To undertake a cinematic reimagining of Les Miserables is to approach the proverbial poisoned chalice with gusto, with added virulent infections and - yes the cliched metaphors are done now - a rounded panning from...
The film adaptation of the musical theatre adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables could have been an enormous disaster. A lot was riding on it- loved by millions of book readers and theatre goers, scrutiny...
The entire cast of Les Miserables in Leicester Square, LondonGiven that all it needed was for the bulk of the cast to turn up to make it a truly star-studded premiere, it was no surprise...
Hugh Jackman wants to be the next James Bond.The Australian actor regrets not taking the part when he was originally approached to play secret agent 007 in the in 2006 film 'Casino Royale' and is...
Hugh Jackman says having children changed him forever.The 'Les Miserables' actor - who has adopted children Oscar, 12, and Ava, seven, with wife Deborra-Lee Furness - believes taking on the care of a child gives...
Hugh Jackman experienced "massive headaches" and dizzy spells after cutting out fluids to play a former prisoner in new movie musical Les Miserables.The Australian actor slimmed down to play Valjean in director Tom Hooper's project,...
Adam Hathaway has been using her publicity tour for Les Miserables to promote the virtues of her husband Adam Shulman, whom the actress referred to as her "other half". Hathaway - tipped to win an...
Singer/songwriter Richard Marx has gathered together fans and famous friends including Joe Walsh, Hugh Jackman and Olivia Newton-John for a quirky new festive video.More than 60 people appear in clips on the Christmas Spirit promo,...
A specially painted Air New Zealand plane jetted around the world this week, collecting cast and crew to attend the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on Wednesday. Wellington was renamed "The Middle...
The news that Hugh Jackman will return as Wolverine might pass some critics and fans by - those who indulge and critique the Avant-garde, anyway. But while the world cinema buffs watch black and white...
The names Hugh Jackman and X-Men have long since become synonymous with one another, so it’s almost unthinkable at this point that another instalment of the sci-fi action film would go ahead without him. Good...
Anne Hathaway and her fellow cast members in Les Miserables were forced to sing live, MTV News have reported. They spoke to the movie’s director, Tom Hooper, who explained that it was of the utmost...
David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook - a stunning dark comedy starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper - appears to have hijacked the Oscars race. Russell was tipped for a golden statuette with The Fighter,...
Russell Crowe turned down Hugh Jackman's Wolverine part in the X-Men movies, though recommended the Australian star for the role. Crowe had just finished Gladiator and opted to work with Ron Howard on A Beautiful...
It’s been a long time since a movie musical challenged for an Oscar, yet with the predictions and rumors starting to fly round there are suggestions that one could be in the reckoning to take...
Russell Crowe got Hugh Jackman the role of Wolverine.The 'Noah' star was initially targeted to portray the 'X-Men' character, but when he turned down the film, he suggested producer Bryan Singer spoke to the 'Real...
Hugh Jackman's wife insists they never spend more than two weeks apart.The 'Les Miserables' star married actress-and-director Deborra-Lee Furness in 1996 and was told by his spouse before they wed that it was important they...
Hugh Jackman has Les Miserables co-star Russell Crowe to thank for his biggest roles - because he turned them down.The two Australian-based movie stars have become good friends over the years and so playing rivals...
Thespian Colm Wilkinson gave Hugh Jackman his blessing to portray Jean Valjean in movie musical Les Miserables after originating the role onstage in London and New York.Wilkinson has a small role in the new film...
Director Tom Hooper was prepared to walk away from the big screen adaptation of Les Miserables if actor Hugh Jackman refused to sign on as his leading man.The filmmaker recruited an all-star line-up to bring...
As the Hugh Jackman-starring animation Rise Of The Guardians finally readies itself for release at the US Box Office this week, the final batch of reviews have come in and, whilst there is the odd...
'The Wolverine' director is ''making him an animal'' in the new film. The latest film about the superhero - played by Hugh Jackman, who stars and co-produces - sees him in Japan, and director James...
Hugh Jackman was given an expert dance lesson on the set of his latest X-Men movie The Wolverine earlier this week (begs15Oct12) when Korean pop star PSY stopped by to show him the Gangnam...
Gossip websites reacted with shock today when Hollywood star Katie Holmes was spotted getting from A to B on the New York underground.'What?!' I hear you cry over the din of several thousand jaws hitting...
Hugh Jackman thinks animated movies are ''superior'' to live-action films.The Australian actor - who voices the Easter Bunny in 'Rise of the Guardians' and has previously worked on 'Flushed Away' and Happy Feet' - admires...
Hugh Jackman consumed ''nothing but water'' for 36 hours to prepare for 'Les Miserables'.The Australian actor has seen his 'Wolverine' filming delayed so tried to keep in peak physical condition in preparation for the role...
Hugh Jackman is back as Wolverine and boy is he looking good doing so. The first pictures of the actor playing his signature role in the forthcoming movie named after the character were revealed today,...
Anne Hathaway's performance in 'Les Miserables' is ''breathtaking''.The brunette beauty stunned the crew and her castmates on the forthcoming musical movie with her ''raw and intense'' portrayal prostitute Fantine and her performances of songs in...
Australian actor Hugh Jackman is to be honoured for his career achievements by bosses of the Museum of the Moving Image (Mmi) in New York City.The X-Men star will receive the museum's 'Salute' at a...
Hugh Jackman and Lee Daniels are working on a movie about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.The pair previously tried to pull together funding for civil rights movie 'Selma' two years ago, but following...