THE GREATEST SHOWMAN : Publicity and Promotion

[jo]

Oct 22, 2017 21:32:07 GMT -5 ruby said:

Oct 22, 2017 21:20:02 GMT -5 jo said:

Ruby had a chance to talk to Hugh at the Live-read --

Yessssssssssss !!!


People are getting very antsy that the second trailer is very long in coming...although I hear there will be some unexpected publicity blasts soon... plus there is excellent news about the album from someone involved in the production of the soundtrack!


Jo

He brought up Showman. He just busted out how excited he was for us to see Showman. Went on about the album and I did ask about the second trailer. He just kinda shrugged, soon.

He is up to something else too.

On a real high after the live read- he loved it.

Could he be referring to a potential major project by Michael Mann, as reported by Agence France Presse?

The American filmmaker is also working to make possible the filming of a western called "Comanches" - with Hugh Jackman - which will take place in 1873 in the United States at the heart of this Indian people "warrior" and trader

Jo

[ruby]

Oct 24, 2017 8:23:04 GMT -5 jo said:

Oct 22, 2017 21:32:07 GMT -5 ruby said:

He brought up Showman. He just busted out how excited he was for us to see Showman. Went on about the album and I did ask about the second trailer. He just kinda shrugged, soon.

He is up to something else too.

On a real high after the live read- he loved it.

Could he be referring to a potential major project by Michael Mann, as reported by Agence France Presse?

The American filmmaker is also working to make possible the filming of a western called "Comanches" - with Hugh Jackman - which will take place in 1873 in the United States at the heart of this Indian people "warrior" and trader

Jo

He was specific about what he's thinking about doing but who knows if it will come together. I probably shouldn't have toyed with you by referencing that but I will say this property wasn't mentioned.

[jo]

Thanks again ...

Okay -- my initial gut feel from what you said about " something else" -- Broadway?? I am hoping it is something to do with Sorkin? But maybe that is just very wishful thinking


Jo

[jo]

It's Keala's turn to be in the spotlight this time --

[jo]

Great ideas for Halloween -- come as the troupe from SHOWMAN

[jo]

The image was released by USA TODAY.


Is this the start of a new round of publicity ?

[jo]

Barnum's red coat -- the costume may very well win awards with other striking designs ... or is it more of a fashion statement




leatherswear.com/greatest-showman-hugh-jackman-red-coat

It's already up for sale as merchandise by an enterprising entrepreneur ( ala P.T. Barnum )

I wonder if Fox knows all about this



PS: The Ringmaster's red coat is more striking and eye-catching ( for Halloween or Christmas carolling)




Jo

[hughmanity]

www.textileworld.com/textile-world/knitting-apparel/2017/10/20th-century-fox-selects-gerber-to-produce-replica-costumes-for-the-greatest-showman-premiering-in-december/

[jo]

Great find, Hughmanity


If I may, I would like to reproduce part of the article ( in case it gets pulled out online) --

20th Century Fox Selects Gerber To Produce Replica Costumes For The Greatest Showman Premiering In December

October 24, 2017


TOLLAND, Conn. — October 24, 2017 — In every aspect of the fashion world, digitalization is driving the demand to bring new styles to market faster. This is also true for the world of film and costume creation. Costume replicas are costly and, in the past, they were all done by hand. But recently Gerber Technology combined forces with Global Garment Engineering and 20th Century Fox to replicate costumes worn by Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya in the upcoming film The Greatest Showman in theaters around the world starting Christmas Day.


By leveraging Gerber’s integrated digital solutions, they can now be done in a fraction of the time and at a much lower cost.


The challenge 20th Century Fox presented was to produce 50 sets of replicas of beautiful and complicated costumes in a very short time frame to support the film’s release. The product experts at Gerber, working closely with their partner Pat Trautman at Global Garment Engineering, accepted the challenge and leveraged Gerber’s industry leading products and team expertise to digitally deconstruct each costume garment without having to take them apart...

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Pat Trautman and her team from Global Garment Engineering brought their expertise and passion to ensure every detail was handled on time and with a constant focus on ensuring the quality of the replicas would match the designer’s vision for each of the original costumes.

“We are honored to have completed this project with 20th Century Fox. It has allowed the team to use its expertise and display their pride in all that they have accomplished with our digital solutions offering,” said Mohit Uberoi, CEO, Gerber Technology. We are all looking forward to the release of The Greatest Showman.

The whole process will be demonstrated at ideation 2017 and conference attendees will be able to see the replica costumes, experience the technology and speak directly with the team members who worked on the project.

Posted October 24, 2017
Source: Gerber Technology

This is probably also a major pitch for Oscar consideration for BEST COSTUMES

Will the costumes be taken to major locations for any planned premieres for the movie in key cities? Just like they did for Les Miserables? And PAN ?


Jo

[jo]

[jo]

The USA TODAY feature --

www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/10/24/10-holiday-movies-you-absolutely-must-see-justice-league-new-star-wars/790377001/

P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman, center) creates a family of circus stars out of society's outcasts in the musical 'The Greatest Showman' (Dec. 25). (Photo: Niko Tavernise)


'The Greatest Showman' (Dec. 25)


Stars: Hugh Jackman, Zendaya and Zac Efron

Director: Michael Gracey

The skinny: The original musical (with songs by La La Land duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul) chronicles the rise of P.T. Barnum from a nobody to the charismatic creator of a spectacular and successful circus. Two strong stories at play: One is the tight-knit group that Barnum inadvertently puts together with his various oddities, “all these people who otherwise would be invisible to society," Gracey says. "He’s turning them into stars, but more importantly he’s making them feel love for the first time in their lives. It’s about embracing what is different about you and that it’s something to be celebrated.” But there’s also his actual family, including wife Charity (Michelle Williams), who play into a tale of “realizing that your greatest wealth is the people you’re surrounded with and the love they have for you. I don’t think that’s a bad message to have at Christmas.”

Ironic that the second theme is all about family, and yet USA TODAY ignores the name of Michelle Williams on the list of STARS.

[jo]

What does a producer for a soundtrack song do?

[carouselkathy]

Just guessing, but perhaps a producer supervises the recording sessions ,and along with union reps, designates the number of musicians needed depending on what the orchestrations require..

[jo]

Ok

But what I find a little difficult to understand is --

*Presumably they did record the songs in a recording studio before filming started... and then lipsynched to them as they filmed. I am not sure if the full orchestra was around... Or did they just concentrate on the actors's singing being recorded ( so it is a clean version when they lipsynch to it)... This was done sometime before November 2016 ( filming start or thereabouts).

*But it seems additional work ( with some key music people involved) was done on the soundtrack during post-production and before the album is released. This was what I heard that has people getting excited about the soundtrack.


Hmm... life was simpler with Les Miserables. They rehearsed the songs! They sang live on set! Two pianists were on hand ( with the music being piped into the actors's ears as they sang)! Except for the Opening Scene when the water drowned out the singing, they were able to retain the live-singing concept all throughout the film! The full orchestral background was added during post production! As it was a sung-through musical, the film scoring and the music background to the "real" songs were added at the Edit suite! Presumably, the soundtrack was picked up live from the finished film? That is how I understood that process

Whatever it is -- I am very excited ( and from what Ruby reported, so is Hugh!) to hear the full soundtrack from SHOWMAN!


Jo

[jo]

Now for the songs --

*THIS IS ME is the only one we really have heard ( trailer music with Keala...and Hugh's concert version) so far.

*There were bits of COME ALIVE during the CinemaCon LA presentation.

*Variety reported a duet with Hugh and Zac (THE OTHER SIDE)... and another duet for Zac and Zendaya (REWRITE THE STARS).

*There is the supposed finale song which Hugh performed with the ensemble during the reading in February 2016 ( which saw him singing against doctor's orders) for that final song of the score. We got hints of it from the Variety article : 'For instance, “FROM NOW ON,” the big moment in the last act for Barnum (Hugh Jackman) as he faces a critical stage in his life and career, is uplifting and powerful.'

*Presumably, Michelle and Rebecca will have songs to sing, too?


*How many other songs will Hugh sing?

*How many songs all in all in the soundtrack? Hopefully, 10-12 by Pasek and Paul?? Or is that a bit much


Here's the Variety article covering Pasek and Paul's work in THE GREATEST SHOWMAN --

variety.com/2017/artisans/news/songwriters-barnum-greatest-showman-1202573848/


Jo

[jo]

Oct 24, 2017 19:43:57 GMT -5 jo said:

Great find, Hughmanity


If I may, I would like to reproduce part of the article ( in case it gets pulled out online) --

20th Century Fox Selects Gerber To Produce Replica Costumes For The Greatest Showman Premiering In December

October 24, 2017


TOLLAND, Conn. — October 24, 2017 — In every aspect of the fashion world, digitalization is driving the demand to bring new styles to market faster. This is also true for the world of film and costume creation. Costume replicas are costly and, in the past, they were all done by hand. But recently Gerber Technology combined forces with Global Garment Engineering and 20th Century Fox to replicate costumes worn by Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya in the upcoming film The Greatest Showman in theaters around the world starting Christmas Day.
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The challenge 20th Century Fox presented was to produce 50 sets of replicas of beautiful and complicated costumes in a very short time frame to support the film’s release. The product experts at Gerber, working closely with their partner Pat Trautman at Global Garment Engineering, accepted the challenge and leveraged Gerber’s industry leading products and team expertise to digitally deconstruct each costume garment without having to take them apart...

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The whole process will be demonstrated at ideation 2017 and conference attendees will be able to see the replica costumes, experience the technology and speak directly with the team members who worked on the project.

Posted October 24, 2017
Source: Gerber Technology
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Maybe the costume replicas will be partly used for this purpose? The following was taken from the announcement of Cunard that the world premiere of THE GREATEST SHOWMAN will take place onboard the QueenMary2 --

"The Greatest Showman's" Emmy Award®-winning costume designer Ellen Mirojnick will also sail in December on the Transatlantic Crossing from New York to England following the premiere, offering talks on her career and showcasing her designs from the movie while mingling with guests.

[jo]

Remember the announcement of the book to accompany the release of the movie?

Check out the page on Amazon or your Order details, if you have already pre-ordered the book (The Art and Making of The Greatest Showman by Bergstrom, Signe)

They have added some images from the book at Amazon -

[jo]

Okay -- the film has already been completed because it has now been rated by MPAA:

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements including a brawl

So, where is the second trailer??

If Fox does not hurry, it might get overtaken by the release of the movie ( premieres in early December?)


Jo

[jo]

Reposting Harlequinade's post --

"bete de scene"


From Wiktionary --

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French bête de scène (“beast of the stage”).

Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /beɪt də sɛn/
Noun[edit]

bête de scène (plural bêtes de scène)

A feral player; an actor whose intense performance is likened to a wild animal. quotations ▼
A performer with innate talent.

Okay -- who among the actors who have been in movie musicals in the last two decades or so can also be called "bete de scene", meaning beast of the stage for musical theatre


Jo

[jo]

We've heard...and probably speculated on the spectacle.

Are we also excited about the possible drama that happens in THE GREATEST SHOWMAN ?

[jo]

Oct 27, 2017 21:28:53 GMT -5 jo said:

Reposting Harlequinade's post --

"bete de scene"


From Wiktionary --

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French bête de scène (“beast of the stage”).

Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /beɪt də sɛn/
Noun[edit]

bête de scène (plural bêtes de scène)

A feral player; an actor whose intense performance is likened to a wild animal. quotations ▼
A performer with innate talent.

Okay -- who among the actors who have been in movie musicals in the last two decades or so can also be called "bete de scene", meaning beast of the stage for musical theatre


Jo

There is NO English edition of PREMIERE magazine because both the print and online editions ceased publication many years ago.


Jo

[jo]

Sorryyyyyyyy....

You're awfully mistaken

That is the other Barnum... the Barnum for whom Cy Coleman wrote the music ... the Barnum of Jim Dale and Michael Crawford

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_(musical)


Jackman will only do nearly death-defying stunts for Logan/Wolverine


Jo

[jo]

I thought I would reprint this article from Variety from AUGUST 2009 --


variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/hugh-jackman-to-star-in-showman-1118006842/

Hugh Jackman to star in ‘Showman’
Michael Fleming
Film Editor, Deadline Hollywood
@deadlinemike

August 3, 2009 | 08:30PM PT

Actor to play P.T. Barnum in Fox musical


Twentieth Century Fox has attached Hugh Jackman to play American showman P.T. Barnum in “The Greatest Showman on Earth,” an original contemporary musical to be scripted by Jenny Bicks (“Sex and the City”).

The film will be produced by Laurence Mark (“Dreamgirls”), Jackman and his Seed partner John Palermo. It is an outgrowth of their work together on the 81st Academy Awards, on which Jackman was host, Mark was exec producer, and Bicks was part of the Emmy-nominated writing team.

Jackman will play the showman with a penchant for hoaxing a gullible public as he creates the three-ring circus that made him famous. The musical also focuses on his infatuation with singer Jenny Lind — the so-called Swedish Nightingale.

Pic will have a contemporary musical score, and the studio is in talks with British singer-songwriter Mika to write music and lyrics.

The musical follows the old Hollywood tradition in which tuners were scripted with specific actors in mind. The Lind role is being scripted for Anne Hathaway, who teamed with Jackman in his opening Oscars number.
Jackman, who won the Tony Award for “The Boy From Oz,” is determined to make several screen musicals, and the Barnum film adds another to the properties he and Palermo are putting together at Fox.

Those efforts include a David Magee-scripted “Carousel” remake at Fox 2000. Jackman also wants Hathaway as his female lead in the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic.

*It was always planned to be a musical! Some have reported that it was originally planned as a straight biopic which is not true.

*It has always said that it was aiming for a contemporary musical score. This was likely the reason why the first composer that was being considered for the film project was a European pop singer/songwriter named MIKA.

*It has always been identified as a FOX project.

*However, Bicks was not part of the EMMY-winning team which wrote Hugh's Opening Number ( Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics -- Hugh Jackman Opening Number: William Ross, John Kimbrough, Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab, Ben Schwartz) but had probably written part of the script for the telecast. The following year, when the EMMY was awarded to the team, I remember that it was composed of an all-male writing team. Maybe the connection with Bicks led to the writing of the first draft of the script for THE GREATEST SHOWMAN ON EARTH ( as it was called then).


Jo

[jo]

TOTALLY UNEXPECTED NEWS!!


The release date of THE GREATEST SHOWMAN has been moved up from December 25 to December 20, 2017!

www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/?view=bydate&release=all&date=2017-12-01&showweeks=5&p=.htm


It will now be in direct competition with JUMANJI. It will also now open only 5 days from Opening Date of STAR WARS: The LAST JEDI (December 15).


Jo

[jo]

Oct 17, 2017 10:59:03 GMT -5 jo said:

Product tie-in!

His and Hers Fragrances inspired by THE GREATEST SHOWMAN


www.moodiedavittreport.com/house-of-sillage-aims-to-add-its-sparkle-to-travel-retail/

Excerpts --

House of Sillage aims to add its sparkle to travel retail
by Helen Pawson, Brands Editor
[e-mail]
Source: ©The Moodie Davitt Report
17 October 2017

California haute parfumerie House of Sillage is targeting travel retail expansion following its “fast and furious” journey since launching in 2012...

In related news, House of Sillage is partnering with 20th Century Fox to release officially licensed limited-edition his and hers fragrances for movie musical The Greatest Showman, which is due to launch in December.

The Greatest Showman, featuring Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron, celebrates the birth of show business and is directed by new filmmaker Michael Gracey.

The Greatest Showman for Her, inspired by the “brilliance and charisma of show business”, includes notes of raspberry, bergamot, almond and vanilla. The Greatest Showman for Him features mandarin, black leather and amber gris, enhanced by coriander.





The Greatest Showman tells the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerising spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

Based on the full article, it looks like the fragrance company products are a little on the high end.

Are products of the House of Sillage generally available in many big cities or is availability fairly limited?

But given that THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is for mass audiences, will the fragrances created to tie in with the movie be made at more affordable prices and widely available? Or is this simply a limited publicity tie-in for the forthcoming movie?

Nevertheless, this puts the publicity for the movie on a different scale compared to the usual popcorn/soda/memorabilia stuff.


Jo

It will be available exclusively at Bloomingdale's.

www.imgrum.org/media/1635785611514561028_4057439866