There have been a lot of Les Miserables films. But none of them have been films based on the musical. That makes the upcoming film very different from all the others.

Yeah, it's definitely out there, but I went with it. The concept of the film, with the players arriving by bus then at the end leaving him, there definitely stuck with me.

from the random thread in otter:

One more

*loving sigh* I love you, Hugh Jackman.

I thought it was Gerard Butler...

I kept reading this thread title and getting confused because I thought Tobe Hooper was the director.

I still read it as Tobe Hooper. It always leads me to double take.

Maybe a mod should change the thread title:

Les Misérables (Dir : Tom Hooper; NOT Tobe Hooper) - Dec 7, 2012

I'd actually approve of that.

me too.

My favorite version of this movie is the TV movie with Anthony Perkins.

So Wolverine became Sabertooth?

Singing!



More pics here: Celebuzz

too bright! the movie version should look as dark and brooding as the stage version

we still need a mod to change the title.

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There was a third one with Jackman and Hathaway that NBC Universal pulled down as I posted it.

Mother's Day Greetings from Hugh Jackman:

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I'm kind of wondering why they went with an unknown for Eponine with all of these other A-listers involved. I remember the buzz was that it was down to Lea Michele and Taylor Swift, Swift was offered the role, then out of the blue it went to Samantha Barker. Not knocking her, as it's cool they're getting someone with the experience, but all sources seemed to indicate they wanted someone with a bigger name.

what if she's....simply better than the rest?

We talked about this on the first page of this thread. I think it was brave not casting Swift when she would have certainly increased the box-office appeal of this project. But then again, we've seen how one miscast can ruin a movie musical (Hello, Pierce Brosnan) and Joe Jonas was NOT well received in the 25th Cast production. Besides, Eponine is a pretty small part in the musical and this film isn't like Phantom -- there's plenty of star power left on board.

I was thinking this same thing but changed my mind. While she doesn't have a ton of songs, Eponine is really a key emotional figure. If you don't sympathize with her, you've lost a lot of the punch. (Adult Cosette, on the other hand, is pretty one-note.) Maybe they figured they needed more acting chops than a stunt cast.

I would much rather have Seyfried as older Cosette than as Eponine. She does far less damage in that role.

Teaser

I like it. Much grittier looking than I expected.

Wow, it looks pretty good. It's interesting that they actually show singing, because it seems they usually hide that. But in this case they may have felt it was important to show that, yes, this really is the musical and not another film based on the book.

Thanks for reminding me I have to wait more than six more months!

Seriously, really looking forward to it.

Exactly. Eponine is my favorite character and nothing hits me harder than "A Little Fall of Rain."