In honor of Les Miserables' opening tonight, BroadwayWord brings you the actors who've taken on the many complex and vocally challenging roles of Victor Hugo's world, from the unscrupulous Thenardiers to innocent Cosette, or principled Javert against the compassionate and strong-willed Jean Valjean. From Fantine and Eponine, unfortunate in life and romance, to Enjolras and Marius, the fiery young leaders of the French Revolution.
- 3/23/2014
- by BWW Special Coverage
- BroadwayWorld.com
Last month, BroadwayWorld announced the official casting of the major roles in Cameron Mackintosh's highly anticipated Broadway revival of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's mega-musical Les Miserables - Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean, Will Swenson as Javert, Caissie Levy as Fantine and Nikki M. James as Eponine, with a follow-up this month revealing Andy Mientus as Marius and Charlotte Maltby as Cosette - and, now, just as the first six did for us, so do the final three new stars of the show - Cliff Saunders as Thenardier, Keala Settle as Madame Thenardier and Kyle Scatliffe as Enjolras - recount some of their fondest memories of attending the show as observers, reflect on the prescient themes of Victor Hugo's timeless novel and reveal what specifically drives their passion for the powerful material, as well as look ahead to the new production of the international stage sensation...
- 11/20/2013
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Last month, BroadwayWorld announced the official casting of the four major roles in Cameron Mackintosh's highly anticipated Broadway revival of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's mega-musical Les Miserables - Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean, Will Swenson as Javert, Caissie Levy as Fantine and Nikki M. James as Eponine - and, now, two more of the major roles have been cast - Andy Mientus as Marius and Charlotte Maltby as Cosette - and just as the first four did for us, now, those spectacular two new stars recount some of their fondest memories of attending the show as observers, reflect on the prescient themes of Victor Hugo's timeless novel and reveal what specifically drives their passion for the powerful material, as well as look ahead to the new production of the international stage sensation arriving back on Broadway in 2014.
- 11/11/2013
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Earlier today, BroadwayWorld announced the official casting of the four major roles in Cameron Mackintosh's highly anticipated Broadway revival of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's mega-musical Les Miserables - Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean, Will Swenson as Javert, Caissie Levy as Fantine and Nikki M. James as Eponine - and, now, those spectacular stars recount some of their fondest memories of attending the show as observers, reflect on the prescient themes of Victor Hugo's timeless novel and reveal what specifically drives their passion for the powerful material, as well as look ahead to the new production of the international stage sensation arriving back on Broadway in 2014.
- 10/22/2013
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Victor Hugo's 150-year-old tale of a morally scrupulous ex-convict who takes the daughter of a fallen woman as his own is turned into scintillating screen music by The King's Speech director Tom Hooper. Hugh Jackman was born to play Jean Valjean, the former prisoner who breaks parole to live a life of selfless decency while being hunted for decades by ruthless policeman Javert (Russell Crowe). Anne Hathaway contributes a heart-wrenching performance as the waif's mother while ribald laughs are provided by Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as a thieving landlord and his slatternly wife.
- 10/18/2013
- Sky Movies
Sony Masterworks recording artist Ramin Karimloo returns home to Toronto this fall to star as Jean Valjean in the Toronto premiere of Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Boublil amp Schonberg's legendary musical Les Miserables. Featuring glorious new staging and dazzlingly re-imagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, the production begins its limited engagement at the Princess of Wales Theatre on September 27. Karimloo's debut CD, Human Heart, will be available with two specially added exclusive Les Miserables bonus tracks on Tuesday, September 24, 2013.
- 9/16/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Les Misérables is to be adapted into a modern-day legal drama for Us television.
Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas is revamping Victor Hugo's novel for Fox, Deadline reports.
Thomas and writer Graham Norris will transpose the book's characters into the modern-day, with Jean Valjean now a brilliant lawyer who defends the innocent but is still haunted by his own unjust convictions from years before.
The lawyer must not only manage his troubled romantic life but also evade a ruthless Us attorney who is unwilling to forget the sins of the past.
Les Misérables was most recently adapted into an Oscar-winning movie starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.
Hugo's novel has also served as the inspiration for a popular stage musical, as well as numerous film and TV adaptations.
> Veronica Mars could continue beyond movie, says creator Rob Thomas
Watch a clip from the Les Misérables movie below:...
Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas is revamping Victor Hugo's novel for Fox, Deadline reports.
Thomas and writer Graham Norris will transpose the book's characters into the modern-day, with Jean Valjean now a brilliant lawyer who defends the innocent but is still haunted by his own unjust convictions from years before.
The lawyer must not only manage his troubled romantic life but also evade a ruthless Us attorney who is unwilling to forget the sins of the past.
Les Misérables was most recently adapted into an Oscar-winning movie starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.
Hugo's novel has also served as the inspiration for a popular stage musical, as well as numerous film and TV adaptations.
> Veronica Mars could continue beyond movie, says creator Rob Thomas
Watch a clip from the Les Misérables movie below:...
- 8/30/2013
- Digital Spy
For those that dreamed a dream of weekly Les Misérables viewing, Fox has got you covered.
Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars) and Graham Norris’s modern-day take on Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables has gotten a script order from Fox, EW has confirmed.
The Norris-written drama, executive produced by Thomas, will be a “primetime soap about a brilliant lawyer running a legal exoneration program who fights to evade the consequences of his own unjust conviction many years before. He must navigate high society, continue his mission of saving innocent people, and manage his tumultuous family and romantic life — all while staying...
Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars) and Graham Norris’s modern-day take on Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables has gotten a script order from Fox, EW has confirmed.
The Norris-written drama, executive produced by Thomas, will be a “primetime soap about a brilliant lawyer running a legal exoneration program who fights to evade the consequences of his own unjust conviction many years before. He must navigate high society, continue his mission of saving innocent people, and manage his tumultuous family and romantic life — all while staying...
- 8/29/2013
- by Erin Strecker
- EW - Inside TV
Fox is developing an update of "Les Miserables" as a television drama series. The project comes from Rob Thomas ("Veronica Mars," "Party Down").
In a year of updates and remakes, it's kind of cool to see one that actually brings imagination to the table. The Thomas version of "Les Mis" will take place in the present and is a primetime soap focused on a brilliant lawyer (according to Deadline). The lawyer runs a legal exoneration program and simultaneously fights to evade the consequences stemming from his own legal troubles many years before.
This "Jean Valjean" character has to deal with the troubles of high society, save innocents and manage his chaotic personal life while staying ahead of a ruthless U.S. Attorney who won't let the past die (this would be the "Inspector Javert" character).
Written by Graham Norris, the pilot has been picked up for development at Fox with...
In a year of updates and remakes, it's kind of cool to see one that actually brings imagination to the table. The Thomas version of "Les Mis" will take place in the present and is a primetime soap focused on a brilliant lawyer (according to Deadline). The lawyer runs a legal exoneration program and simultaneously fights to evade the consequences stemming from his own legal troubles many years before.
This "Jean Valjean" character has to deal with the troubles of high society, save innocents and manage his chaotic personal life while staying ahead of a ruthless U.S. Attorney who won't let the past die (this would be the "Inspector Javert" character).
Written by Graham Norris, the pilot has been picked up for development at Fox with...
- 8/29/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
★★☆☆☆
Winner of three glittering Oscars, British director Tom Hooper's all-singing, all-dancing big screen adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel (as well as the subsequent stage musical) Les Misérables has certainly managed to capture the imagination of many. After conquering all and sundry at with breakthrough hit The King's Speech (2010), Hooper had set the bar intimidatingly high for his eagerly awaited follow-up. It was almost excruciatingly disappointing then, to see such a competent filmmaker undone more by his own bemusing misdirection and false steps, than by any preconceived, lofty ambition.
Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, Hooper's Les Misérables tells an interconnected, sprawling tale of imprisoned souls, demonised poor and kindred spirits, all fighting for survival amidst a country on the verge of civil unrest. Australian man mountain Hugh Jackman plays ex-convict Jean Valjean (aka prisoner 24601), hunted across the land by lawman Javert (Russell Crowe) after he breaks free of his bonds.
Winner of three glittering Oscars, British director Tom Hooper's all-singing, all-dancing big screen adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel (as well as the subsequent stage musical) Les Misérables has certainly managed to capture the imagination of many. After conquering all and sundry at with breakthrough hit The King's Speech (2010), Hooper had set the bar intimidatingly high for his eagerly awaited follow-up. It was almost excruciatingly disappointing then, to see such a competent filmmaker undone more by his own bemusing misdirection and false steps, than by any preconceived, lofty ambition.
Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, Hooper's Les Misérables tells an interconnected, sprawling tale of imprisoned souls, demonised poor and kindred spirits, all fighting for survival amidst a country on the verge of civil unrest. Australian man mountain Hugh Jackman plays ex-convict Jean Valjean (aka prisoner 24601), hunted across the land by lawman Javert (Russell Crowe) after he breaks free of his bonds.
- 5/13/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Victor Hugo's 150-year-old tale of a morally scrupulous ex-convict who takes the daughter of a fallen woman as his own is turned into scintillating screen music by The King's Speech director Tom Hooper. Hugh Jackman was born to play Jean Valjean, the former prisoner who breaks parole to live a life of selfless decency while being hunted for decades by ruthless policeman Javert (Russell Crowe). Anne Hathaway contributes a heart-wrenching performance as the waif's mother while ribald laughs are provided by Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as a thieving landlord and his slatternly wife.
- 4/18/2013
- Sky Movies
Today we are talking to the originator of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables onstage and a preeminent Phantom and the first to actually play the role in The Phantom Of The Opera who has clearly made a major mark with his performances in the theatre - not to mention his work on the original concept albums of Evita and Jekyll amp Hyde - who now makes the leap to the big screen in his featured role in the super-successful feature film iteration of the Claude-Michel SchonbergAlain Boublil musical based on the Victor Hugo novel - the titanically talented Colm Wilkinson. Opening up about his work in the original Royal Shakespeare Company production of Les Miserables and his collaboration with the creative team and cast of actors as well as his association with producer Cameron Mackintosh, director Trevor Nunn and more, Wilkinson details the finer points of creating one of the...
- 4/4/2013
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Les Miserables is based on the long running musical from Victor Hugo.s 1862 novel. Other theatrical musicals have not made a smooth transition to the big screen and it may have been thought the same of Les Mis - since many of the actors weren.t known for their singing, but the resulting film is certainly not a misery. Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) has spent the last 19 years in prison for the crime of stealing a loaf of bread for his starving nephew. Officer Javert (Russell Crowe) makes no judgments as to guilt or innocence of his prisons, he just knows that they.re all bad and the freed Valjean will probably quickly reoffend and be back in his...
- 4/1/2013
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
Chicago – I stand by my swooning praise for Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables” when I reviewed it in theaters. Mostly. I must admit that its flaws are easier to see on the small screen as the grand, epic scope suits itself better to the movie theater (although I think people who claim to hate this movie simply don’t like musicals). It doesn’t hold up quite as well as that first, glorious experience with it in theaters. Even if the Blu-ray is one that will appeal greatly to fans of this beloved, Oscar-winning flick.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
How beloved? “Les Miserables” has made more than $400 million worldwide and is the 3rd-highest grossing musical domestically in movie history after “Chicago” and “Grease” (which took multiple release to get so high). People adore “Les Miserables”. And Universal has treated those fans right, giving them a multi-disc release with a fantastic HD transfer and interesting,...
Rating: 4.5/5.0
How beloved? “Les Miserables” has made more than $400 million worldwide and is the 3rd-highest grossing musical domestically in movie history after “Chicago” and “Grease” (which took multiple release to get so high). People adore “Les Miserables”. And Universal has treated those fans right, giving them a multi-disc release with a fantastic HD transfer and interesting,...
- 3/31/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
With the long awaited Blu-Ray release of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the home release of last year’s Les Misérables, March is a big month for the stories of Victor Hugo. In addition to both becoming marvelous musical adaptations, the two stories have a fair amount in common. Each story is one that pits a mass of people on the margins of society against an unforgiving and repressive political system, represented in each case by a singular law enforcement figure, Judge Frollo in Hunchback and Inspector Javert in Les Mis. This revolutionary, populist spirit is fitting for the age of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements.
However, given the contentious place of the Catholic Church in recent years, with its prominent role in debates surrounding gay rights and birth control and the shadow of child abuse (and plenty of shameful notes throughout history), both...
However, given the contentious place of the Catholic Church in recent years, with its prominent role in debates surrounding gay rights and birth control and the shadow of child abuse (and plenty of shameful notes throughout history), both...
- 3/27/2013
- by Erik Bondurant
- SoundOnSight
Cinelinx sings the song of angry men with the fantastic new Les Miserables Blu-ray!
The Set-up
In 19th century France, an ex-prisoner named Valjean (Hugh Jackman) finds his purpose in life when he agrees to care for the daughter of a factory worker (Anne Hathaway). Also stars Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried. Based on the Victor Hugo novel and the musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg.
Directed by Tom Hooper
The Delivery
This phenomenal adaptation of the beloved musical manages to surpass expectations on every level. From the incredible set design, to the outstanding performances, to the stirring renditions of the songs fans have come to love, Les Miserables is everything you could ask for in a movie musical.
I do not consider myself a fan of musicals in general; I find most are unable to deliver both acting and musical performances worth noting. I do admit to...
The Set-up
In 19th century France, an ex-prisoner named Valjean (Hugh Jackman) finds his purpose in life when he agrees to care for the daughter of a factory worker (Anne Hathaway). Also stars Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried. Based on the Victor Hugo novel and the musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg.
Directed by Tom Hooper
The Delivery
This phenomenal adaptation of the beloved musical manages to surpass expectations on every level. From the incredible set design, to the outstanding performances, to the stirring renditions of the songs fans have come to love, Les Miserables is everything you could ask for in a movie musical.
I do not consider myself a fan of musicals in general; I find most are unable to deliver both acting and musical performances worth noting. I do admit to...
- 3/21/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
The sweeping and spectacular musical extravaganza Les MISÉRABLES has been seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries around the globe. Now the motion picture adaptation that grossed more than $340 million worldwide arrives on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on March 22, 2013, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Critically acclaimed and star-studded, Les MISÉRABLES is a stunningly realized interpretation of Victor Hugo’s epic tale of broken dreams, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the endurance of the human spirit.
Hugh Jackman, Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway star in this critically acclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells the story of ex-prisoner Jean Valjean (Jackman), hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe), after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.
Hugh Jackman, Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway star in this critically acclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells the story of ex-prisoner Jean Valjean (Jackman), hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe), after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.
- 3/19/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This week: Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth with "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," the first of three movies based on the classic fantasy novel "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien, which features Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ian McKellen reprising his role as the wizard Gandalf from "The Lord of the Rings."
Also new this week is Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," the musical "Les Miserables," the Judd Apatow dramedy "This Is 40" and the pitch-black comedy "Bachelorette."
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'
Box Office: $302 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 65% Fresh
Storyline: "The Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth for this first of three movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit." The first installment follows Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he embarks on an adventure with Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and 13 dwarves to reclaim the lost dwarf kingdom of Erebor from the dragon Smaug. Along the way,...
Also new this week is Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," the musical "Les Miserables," the Judd Apatow dramedy "This Is 40" and the pitch-black comedy "Bachelorette."
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'
Box Office: $302 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 65% Fresh
Storyline: "The Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth for this first of three movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit." The first installment follows Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he embarks on an adventure with Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and 13 dwarves to reclaim the lost dwarf kingdom of Erebor from the dragon Smaug. Along the way,...
- 3/18/2013
- by Robert DeSalvo
- NextMovie
Today in 1987, Les Miserables opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 6680 performances. Written by Claude-Michel Schonberg, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables is set in early 19th-century France. The plot follows the stories of many characters as they struggle for redemption and revolution. In January 2010, it played its ten-thousandth performance in London, at Queen's Theatre in London's West End. On 3 October 2010, the show celebrated its 25th anniversary with three productions running in the same city the original show at London's West End the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary touring production at the original home of the show, the Barbican Centre and the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary concert at London's O2 Arena. The original Broadway cast included Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean, David Bryant as Marius, Judy Kuhn as Cosette, Michael Maguire as Enjolras, Frances Ruffelle as Eponine, Braden Danner as Gavroche, Donna Vivino as Young Cosette, Jennifer Butt as Madame Thenardier,...
- 3/12/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Only Way Is Essex cast channel the likes of Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway by recreating the Les Misérables movie poster.
Mario Falcone and James 'Arg' Argent don hats and muttonchops as nemeses Jean Valjean (Jackman) and Javert (Crowe), Lucy Mecklenburgh appears as tragic 'I Dreamed A Dream' singer Fantine (Hathaway), while real-life couple Joey Essex and Sam Faiers become lovers Marius and Cossette, played by Eddie Redmayne and Amanda Seyfried in Tom Hooper's Oscar-nominated film.
Speaking to Now magazine, Argent agreed that getting to dress up as a character from the musical, based on Victor Hugo's literary classic, is a dream come true.
"Les Mis is my favourite musical," the aspiring singer said. "I performed it [and] won [a] Kenny Award [Ilford's answer to an Oscar].
"I've seen it in the West End loads of times. I thought Samantha Barks, who plays Eponine in the film, was amazing so...
Mario Falcone and James 'Arg' Argent don hats and muttonchops as nemeses Jean Valjean (Jackman) and Javert (Crowe), Lucy Mecklenburgh appears as tragic 'I Dreamed A Dream' singer Fantine (Hathaway), while real-life couple Joey Essex and Sam Faiers become lovers Marius and Cossette, played by Eddie Redmayne and Amanda Seyfried in Tom Hooper's Oscar-nominated film.
Speaking to Now magazine, Argent agreed that getting to dress up as a character from the musical, based on Victor Hugo's literary classic, is a dream come true.
"Les Mis is my favourite musical," the aspiring singer said. "I performed it [and] won [a] Kenny Award [Ilford's answer to an Oscar].
"I've seen it in the West End loads of times. I thought Samantha Barks, who plays Eponine in the film, was amazing so...
- 2/19/2013
- Digital Spy
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 22, 2013
Price: DVD $29.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Nominated for eight Academy Awards, director Tom Hooper’s (The King’s Speech) 2012 Les Miserables is the latest adaptation of the timeless stage musical, which is based on Victor Hugo‘s classic novel.
Hooper loaded up the movie with a bunch of big stars. Hugh Jackman (Real Steel) as Jean Valjean, the 19th century man who’s being hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert (Russell Crowe, The Next Three Days). Valjean’s decision to care for Cosette (Amanda Seyfried, Letters to Juliet), daughter of factory worker Fantine (Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs), changes their lives.
The film also stars Sacha Baron Cohen (The Dictator), Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland) and Eddie Redmayne (My Week With Marilyn).
Both Jackman and Hathaway were nominated for Oscars for their performances, Jackman as a leading role and Hathaway as supporting.
Price: DVD $29.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Nominated for eight Academy Awards, director Tom Hooper’s (The King’s Speech) 2012 Les Miserables is the latest adaptation of the timeless stage musical, which is based on Victor Hugo‘s classic novel.
Hooper loaded up the movie with a bunch of big stars. Hugh Jackman (Real Steel) as Jean Valjean, the 19th century man who’s being hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert (Russell Crowe, The Next Three Days). Valjean’s decision to care for Cosette (Amanda Seyfried, Letters to Juliet), daughter of factory worker Fantine (Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs), changes their lives.
The film also stars Sacha Baron Cohen (The Dictator), Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland) and Eddie Redmayne (My Week With Marilyn).
Both Jackman and Hathaway were nominated for Oscars for their performances, Jackman as a leading role and Hathaway as supporting.
- 2/12/2013
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Check out the press release for the Les Miserables Blu-ray, hitting shelves March 22!
The sweeping and spectacular musical extravaganza Les Misérables has been seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries around the globe. Now the motion picture adaptation that grossed more than $340 million worldwide arrives on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on March 22, 2013, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Critically acclaimed and star-studded, Les Misérables is a stunningly realized interpretation of Victor Hugo’s epic tale of broken dreams, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the endurance of the human spirit. This Golden Globe®-winning cinematic event can now be experienced over and over again on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD with more than an hour of bonus features including cast interviews. Additionally, the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack is loaded with an extra 45 minutes of exclusive content taking viewers behind the scenes of the groundbreaking production for an unmatched entertainment experience.
The sweeping and spectacular musical extravaganza Les Misérables has been seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries around the globe. Now the motion picture adaptation that grossed more than $340 million worldwide arrives on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on March 22, 2013, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Critically acclaimed and star-studded, Les Misérables is a stunningly realized interpretation of Victor Hugo’s epic tale of broken dreams, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the endurance of the human spirit. This Golden Globe®-winning cinematic event can now be experienced over and over again on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD with more than an hour of bonus features including cast interviews. Additionally, the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack is loaded with an extra 45 minutes of exclusive content taking viewers behind the scenes of the groundbreaking production for an unmatched entertainment experience.
- 2/12/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
The sweeping and spectacular musical extravaganza Les Misérables has been seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries around the globe. Now the motion picture adaptation that grossed more than $340 million worldwide arrives on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on March 22, 2013, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Critically acclaimed and star-studded, Les Misérables is a stunningly realized interpretation of Victor Hugo’s epic tale of broken dreams, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the endurance of the human spirit. This Golden Globe®-winning cinematic event can now be experienced over and over again on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD with more than an hour of bonus features including cast interviews. Additionally, the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack is loaded with an extra 45 minutes of exclusive content taking viewers behind the scenes of the groundbreaking production for an unmatched entertainment experience.
Directed by Academy Award® winner Tom Hooper (The King...
Directed by Academy Award® winner Tom Hooper (The King...
- 2/12/2013
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
What exactly is it about Les Misérables? Has any musical ever been so beloved? Based on Victor Hugo’s 19th-century novel, the stage musical about the redemption of prisoner Jean Valjean ran on Broadway for 16 years beginning in 1987 and was a worldwide sensation. Director Tom Hooper’s ambitious film adaptation has been a spectacular popular and critical success, grossing more than $144 million at the box office and earning eight Oscar nominations, including a nod for Best Supporting Actress frontrunner, Anne Hathaway. Fans of the musical flocked to theaters to watch Hugh Jackman’s heroic Valjean joust with Russell Crowe’s devious Javert,...
- 2/12/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
"Les Misérables," Victor Hugo's classic novel-turned-musical-turned-movie musical, has been adapted yet again. This time, in a satire by ... the South Korean air force. In this version, we get Jean Valjean as a soldier desperately trying to save his relationship while juggling his tyrannical superior officer's demands to shovel snow off the base. Also read: Anne Hathaway's Twin Sings the Best Oscar Campaign Ever (Video) Sure, Valjean's struggles aren't quite as emotionally burdening as those Hugh Jackman version went through in Tom Hooper's Oscar-nominated film, but the 13-minute short does manage to squeeze in a number of...
- 2/8/2013
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
They are never ones to shy away from the spotlight, and now Oscar-nominees including Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, and Jessica Chastain scored themselves a feature in Time magazine.
While posing for the fashionable Paola Kudacki spread, the A-list celebrities gathered together to discuss their roles and the lessons they learned in their critically-acclaimed films.
Below are a few highlights from the actors' interviews. For all the celebrity highlights, be sure to pay a visit to Time , and don't forget to watch the Oscars on February 24th!
Amy Adams - Peggy Dodd in "The Master"
On understanding her character's responsibility in "The Master":
"Women were given responsibility in wartime, and then it was back to the kitchen and take care of your man. It was a real interesting time for women. The perception of what was available in that era was so different."
Anne Hathaway -...
While posing for the fashionable Paola Kudacki spread, the A-list celebrities gathered together to discuss their roles and the lessons they learned in their critically-acclaimed films.
Below are a few highlights from the actors' interviews. For all the celebrity highlights, be sure to pay a visit to Time , and don't forget to watch the Oscars on February 24th!
Amy Adams - Peggy Dodd in "The Master"
On understanding her character's responsibility in "The Master":
"Women were given responsibility in wartime, and then it was back to the kitchen and take care of your man. It was a real interesting time for women. The perception of what was available in that era was so different."
Anne Hathaway -...
- 2/8/2013
- GossipCenter
"Les Miserables" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actor (Hugh Jackman), Best Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Song, Best Production Design, Best Sound Mixing What's It About? Set against revolutionary-torn 19th-century France, "Les Mis" follows an ex-prisoner Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) who attempts to start a new, virtuous life. He changes his name, and adopts a young girl, Cosette, (who grows up to be Amanda Seyfried) but finds himself hunted by one man, Javert (Russell Crowe), for decades. Why You Should See It: Tom Hooper ("The King's Speech") takes on the Victor Hugo classic to bring the most authoritative -- and moving -- on-screen adaptation to date. Anne Hathaway's turn as Fontine has been lighting up the awards circuits; she has received both a Golden Globe and a SAG award for her role. Everyone's money is on Hathaway to win the gold at the Oscars,...
- 2/5/2013
- by Jessie Heyman
- Moviefone
Eve Stewart is up for a Bafta and an Oscar for Les Misérables. The designer talks to Hannah Booth about rubber rosary beads – and why she's haunted by a mistake in The King's Speech
The art deco lobby of Freemasons' Hall in London is, before my eyes, being transformed into an olden-day version of Madrid railway station. A carpenter is hanging up a panel that reads: "Señoras | Caballeros". Elsewhere, hand-painted and artfully aged, a sign saying "Objetos Perdidos" is being mounted above a lost property desk, on which sit a period telephone and Spanish ticket stubs. And on a vintage luggage trolley laden with old suitcases, there's a wooden cello case bearing a faded tag that, on closer inspection, has an address and a shipping date, written in a spidery, old-fashioned scrawl.
The attention to detail is extraordinary, especially since much of it will pass largely unnoticed when the film...
The art deco lobby of Freemasons' Hall in London is, before my eyes, being transformed into an olden-day version of Madrid railway station. A carpenter is hanging up a panel that reads: "Señoras | Caballeros". Elsewhere, hand-painted and artfully aged, a sign saying "Objetos Perdidos" is being mounted above a lost property desk, on which sit a period telephone and Spanish ticket stubs. And on a vintage luggage trolley laden with old suitcases, there's a wooden cello case bearing a faded tag that, on closer inspection, has an address and a shipping date, written in a spidery, old-fashioned scrawl.
The attention to detail is extraordinary, especially since much of it will pass largely unnoticed when the film...
- 2/4/2013
- by Hannah Booth
- The Guardian - Film News
With the film of Les Misérables on release and a Royal Academy exhibition opening, France's cultural giants and their views of the city take on a fresh importance
The iron gates of the short passageway, a stone's throw from the increasingly trendy Montorgueil district of Paris and a brief walk from the prostitutes of Saint Denis, are closed to the public these days. It was here, in what was Passage Saumon off the Rue du Bout du Monde – the end of the world road – that Victor Hugo is said to have sheltered between the stone pillars of the public baths and a ballroom of low repute from a raging battle between republican and monarchist forces on 5 June 1832. The gates were slammed shut then too, leaving the writer trapped in the crossfire.
A decade on, Hugo would use what he had heard and seen of the failed student uprising, known as the Republican Uprising,...
The iron gates of the short passageway, a stone's throw from the increasingly trendy Montorgueil district of Paris and a brief walk from the prostitutes of Saint Denis, are closed to the public these days. It was here, in what was Passage Saumon off the Rue du Bout du Monde – the end of the world road – that Victor Hugo is said to have sheltered between the stone pillars of the public baths and a ballroom of low repute from a raging battle between republican and monarchist forces on 5 June 1832. The gates were slammed shut then too, leaving the writer trapped in the crossfire.
A decade on, Hugo would use what he had heard and seen of the failed student uprising, known as the Republican Uprising,...
- 1/27/2013
- by Kim Willsher, Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
Every showtune rendered in grubby closeup does not a historically accurate film make. Just which French Revolution are we talking about here?
Les Misérables (2012)
Director: Tom Hooper
Entertainment grade: C
History grade: C
The June rebellion of 1832 was an uprising in Paris against the rule of King Louis-Philippe, fuelled by economic hardship and a cholera epidemic. It was quashed, and is remembered mainly for its inclusion in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, Les Misérables.
People
The film begins with Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) completing 19 years of hard labour: the penalty for stealing bread and repeatedly trying to escape. His overseer is the unrelenting Javert (Russell Crowe). Les Misérables was inspired in part by the true story of Eugène-François Vidocq, who turned a criminal career into an anti-crime industry. He created the Bureau des Renseignements, said to be the world's first detective agency, in 1833, though he himself continued to be pursued by police.
Les Misérables (2012)
Director: Tom Hooper
Entertainment grade: C
History grade: C
The June rebellion of 1832 was an uprising in Paris against the rule of King Louis-Philippe, fuelled by economic hardship and a cholera epidemic. It was quashed, and is remembered mainly for its inclusion in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, Les Misérables.
People
The film begins with Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) completing 19 years of hard labour: the penalty for stealing bread and repeatedly trying to escape. His overseer is the unrelenting Javert (Russell Crowe). Les Misérables was inspired in part by the true story of Eugène-François Vidocq, who turned a criminal career into an anti-crime industry. He created the Bureau des Renseignements, said to be the world's first detective agency, in 1833, though he himself continued to be pursued by police.
- 1/17/2013
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
There's nothing that demonstrates the difference between the "Les Misérables" stage show and movie more than the new Oscar-nominated song, "Suddenly." The tender lullaby sung by Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) to little Cosette (Isabelle Allen) in a carriage never could've been carried off on stage, yet it's one of the intimate highlights of the movie. For composer Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyricist Alain Boublil (who created the blockbuster stage musical in 1985), it was an opportunity to expand their vision by revisiting the famed Victor Hugo source novel at the insistence of director Tom Hooper. "Hooper thought one thing missing from the musical was how an acknowledgment of the love that Cosette played in Jean Valjean's life helped transform him," Boublil explains. "Victor Hugo had written something about two unhappy souls making one happy human being, and Hooper asked us to think about that line and a song as a...
- 1/16/2013
- by Bill Desowitz
- Thompson on Hollywood
• Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway take home gongs
• Ben Affleck awarded best director for the thriller Argo
• Jennifer Lawrence wins for Silver Linings Playbook
Les Miserables was named best musical or comedy at the 2013 Golden Globes, while Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway claimed acting prizes, honours that could boost the lush stage adaptation's prospects at next month's Academy Awards.
Ben Affleck won the best director Globe for his Iran hostage thriller Argo, a prize that would normally bode well for an Academy Award win, except he missed out on an Oscar nomination this time.
Affleck is now in an unusual position during Hollywood's long awards season, taking home the top film-making trophy in the second highest film honours knowing he does not have a shot at an Oscar.
Other acting prizes went to Jennifer Lawrence as best musical or comedy actress for Silver Linings Playbook and Christoph Waltz as supporting actor for Django Unchained.
• Ben Affleck awarded best director for the thriller Argo
• Jennifer Lawrence wins for Silver Linings Playbook
Les Miserables was named best musical or comedy at the 2013 Golden Globes, while Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway claimed acting prizes, honours that could boost the lush stage adaptation's prospects at next month's Academy Awards.
Ben Affleck won the best director Globe for his Iran hostage thriller Argo, a prize that would normally bode well for an Academy Award win, except he missed out on an Oscar nomination this time.
Affleck is now in an unusual position during Hollywood's long awards season, taking home the top film-making trophy in the second highest film honours knowing he does not have a shot at an Oscar.
Other acting prizes went to Jennifer Lawrence as best musical or comedy actress for Silver Linings Playbook and Christoph Waltz as supporting actor for Django Unchained.
- 1/14/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Los Angeles, Jan 14: Tom Hooper's musical "Les Miserables" won the best motion picture - musical or comedy - award at the 70th Golden Globe awards held here. Actor Hugh Jackman won best actor in the musical or comedy category for the same film.
Jennifer Lawrence bagged best actress in a motion picture in the musical comedy category for "Silver Linings Playbook".
"Les Miserables" is based on the musical of the same name by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, which in turn based is on "Les Miserables", the 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo.
Set in nineteenth-century France, the film tells the story of Jean Valjean,.
Jennifer Lawrence bagged best actress in a motion picture in the musical comedy category for "Silver Linings Playbook".
"Les Miserables" is based on the musical of the same name by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, which in turn based is on "Les Miserables", the 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo.
Set in nineteenth-century France, the film tells the story of Jean Valjean,.
- 1/14/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Tom Hooper's gamble of filming Les Misérables with on-set singing has resulted in a work of unusual power and colour
Asked who was France's greatest poet, André Gide responded with the famously rueful answer: "Victor Hugo, hélas!" Cameron Mackintosh, the impresario who brought Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel's Les Misérables to London and transformed it into a worldwide phenomenon after its mild Parisian success and disastrous British first-night reception, would give a rather more positive response. I was in that first-night audience on 30 September 1985, and shared the general opinion that it was an indifferent show, shallow and somewhat forced in tone. I emerged with only one song planted in my head, Master of the House, sung by Alun Armstrong as Thénardier, the outrageously opportunist innkeeper, a number that struck me as rather like You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two from Oliver!
I wasn't writing about the...
Asked who was France's greatest poet, André Gide responded with the famously rueful answer: "Victor Hugo, hélas!" Cameron Mackintosh, the impresario who brought Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel's Les Misérables to London and transformed it into a worldwide phenomenon after its mild Parisian success and disastrous British first-night reception, would give a rather more positive response. I was in that first-night audience on 30 September 1985, and shared the general opinion that it was an indifferent show, shallow and somewhat forced in tone. I emerged with only one song planted in my head, Master of the House, sung by Alun Armstrong as Thénardier, the outrageously opportunist innkeeper, a number that struck me as rather like You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two from Oliver!
I wasn't writing about the...
- 1/13/2013
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Les Miserables
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Isabelle Allen, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks, Eddie Redmayne, Colm Wilkinson | Written by Victor Hugo, William Nicholson | Directed by Tom Hooper
Victor Hugo’s epic novel Les Miserables is no stranger to big screen adaptations, with close to fifty different versions in various languages, but Tom Hooper’s version, (Oscar winning director of The King’s Speech) the first to adapt the stage musical, is possibly the grandest and most ambitious to date. The tale of Jean Valjean provides the plot for the longest running musical in the West End, and it took 27 years for someone to bring give it the cinematic treatment it so clearly deserves.
The story begins as Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is released on parole after 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, and trying to escape. However he breaks parole, in attempt to make a better life for himself,...
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Isabelle Allen, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks, Eddie Redmayne, Colm Wilkinson | Written by Victor Hugo, William Nicholson | Directed by Tom Hooper
Victor Hugo’s epic novel Les Miserables is no stranger to big screen adaptations, with close to fifty different versions in various languages, but Tom Hooper’s version, (Oscar winning director of The King’s Speech) the first to adapt the stage musical, is possibly the grandest and most ambitious to date. The tale of Jean Valjean provides the plot for the longest running musical in the West End, and it took 27 years for someone to bring give it the cinematic treatment it so clearly deserves.
The story begins as Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is released on parole after 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, and trying to escape. However he breaks parole, in attempt to make a better life for himself,...
- 1/12/2013
- by Maahin
- Nerdly
As a stage musical, Les Misérables is well deserving of all the acclaim it has received in it's 27 year run. While I wouldn't call myself a die hard fan, after catching the 25th anniversary concert on dvd, I do see what all the fuss is about. It is a solid adaption of Victor Hugo's classic novel, and contains a brace of powerful songs that stick in your head for days on end. So, with this screen adaption, does director Tom Hooper do justice to the much loved classic? 1800's France, and Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is on parole after serving 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread. Shunned for being a convict, he breaks parole to become an honest man, causing him to be dogged for the rest of his life by super cop Javert (Russell Crowe, playing a character so bad ass, he get's his own...
- 1/11/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Having picked up an impressive eight nominations in yesterday’s Oscar nominations announcement, Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables is finally making its way to the UK this weekend, after opening in North America on Christmas Day.
As you can imagine from the number of nominations, the film has been earning tremendous levels of praise in the last few months – you can read our five-star review here – and naturally the anticipation for its arrival on our shores is running on high.
Whilst we’ve had longer to wait for it to arrive, we do have the added benefit of the film securing an IMAX release here in the UK, and now a new IMAX featurette has debuted ahead of its release this Friday.
“Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption—a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.
As you can imagine from the number of nominations, the film has been earning tremendous levels of praise in the last few months – you can read our five-star review here – and naturally the anticipation for its arrival on our shores is running on high.
Whilst we’ve had longer to wait for it to arrive, we do have the added benefit of the film securing an IMAX release here in the UK, and now a new IMAX featurette has debuted ahead of its release this Friday.
“Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption—a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.
- 1/11/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Beverly Hills, Calif. — Crusaders for good, old-fashioned Western democracy look to be the key figures vying for this year's Academy Awards.
Best-picture favorites for Thursday morning's Oscar nominations include "Lincoln," Steven Spielberg's portrait of the great emancipator who abolished slavery and reunified the United States; "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's chronicle of the hunt for U.S. public enemy No. 1, Osama bin Laden; and "Les Miserables," Tom Hooper's musical epic set against an uprising of freedom fighters in 19th century France.
Among other prospects are "Argo," Ben Affleck's thriller about a CIA scheme to save Americans from Iran amid the 1979 hostage crisis; "Django Unchained," Quentin Tarantino's bloody revenge saga about a former slave hunting white oppressors just before the Civil War; and "Life of Pi," Ang Lee's story of a free-thinking Indian youth cast adrift on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger while traveling to...
Best-picture favorites for Thursday morning's Oscar nominations include "Lincoln," Steven Spielberg's portrait of the great emancipator who abolished slavery and reunified the United States; "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's chronicle of the hunt for U.S. public enemy No. 1, Osama bin Laden; and "Les Miserables," Tom Hooper's musical epic set against an uprising of freedom fighters in 19th century France.
Among other prospects are "Argo," Ben Affleck's thriller about a CIA scheme to save Americans from Iran amid the 1979 hostage crisis; "Django Unchained," Quentin Tarantino's bloody revenge saga about a former slave hunting white oppressors just before the Civil War; and "Life of Pi," Ang Lee's story of a free-thinking Indian youth cast adrift on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger while traveling to...
- 1/10/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
For Paco Delgado, "Les Misérables" moves like a breathless action movie in the way it combines gritty drama with musical fantasy. That was director Tom Hooper's cinematic vision for the operatic sing-through. So for the Spanish costume designer ("The Skin I Live In," "Biutiful"), it's all about capturing emotional states during this revolutionary epoch. From the Christ-like Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) to the oppressive Javert (Russell Crowe) to the doomed Fantine (Anne Hathaway) to the hopeful Cosette (Amanda Seyfried), he uses color to convey their dramatic arcs, particularly the clash of red and blue. In fact, it's a movie in which characters ultimately mirror themselves as well as one another. "I read the Victor Hugo book, which is full of amazing references," Delgado recalls. "He's so realistic and so descriptive about how people lived and dressed and their environments. Then we looked at paintings of the...
- 1/9/2013
- by Bill Desowitz
- Thompson on Hollywood
Currently playing in theaters is the cinematic take on the classic stage musical, Les Misérables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. The film is directed by Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) and stars Hugh Jackman (The Prestige, X-Men), Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises, Rachel Getting Married), Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind, L.A. Confidential), Amanda Seyfried (Alpha Dog, Mamma Mia!), Eddie Redmayne (My Week With Marilyn), and from the stage musical, Samatha Barks.
I recently had the chance to attend the press conference for Les Misérables at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City where I was able to speak with Tom Hooper, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, and Samantha Banks about their new film.
Jackman was asked about his dramatic weight loss and physical transformation for the role of Jean Valjean. “It’s a very big part of the story, this relationship...
I recently had the chance to attend the press conference for Les Misérables at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City where I was able to speak with Tom Hooper, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, and Samantha Banks about their new film.
Jackman was asked about his dramatic weight loss and physical transformation for the role of Jean Valjean. “It’s a very big part of the story, this relationship...
- 1/6/2013
- by Dana Gardner
- LRMonline.com
In 2011 that film was Oscar winner The King's Speech. Now he is Oscar-tipped again for Les Misérables. Here the 'tough guy' director, who made his first film while still at school, talks about the epic he sees as a timeless 'anthem for the dispossessed'
It was almost two years ago that I first met Tom Hooper. He was with Colin Firth, and their film, The King's Speech – which Hooper directed and in which Firth starred – was weeks away from winning its Oscars. It was a heady occasion. An excitable Hooper did most of the talking (Firth detests interviews) and the film – about the struggle George VI had with his speech impediment when he came to the throne in 1936 – became the unlikely winner that delighted everyone who saw it: an impossible act to follow.
And yet, today, Hooper is attempting to trump it on an epic scale. He has taken on...
It was almost two years ago that I first met Tom Hooper. He was with Colin Firth, and their film, The King's Speech – which Hooper directed and in which Firth starred – was weeks away from winning its Oscars. It was a heady occasion. An excitable Hooper did most of the talking (Firth detests interviews) and the film – about the struggle George VI had with his speech impediment when he came to the throne in 1936 – became the unlikely winner that delighted everyone who saw it: an impossible act to follow.
And yet, today, Hooper is attempting to trump it on an epic scale. He has taken on...
- 12/30/2012
- by Kate Kellaway
- The Guardian - Film News
Bringing the Les Misérables musical to the big screen is definitely an improvement in scope from Tom Hooper's last film, and that one got him an Academy Award. The King's Speech director was going to move on to something bigger and better, but the amount of size necessary to take the musical version of Victor Hugo's classic story of romance and redemption during the French Revolution was going to need to be immense. Hooper's Les Misérables succeeds in that department, but the overall emotion and impact of the story - mostly due to its length and pacing combination - keeps the dream from being completely realized. That scale is on display right from the opening sequence, a group of prisoners attempting to pull a ship into port by long ropes while the rough sea beats them with water. One of these prisoners is Jean Valjean, played by Hugh Jackman,...
- 12/26/2012
- by Jeremy Kirk
- firstshowing.net
Les Misérables is the big-screen version of the world's longest-running stage musical (take that, Cats!). Since its 1985 debut, the show has been seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages. Mon Dieu! For this eagerly anticipated adaptation, the Oscar-winning director of The King's Speech, Tom Hooper, shifts his focus from stuttering British royalty to singing French paupers in the 19th century. Victor Hugo's epic tale follows fugitive Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) as he's hunted for decades by relentless Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe), through the Paris Uprising of 1832. Whether you're a Les Mis newbie or a die-hard fan (who can't wait "One Day More"!), you'll want to...
- 12/26/2012
- E! Online
Plot: Les MISÉRABLES is the epic motion picture of the popular musical based on Victor Hugo.s French historical novel of the same name. The story of two men on opposite sides of the law in a poverty stricken land presents itself as an ambitious story that spans several decades. Is this musical larger than life, or far too intimate for its own good? Read on. Review: After spending nineteen years in prison for the crime of stealing bread to feed his family, Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is...
- 12/24/2012
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
Christmas Day 2012 marks the biggest and best day of the year for many Broadway babies around the world, but the anticipatory fervor has little to do with the man with the beard in red and white from the North Pole - you see, the guy in question in this equation is more apt to be seen in red and black and his origins are decidedly a bit more Gallic than Jolly Old St. Nick. The man whom I speak of is, of course, Jean Valjean, the protagonist of Victor Hugo's spellbinding 1862 historical epic Les Miserables, a novel which was subsequently adapted into a 1980 concert spectacular and ultimately a 1985 full-fledged stage musical, painstakingly developed through the shepherding of uber producer Cameron Mackintosh, alongside the talents responsible for breathing song into the story - original French composerlyricist team Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil along with Jean-Marc Natel, to whom Mackintosh...
- 12/23/2012
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Another trailer for Les Miserables is here, and as you already see – it’s time for another song from the whole thing. All eyes on Samantha Barks‘ character Eponine and her On My Own song. In other words – it’s time to get romantic.You know – I love him, but every day I’m learning – all my life I’ve only been pretending and stuff like that… Check her out and let us know what you think about this movie so far!
Written by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Herbert Kretzmer, and directed by Tom Hooper, the movie is described as a sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo‘s epic tale of the same name.
Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen, Les Miserables is set to open on December 25th, 2012.
Set...
Written by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Herbert Kretzmer, and directed by Tom Hooper, the movie is described as a sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo‘s epic tale of the same name.
Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen, Les Miserables is set to open on December 25th, 2012.
Set...
- 12/22/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Universal Pictures has released six new “on-the-set” featurettes for Tom Hooper’s musical epic. In these videos, the cast and crew describe the massive undertaking to bring the greatest muscial of all time - Les MISÉRABLES - to the big screen. Universal announced earlier this week the release of the free Multi-Touch book “Les Misérables: The Musical Phenomenon,” a digital companion to the film. Highlighting the timeless music, celebrated performers, intricate costumes and sweeping cinematography of the film, the book presents an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the artistry of Les MISÉRABLES. It includes exclusive interviews, photo galleries and video, musical performances, interactive timelines and more. It is available worldwide for free, exclusively on the iBookstore at iTunes.com/iBookstore.
Les MISÉRABLES is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office...
Les MISÉRABLES is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office...
- 12/21/2012
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
New York -- Tom Hooper, the director of intimate character studies like the Oscar-winning "The King's Speech," the HBO miniseries "John Adams" and the TV drama "Longford," would not seem the sort of chap likely to make a sprawling adaptation of a beloved Broadway musical.
"I've always had an epic filmmaker within me clamoring to get out," explains the British director.
That much becomes clear in Hooper's new film, "Les Miserables." From the musical based on Victor Hugo's novel, the film is an enormous, star-studded affair overlaid on a French revolution canvas yet painted with a naturalistic brush.
The film, which has been nominated for four Golden Globes, has returned Hooper to the thick of the Oscar race two years after the Academy Awards' coronation of "The King's Speech." A few months after that film won best picture and best director for Hooper, he was onto "Les Miz," spending the "capital,...
"I've always had an epic filmmaker within me clamoring to get out," explains the British director.
That much becomes clear in Hooper's new film, "Les Miserables." From the musical based on Victor Hugo's novel, the film is an enormous, star-studded affair overlaid on a French revolution canvas yet painted with a naturalistic brush.
The film, which has been nominated for four Golden Globes, has returned Hooper to the thick of the Oscar race two years after the Academy Awards' coronation of "The King's Speech." A few months after that film won best picture and best director for Hooper, he was onto "Les Miz," spending the "capital,...
- 12/21/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway
Directed By: Tom Hooper
Lingering death scenes, honourable gentlemen with puffed out chests, a little girl in rags sweeping the floor; to say Les Misérables takes itself very, very seriously is an understatement. Victor Hugo’s original novel is not known for its slapstick either (the clue is in the title), yet director Tom Hooper’s adaptation is so earnest as to verge on parody. This is Carol Reed’s Oliver! only with a good deal more rain and tears, and a lot less Oom-Pah-Pah.
To Hooper’s credit, Les Misérables never strives to be something it is not. Dramatic musical theatre on a grand scale should be expected by anyone with knowledge of the source material. Pleasingly for those not entranced at the exquisite agony of Anne Hathaway’s Fantine grizzling through ‘I Dreamed a Dream’, there are far more interesting sights on display,...
Directed By: Tom Hooper
Lingering death scenes, honourable gentlemen with puffed out chests, a little girl in rags sweeping the floor; to say Les Misérables takes itself very, very seriously is an understatement. Victor Hugo’s original novel is not known for its slapstick either (the clue is in the title), yet director Tom Hooper’s adaptation is so earnest as to verge on parody. This is Carol Reed’s Oliver! only with a good deal more rain and tears, and a lot less Oom-Pah-Pah.
To Hooper’s credit, Les Misérables never strives to be something it is not. Dramatic musical theatre on a grand scale should be expected by anyone with knowledge of the source material. Pleasingly for those not entranced at the exquisite agony of Anne Hathaway’s Fantine grizzling through ‘I Dreamed a Dream’, there are far more interesting sights on display,...
- 12/20/2012
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
We have our biggest and best clip yet from Tom Hooper's feature film adaptation of the Les Misérables musical. The clip features the big "One Day More" ensemble musical sequence. This is one of my favorite songs from the musical, and it may not be as good as what the Broadway cast is doing or has done, but they mange to pull it off quite well.
The clip includes Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen. You can tell that Barks is the most talented singer in the film, but Redmayne is surprisingly really good as well.
The film comes out on December 25th, and it's been getting great reviews. I can't wait to see it!
Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and...
The clip includes Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen. You can tell that Barks is the most talented singer in the film, but Redmayne is surprisingly really good as well.
The film comes out on December 25th, and it's been getting great reviews. I can't wait to see it!
Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and...
- 12/19/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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