Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables
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Early review from the premieres, say this is the role of a lifetime for Hugh Jackman and he does an outstanding job as the fugitive Jean Valjean.
And some are saying that this may be his best performance ever. As Les Miserables is a musical, it is a new genre for Hugh Jackman.
Enjoy this trailer from YouTube by ENTV (click to start watching):
There are a few movies that are described as epics, and Les Miserables is certain to be one of them. It is the story of a 19th century revolution in France and many are making comparisons to the recent struggles in the Middle East.
Director Tom Hooper, wanted all the music shot live – no prerecording or lip synching. This is because the director wanted to be able to do close ups in the movie and lip synching just doesn’t work. Along with the traditional songs that are associated with the score of this show, there is one new song added as well.
In talking about the preparation for the movie Hugh Jackman said it was as hard as any movie he had ever done.
In addition to strengthening his voice to sing live on set all day, he had to lose weight as well, because he had to portray Jean Valjean as he comes out of prison at the beginning of the show. He spent three hours a day at the gym.
Most of the movie was shot outdoors in London in the winter to capture the right flavor of the struggle in the story and at one point he found himself on a mountain at 3 am singing. Hugh Jackman says he fought very hard to get the role and had never been so aggressive. He started talking to Tom Hooper even before the director had formally signed on for the movie.
Jackman reports that he had to make every effort to take care of himself during the filming of Les Miserables. Besides the worry of being outside in the winter, he also had to make sure he looked after his voice. He would go home not speak at night and part of his routine would be to steam his voice and use meditation to relax between shoots.
When asked what he thought was the essence of the hero Valjean, Hugh Jackman said that Jean Valjean thinks of himself as always failing short of the goal, until right at the very end of the story. The movie opens in North America on Christmas Day.
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