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Hugh
Jackman, Tom Hooper, and Sir Cameron Mackintosh touch
down in Sydney on the final stop on the Les Misérables
international promotional tour.
The
group will mark their arrival with a group Photo Call
at Hickson Road Reserve, The Rocks with the Sydney
Opera House a fitting backdrop ahead of the film’s
Australian Premiere Friday 21st December.
Fellow
cast member Russell Crowe will join the group at the
film’s Australian Premiere on Friday 21st Dec
at The State Theatre.
News...
The
screen adaptation of 'Les Miserables' is being discussed
as potential Oscar worthy and its mega star, 'Our'
Hugh Jackman has warmly welcomed the buzz as recognition
of how hard it is to transform a musical to the screen,
no matter how good the material.
The
star-studded film version of the stage musical debuted
to critics at screenings in New York, London, Los
Angeles and Sydney last weekend and it did very well,
with many standing ovations and strong reviews.
Popular
show business website Showbiz.com advised Jackman
was a sure contender for the best actor Academy Award
for his role as Jean Valjean, the ex-prisoner who
creates a successful new life for himself.
The
Universal Studios flick, directed by Tom Hooper who
won an Oscar for 'The King's Speech', also features
fellow Aussies Russell Crowe as Jackman's nemesis
Inspector Javert and leading lady Anne Hathaway as
Fantine.
Jackman
said he had not seen the final cut until the Sydney
viewing and he was "pretty blown away by it".
"I
think everyone understands that musical movies are
probably the Mount Everest of movies," he told
ABC TV.
"There's
so many elements that need to come together. Les Mis
has so much pedigree, not only in world literature,
but as probably one of the most successful stage musicals
of all time.
"So there was a lot at risk, but I loved it,
I really loved it."
The
stage version has been seen by more than 60 million
people in 42 countries to date and in 21 languages
around the globe, and is still breaking box-office
records in its 27th year.
Jackman,
who made his name on the stage but is best known for
his role as Wolverine in the "X-Men" movie
series, said his latest role, set against the backdrop
of 19th century France, was the hardest of his career
so far.
"There's
no doubt that of all the things I feel I can do, this
demanded more than anything," he said.
"As a pedigree of work, it's probably higher
than anything else I've been in. The director, the
ensemble, it was certainly one of those projects that
felt like a once in a lifetime event."
It
makes the early Oscar buzz all the more satisfying
for the Sydney-based star.
"I
would love nothing better than for the film to get
recognised because I know how hard everyone worked
and what was at stake, and we all know how musicals,
when they don't come out well, can stink to high heaven,"
he said.
"So,
any kind of positive buzz, of course I'm happy."
Stay
tuned to Media Man, Music News Australia and the official
Les Miserables and Universal Pictures websites for
updates.
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