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Post by mamaleh on Nov 27, 2012 8:45:52 GMT -5
Those stills are gorgeous. Thanks, Jo.
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Post by jo on Nov 27, 2012 22:53:31 GMT -5
There's great big Les Mis fanbase that finds all those stills and other treasures ;D Hugh, is in Japan now, for the next leg of the publicity tour. This is from his own camera --  Hugh Jackmanþ@RealHughJackman
There is our friend mt Fuji in the distance. So happy to be back in japan. pic.twitter.com/ypoZXUk6Jo |
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Post by ptflynn on Nov 28, 2012 9:21:40 GMT -5
Thanks for posting these stills. They are beautiful and the buzz about Les Miz is starting to be very exciting. Can't wait until 12/25.
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Post by jo on Nov 28, 2012 10:02:58 GMT -5
It looks like this will be the international poster - this time in English :  |
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Post by jo on Nov 28, 2012 17:20:57 GMT -5
In the Daily Mail feature, there is a video clip at the bottom.
Please be sure to check it out - to see the mammoth crowd singing Do You Hear the People Sing in Japanese ( Les Mis was very popular there when it was staged) and Mackintosh seemingly trying to get his cast to sing along - LOL!
I almost teared up to see how immensely popular the musical is -- and how the film can become the runaway universal favorite!
The Japanese distributor ( who had seen the stage production only 65 times) must have been very proud of this reception of the producers, director, and main cast. I can't imagine what he can have in store for the premiere on December 18!
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Post by njr on Nov 28, 2012 18:32:07 GMT -5
I LOVE Anne's hair!! Nancy |
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Post by foxie on Nov 28, 2012 21:21:12 GMT -5
If Hugh is doing it it will be the best acting ever!Being displaced isn't easy but this movie will make Christmas!y
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Post by jo on Nov 29, 2012 8:04:04 GMT -5
Look who came to the event -- Hugh's co-star in The Wolverine, Tao Okamoto. /photo/1  RealHughJackmanHugh Jackman 32
And thanks to my #Wolverine co-star Tao for coming out to the presentation too!!! pic.twitter.com/HmTk1UIy Jo |
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Post by jo on Nov 29, 2012 8:08:40 GMT -5
He also tweeted this --
Cameron Mackintosh was seen prodding his cast to sing with the crowds ;D...It seems they heeded the master impresario!
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Post by birchie on Nov 29, 2012 9:30:48 GMT -5
Lovely little story about Issy: www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9711135/British-girl-to-star-in-Les-Miserables-after-being-spotted-in-a-school-play.htmlBritish girl to star in Les Miserables after being spotted in a school play
A 10-year-old girl from East Sussex will star in the Hollywood adaptation of Les Miserables after being spotted in a school play.
9:52AM GMT 29 Nov 2012
Isabelle Allen stars in the forthcoming adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, alongside Russell Crowe, Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Jackman and Sacha Baron Cohen.
She has also been chosen as the poster girl for the film, which is expected to be a front-runner for best screenplay at next year's Oscars.
But only a year ago Isabelle was acting and singing on a much smaller scale as the lame boy in her school's production of The Piper of Hamelin.
Jeremy Taylor from the National Youth Music Theatre was so impressed with her performance he persuaded talent agents to let her audition for the film version of the world's longest running musical.
Parents Elaine and Nigel Allen thought Isabelle might be an extra in the film, but instead she was recommended for the part of Cosette – one of the story's central characters who is cruelly beaten and abused.
Despite having no professional acting experience, Isabelle, from Eastbourne, in East Sussex, ended up beating thousands of children to win the coveted role.
She said: "When I found out I'd been picked I was so excited. I was jumping up and down on my bed. But I was also a little scared and nervous, because I didn't know what to expect."
Isabelle was quickly expected to shoot scenes as late as 6am for the film, which also stars Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried, who plays Cosette as an older teenager.
But as soon as she got on set the experienced actors quickly went out of their way to make her feel at ease and comfortable.
She said Academy Award winner Russell Crowe was "friendly" but also "focused" and "serious", while Amanda Seyfried offered words of encouragement and would constantly knit.
But it was her on-screen father, X-Men star Hugh Jackman, who immediately took her under his wing.
The Australian actor, who has two adopted children, moved rocks away from the set so Isabelle would not step on them, and made sure she was comfortable when not filming.
She said: "He would joke about what my favourite cocktail was and I'd say it was a water cocktail. "He was very funny and would talk in these different voices. He tried to persuade the director to let me wear shoes while I was filming because it was cold, but we weren't allowed to. He was very kind to me.
"All the famous people were so nice and really helpful. They made me feel relaxed."
On the back of her film success, Isabelle has landed the same role for the current West End production of Les Miserables.
And the youngster has already received compliments on her performance in the forthcoming film from her co-stars, as well as personal emails from Hugh Jackman and Amanda Seyfried.
She will also get the red carpet treatment when she attends the film's world premiere in Leicester Square on Wednesday (December 5) and in New York on December 10.
Offers for new films have already come in, including a Disney role she is not allowed to talk about yet.
But her new-found fame has not stopped her from going to her lessons at Moira House School and spending time with friends.
Mum Elaine said: "She's never changed. She still just the same Izzy. It's been an incredible year and we'll have to wait to see what happens next."
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Post by mamaleh on Nov 29, 2012 10:30:26 GMT -5
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Post by birchie on Nov 29, 2012 11:14:29 GMT -5
OMG! What a beautiful story. Jean Valjean would be so proud of that young officer! And, yes the homeless man looks just like the convict JVJ! Sue |
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Post by ocjackie on Nov 29, 2012 12:28:09 GMT -5
I read the story early this morning and thought, there is hope for this world. I had to look back after you guys posted. You are sooooooooooooo right. It DOES so look like JVJ.  |
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Post by jo on Nov 29, 2012 15:24:59 GMT -5
Thanks, Ellen, for that heartwarming story.
The homeless man looks like Valjean.
But the real life story is a better one compared to what we had seen from the movie clips -- where a wandering Valjean begs for shelter because "he was cold" but the innkeeper shoves him away " I know who you are - you are Jean Valjean". That reminds me of the Christmas story, where Mary and Joseph were repeatedly turned away until they found a lowly manger.
It is the simple acts of kindness that makes one think there is still much faith in humanity! I wonder if the policeman is the kind Bishop of Digne in modern clothes?
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Post by jo on Nov 30, 2012 2:18:20 GMT -5
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Post by mamaleh on Nov 30, 2012 8:26:24 GMT -5
Jo, thanks for that footage news. I read your post just as I was preparing to leave for work, so I immediately turned on the "E" channel to see when yesterday's newscast would be rebroadcast today and heard, "Coming up next....Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman...[why is she always mentioned first?]"--so needless to say I was a little late for work. The scenes looked gorgeous on my big flat screen. Co-host Terrence Jenkins (whom I'd never heard of) made a silly, obviously scripted remark about how he can't wait to see ANNIE and was of course gently corrected by Giuliana Rancic that the scenes were from LES MIZ.
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Post by jo on Nov 30, 2012 9:08:30 GMT -5
Ellen, Some media are even referring to Les Miserables as the "Anne Hathaway musical"  But how did you like that brief singing by Hugh of "Who Am I"? That was obviously taken in the middle of the song -- when Valjean was reflecting on the moral issues and deciding what to do. I thought that was a particularly strong acting moment. No over the top acting but a strong affirmation of moral values.... Later on, he ends the song elsewhere, with him changing to a coat, marching to the judge at the courtroom, and then declaring he is "24601"!! I am guessing that the way Hooper directed Hugh ( and Hugh must have been in total agreement) is to primarily act out the role, with singing simply used to express his thoughts or feelings. Valjean is a strong character, but a man of few words and a man who has learned the true meaning of love for his fellowmen. Hence Hooper and Hugh must have wanted to portray him as primarily a man of faith and quiet strength whose acts characterize the person and not how he soars in song. His articulating his thoughts/feelings and the appropriate acting moments emphasize the dramatic aspects rather than the spectacle side ( showing off by singing or belting) of his narrative. That would then put Hugh's performance on parity with the dramatic talents of Day-Lewis, Phoenix, D Washington, J. Hawkes and other highly touted dramatic actors in contention. Just my theory, of course This Valjean will not show the melodrama expressed in I Dreamed A Dream or Empty Chairs at Empty Tables or On My Own -- but in a quiet but steely and masterful command of the scene and the storyline instead! And with singing of course! Someone tweeted that "Hugh Jackman's acting/musicianship is so honest that it is beautiful!" - which I think is the essence of the work he has done for this milestone movie! Jo |
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Post by Jamie on Nov 30, 2012 9:33:24 GMT -5
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That is exactly what I am getting from the clips so far. Hugh had the job of carrying a three hour movie while telling a classic story in such a way as to support all the other characters. Without that strong center of beautiful acting, it would just be a film of the stage musical not something that will stand as a classic in its own right. I love the interpretation that emphasizes the acting while letting the music add to the events.
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Post by mamaleh on Nov 30, 2012 9:39:28 GMT -5
Agreed, Jo. His singing more than suits the requirements of film, which are not to project to the back of the balcony, but to deliver subtle, honest and deeply felt characterizations. Of course, as I'd somewhat feared, some critic--can't remember who--was just quoted as saying Hugh does not get a chance to "soar." But as you say, the lush, "melodramatic"/romantic ballads were never Valjean's in any previous incarnation of LES MIZ. I just hope the Academy voters realize how deftly and superbly Hugh portrays Valjean on screen with seamless integration of acting and singing at the highest level.
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Post by annetter on Nov 30, 2012 10:41:13 GMT -5
Thanks Jo for the tip about E!news.
here's another:
Access Hollywood will feature Les Mis on NBC tonight NYC time 7:30 pm
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