comes hard on the heels of an equally gruelling three. Les miserables is two hours and forty minutes of song. Dec 26, 2012 hugh jackman as jean valjean in les miserables the actor spent three hours in the gym every day on a no carbohydrate diet to obtain jean valjeans lean physique. He is best known for playing wolverine in the xmen film series from 2000 to 2018, a role for which he holds the guinness world record for longest career as a liveaction marvel superhero. The convict known as 24601 escapes and makes a respectable life for himself as a. Test your les miz iq with this revolutionary howstuffworks quiz. Hugh jackman said the film of les miserables would revolutionise the way people viewed movie musicals.
In a november 2012 release, jackman voiced the role of e. Theres no real spoken dialogue the entire way through. Hugh michael jackman ac born 12 october 1968 is an australianbritish actor, singer, and producer. In 19thcentury france, jean valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory workers daughter. Jackman has appeared in multiple performing venues which are represented as separate chronological categories for each performing venue. Nov 22, 2012 hugh jackman said the film of les miserables would revolutionise the way people viewed movie musicals. Find out why hugh jackman thought the greatest showman would never be made, and hear zendaya and zac efron share warm, fuzzy. I had a hard time watching it because the singing annoyed me. A neverbetter hugh jackman stars as jean valjean, locked up for nearly 20 years for stealing a loaf of bread. When asked about which film he would be doing next, jackman said hed be doing a oneman show on broadway, then playing jean valjean in les miserables for director tom hooper, at. Jun 16, 2011 hugh jackman is in talks to play the lead role in the kings speech director tom hoopers forthcoming bigscreen take on the hit stage musical les miserables, variety reports paywall. See more ideas about hugh jackman, hugh jackman les miserables and les miserables. Jackman was nominated for the oscar for best actor for his work in tom hoopers les miserables 2012. Les miserables 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as superhero, period, and romance characters. Aster bunnymund the easter bunny in the animated film rise of the guardians. Director tom hooper invites audiences to soar above the boards as he enlists a stellar creative ensemble to carry the flag of victor hugos timeless tale into a new generation. Tom hooper and hugh jackman at an event for les miserables 2012 tom hooper in. The first pivots on the antagonism of a onetime prison guard, now inspector, javert russell crowe, strained toward a former convict, jean valjean hugh jackman, earnest.
Academyaward winning director tom hoopers adaptation of the beloved musical les miserables makes no major changes to the originals plot. The film stars hugh jackman, anne hathaway, russell crowe, amanda seyfried, eddie redmayne, samantha barks, helena bonham carter, and sacha baron cohen. The protofeature movie is based on the 1862 french novel of the same name by victor hugo, and stars maurice costello and william v. The story follows former prisoner jean valjean hugh jackman, who, after being released from the watchful eye of police officer javert russell crowe, is unable to find work because of his status as an ex. Hugh jackman is the kind of guy that you simply cant help but admire for all hes done. With hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried. Anne hathaway flipped the script at the hollywood film awards sunday, revealing dark tales working with hugh jackman on the set of les. Jackman at the 67th berlin international film festival in 2017 the following is the complete filmography and stage career of australian actor, singer, and producer hugh jackman. Jackman at the 67th berlin international film festival in 2017 the following is the complete.
Les miserables is a deeply powerful film thats rich with raw feeling, the grittiness of life in 19thcentury france, and the conflict between right, wrong, and the concept of redemption. Hugh jackman, academy awardwinner russell crowe and anne hathaway star in this criticallyacclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon. The film stars an ensemble cast led by hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, eddie redmayne, amanda seyfried, helena bonham carter, and sacha baron cohen. Jul 03, 20 les miserables soundtrack look down hugh jackman ost. Anne hathaway flipped the script at the hollywood film awards sunday, revealing dark tales working with hugh jackman on the set of les miserables. Nov 04, 2018 anne hathaway flipped the script at the hollywood film awards sunday, revealing dark tales working with hugh jackman on the set of les miserables. Les miserables soundtrack bring him home hugh jackman ost. Les miserables by tom hooper hugh jackman, russell crowe. Hugh jackman reveals les miserables workout regimen. Hugh jackman, anne hathaway celebrate musicals bigscreen adaptation. For the role, he lost 15 pounds and later had to regain 30 pounds to mirror his characters newfound success. Some are more significant, as when cosette recognizes thenardier, or when eponine goes in person to deliver a warning to valjean. Apr 16, 2020 jackman played the generous but mistreated jean valjean in les miserables, a film that was hoopers followup to his best picture oscarwinning biopic the kings speech.
Jan 16, 20 hugh jackman singing what have i donevaljeans soliloquy in les miserables 2012. Australian actor hugh jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as superhero, period, and romance characters. Dec 06, 2012 les miserables hugh jackman and anne hathaway in tom hoopers adaptation of the stage musical. Les miserables 2012 hugh jackman as jean valjean imdb. Hugh jackman on song for tom hoopers les miserables film. The actor plays jean valjean in tom hoopers stirring film version of the awardwinning. Let me send him up to you in toronto, where the film. Despite the minor issues i had with the film, i found it to be a hardhitting and. Dec 19, 2012 helmed by the kings speechs academy awardwinning director, tom hooper, les miserables stars hugh jackman, oscar winner russell crowe, anne hathaway and amanda seyfried. The film is a british and american venture distributed by universal pictures.
Hugh jackman, les miserables oscar nominee graces thr cover. Les miserables alliance francaise french film festival 2020. Filming of les miserables is expected to start in february, 2012 in england before hugh jackman proceeds to canada for filming of the wolverine. Hugh jackman singing what have i donevaljeans soliloquy in les miserables 2012. Hugh jackman, academy awardwinner russell crowe and anne hathaway star in this criticallyacclaimed adaptation of the epic musical. Les miserables is a coproduction between universal pictures and working title films. The story follows former prisoner jean valjean hugh jackman, who, after being released from the watchful eye of police officer javert russell crowe, is unable to find work because of his status as an exconvict.
British girl to star in les miserables after being spotted in. Les miserables soundtrack look down hugh jackman ost. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The film takes place in france during the early 19th century and tells the story of jean valjean who, while being hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman javert after breaking. Tom hooper made this film a gamechanger for the way a moviemusical is supposed to work. As we were told countless times in the buildup to the films opening, the cast bravely. Les miserables takes the oscars stage then came the main attraction, when the entire huge cast of les miserables joined on stage for their first ever live performance together. Les miserables dreams a dream of epic ambition and fully realizes its place in the grand and glorious tradition of great american film musicals. Les miserables is a 2012 epic historical period musical film directed by tom hooper and scripted by william nicholson, alain boublil, who wrote the original french lyrics, claudemichel schonberg, who wrote the music, and herbert kretzmer, who wrote the english lyrics, based on the 1862 french novel of the same name by victor hugo, which also inspired a 1980 musical by boublil and schonberg. Director tom hooper invites audiences to soar above the boards as he enlists a stellar creative ensemble to carry the. Hugh jackman, les miserables oscar nominee graces thr. The actor plays jean valjean in tom hoopers stirring film version of. Hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried, helena bonham carter, sacha baron cohen, tom hooper.
The film stars an ensemble cast led by hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne. He is best known for his longrunning role as wolverine in the xmen film series, as well as for his lead roles in the. About the film after 19 years as a prisoner, jean valjean hugh jackman is freed by javert russell crowe, the officer in charge of the prison workforce. Les miserables stars anne hathaway and hugh jackman the. List of awards and nominations received by hugh jackman. Hugh jackman and anne hathaway lead a performance from the cast of les miserables. Hugh jackman the wolverine and les miserables interview. Jackman s most honored film performance to date has been his dark jean valjean in tom hoopers les miserables, for which he won his first golden globe award and received his first oscar. Hugh jackman, russell crowe les miserables trailer les miserables trailer.
Hugh jackman, academy award winner russell crowe and anne hathaway star in this criticallyacclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon. Les miserables takes viewers on an emotionally exhausting journey as it follows exconvict jean valjean hugh jackman after his release from prison. Les miserables is a worldfamous novel, broadway show and film with fans across the globe. Other stars of the awardwinning movie include anne. Les miserables fans can be forgiven for not wanting to wait one day more. Yet like hugo, ly too turns to a momentous public uprising for his inspiration. Let me send him up to you in toronto, where the film already was underway. Hugh jackman says he turned down cats, still hasnt seen.
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