Based on early footage that has been screened at CinemaCon on Thursday, I can honestly say that prodigal Susan Boyle is to be de-throned, because the spin Anne Hathaway put on ‘I Dreamed a Dream' ensured that, and it will surely be tough to follow.
Anne's singing has been captured on the set, which Oscar-winning Tom Hooper (The King's Speech) planned to do as much as possible. Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson said “It is raw and it is real,” warning the audience that the early look still hasn't been touched up.
The footage, set to the Broadway show's famous ballad, contained glimpses of Russell Crowe as the obsessed Inspector Javert and Hugh Jackman as the reformed convict, Jean Valjean. There were also quick shots of Eddie Redmayne as Marius, a student activist, and Amanda Seyfried as Valjean's adopted daughter, Cosette, all set against the backdrop of the French Revolution.
But the focus was on Hathaway and her vocal talents.
Prepare well, musical lovers, for “Les Miserables” hits theaters on December 25th, 2012.
Correction: The story is set in the 19th century France, about a century AFTER French Revolution.
French Revolution?
Seriously – the people who write these articles need to do their research. Les Mis did NOT take place during the French Revolution. The battles at the barricade are those of the June Rebellion in 1832.
Forgive me, readers, for this mistake, but in my defense, although it is known fact regarding the book, I cannot guess whether the filmmakers would stick to the same time period or not, especially when you take into consideration the fact that there have been examples of films not being set into the same time period as the book they were based on. I only wish to relate the news as correctly as possible, so in that effort mistakes can happen, too.