Robbie Williams is a Monkey in ‘Better Man’ Music Biopic Full Trailer
by Alex Billington
November 14, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Don’t want to be a nobody…” Oh my. 🐒 Paramount has debuted the main official trailer for Better Man, telling the story of British popstar Robbie Williams. Opening in the US in wide release this January. It’s a brand new original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey. This premiered at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival and it opens in theaters later this year (in December for a week). “Discover an extraordinary journey that can’t be told in an ordinary way.” Williams is visualized as a photo-realistic monkey in the film instead of himself – animated by Weta VFX. Better Man is based on the mostly true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, who claims to be one of the greatest entertainers of all time. It also stars Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Alison Steadman, Kate Mulvaney, Frazer Hadfield, Tom Budge, and Anthony Hayes. This still looks totally crazy! What a wild concept. And apparently it’s really good? It does look big and spectacular and entertaining – even if he’s literally a monkey the entire time. Who’s down?
Here’s the official trailer for Michael Gracey’s biopic film Better Man, direct from Paramount’s YouTube:
You can rewatch the initial teaser trailer for Gracey’s Better Man biopic right here, for even more footage.
Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Under the visionary direction of Michael Gracey, the film is uniquely told from Williams’ perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit. It follows Robbie’s journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring. Better Man is directed by Australian filmmaker Michael Gracey, director of The Greatest Showman movie previously, plus many other music videos & theater projects. The screenplay is written by Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, Michael Gracey. It’s produced by Paul Currie, Michael Gracey, Coco Xiaolu Ma, Jules Daly, Craig McMahon. This initially premiered at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival this fall. Paramount will release Gracey’s Better Man movie in select US theaters starting December 25th, 2024, on Christmas Day, later this year. It will expand to a nationwide release on January 17th, 2025 early in the new year. Anyone planning to watch?
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