THE GREATEST SHOWMAN : Awards Talk

[harlequinade]

God I'm still pissed off DDL won for Lincoln. It's a good performance and he is a great actor but that whole method thing...I find this very disrespectful to the cast and crew when someone stays in the character and is difficult on the set. Hugh, for me, absolutely carried Les Mis and should have won. It's baffling to me that he was only nominated once. He is so well liked, a great actor and he is always promoting his films. I'm actually more excited about him doing talk shows in December than for the movie

[jo]

Hugh does not do the Hollywood scene. He and his family choose to live in NYC. It seems that the only one who is Hollywood-based that he has kept in touch with on a regular basis has been his longtime agent and longtime friend Patrick Whitesell ( now Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of WME-IMG)! Although he is also the only actor I have seen where big studio heads were present for either his Grauman Chinese Theatre hand/footprints ceremony ( Rupert Murdoch, Gianopulos, Rothman) or Walk of Fame STAR ceremony ( Gianopulos, Jeffrey Katzenberg of Dreamworks, Universal studio head Ron Meyer). You don't usually see those key people attending ceremonies like those.

Jo

[luzie]

Oct 19, 2017 10:41:00 GMT -5 jo said:

Personally, I think the real picture will shape up once the movies are screened presumably earlier for film critics ( and maybe the movie press) AND most importantly how strongly the major studios will position their bets in the campaign.

Exactly. Everything else is pure speculation at this point of time! A few movies will drop out, a few others - the one or another surprise - will move up on the list. As every year.

Re DDL, if his movie sucks, he won't get another nod either. For instance, he wasn't nominated for Nine either. Since apparently nobody has seen his finished movie yet, nobody can know for sure if he really receives another nomination. The same goes for Hugh and anyone else whose movies aren't officially screened or released yet. And even after all movies are released, there will be one or another surprise. At the moment all we can do is to hope that Hugh gets nominated for anything - either for Logan or for TGS. And if it doesn't work out this year, he has perhaps more luck next year with The Front Runner.

[harlequinade]

Oct 19, 2017 12:19:47 GMT -5 jo said:

Hugh does not do the Hollywood scene. He and his family choose to live in NYC. It seems that the only one who is Hollywood-based that he has kept in touch with on a regular basis has been his longtime agent and longtime friend Patrick Whitesell ( now Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of WME-IMG)! Although he is also the only actor I have seen where big studio heads were present for either his Grauman Chinese Theatre hand/footprints ceremony ( Rupert Murdoch, Gianopulos, Rothman) or Walk of Fame STAR ceremony ( Gianopulos, Jeffrey Katzenberg of Dreamworks, Universal studio head Ron Meyer). You don't usually see those key people attending ceremonies like those.

Jo

I mean as opposed to someone like Gary Oldman who is famous for not even doing many talk shows to promote his films. Hugh is always there on Fallon playing games

[jo]

Re DDL's PHANTOM THREAD movie - Jeff Wells said he heard at this point that the movie is almost 3 hours long ( presumably PTAnderson can go either way with what to do with it - edit further or keep it as it is. Earlier sccops say that it is like FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. For the story of a famous fashion designer in London, who supposedly dressed royalty?

LINCOLN was a different story -- a biopic of a beloved American president, directed by Spielberg, and publicized by Spielberg ( White House screening, TIME cover story as Greatest Actor of His Generation, etc).

Jo

[jo]

What I mean by not doing the Hollywood scene is with reference to the social scene in Hollywood.  If you're not seen too often ( parties, other publicity events), people may not get to know you personally... Even during the Oscar campaign for Les Miserables, he would only spend part of his time for the obligatory socializing and screenings/Q&As... half of the time he was filming PRISONERS in Georgia.

Hugh publicizes his movies ( media junket) as that is part usually of contractual obligations ( especially for blockbusters which spend an awful lot of money for publicity). And he works hard at it!  When he did the media interviews for LOGAN in NYC people noticed how tired he was ( but he was still very gracious during the series of short interviews). He had just come from an overnight filming for GREATEST SHOWMAN and has not had time to sleep!

Oldman has had only one nomination so far. Hollywood is always impressed with British actors! I don't know why .. I do like some of them ( Vanessa R who is a more natural and versatile actress than say Judi M or Maggie S or Helen M - although they are also good) but Lawrence Olivier or even Kenneth Branagh in his filmed Shakespearen portrayals are not my cup of tea. They are probably excellent theatre actors ( I have seen a few straight plays at the West End, where I had seen a lot more musicals) for more classical or serious plays but they do not necessarily translate to excellent actors in all genres and in all branches of the performing arts.  I also do not like when the actors seem or sound too mannered! Do they have actors who are both excellent in movies ( as top draw) and in both musical theatre/dramatic theatre? I did like the late Richard Burton but mainly for his speaking voice! I do have a rare copy of his Hamlet portrayal ( when I saw Jude Law in his Broadway stint for Hamlet - er... that was not impressive at all!) ... and RB may not really be a musical theatre actor but I will listen to the remastered CD of Camelot everytime! And yet Burton never did win an Oscar, from my recollection.

Maybe Hugh should disclose publicly that he also carries a British passport ( which he does!) and  that he has British ancestry although I imagine that his genes which gave him such good looks came from his Greek ancestry

Personally, I am not overly impressed with actor portrayals of historical figures where makeup, weight loss/gain, other prosthetics, accents, gait are 100% copied from the real thing ( especially very famous people). That is not acting - that is more like impersonation -sorry! Sadly, Hollywood awards are littered with those ( and even DiCaprio ranted about how some people win awards for simply losing a lot of weight)

I am hoping that Hugh Jackman's portrayal of GARY HART will not be a 100% attempt to look or sound exactly like him - I want to see room for an actor's dramatic aura to shine through. Maybe a general impression to create that we are seeing a real-life personality but interpreted maybe in a slightly different way from the real person. I do not want a full mimicry of the real Gary Hart. I am glad that despite some people saying that they look alike in the compared photos - -that that is really an exaggeration. Even the hairstyle is slightly different. But we'll see...

As of now, there is no release date yet for THE FRONTRUNNER...nor is there any news that it has been picked up for distribution by a major studio or its subsidiary.


Jo

[carouselkathy]

I agree, Jo. One exception might be Colin Firth in THE KING'S SPEECH. No effort was made to make him look like the king. His portrayal was based on character (and of course speech). I know the Academy has a short memory, and LOGAN was a spring/summer film, but I'm still hoping for at least a nomination. Hopefully between LOCAN, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, and THE FRONT RUNNER, the Academy can recognize Hugh.

[jo]

Kathy,

They did not try to make Colin look exactly like George VI -- it was his interpretation of the character and singular physical attribute ( which was the main topic of the movie) of the monarch which was key to his performance.

Colin did not look all all like a Windsor





Interesting fact -- for their first choices the author wanted Paul Bettany ( the albino in Da Vinci Code) for the king's part while director Tom Hooper preferred Hugh Grant as the monarch.

Btw, Tom chose between Paul Bettany and Russell Crowe for Javert...but finally got his "Hugh" for Valjean

A bit ironic, two Aussies were eventually cast to portray Frenchmen in the English version of LES MISERABLES.


Jo

[jo]

Oct 19, 2017 14:59:54 GMT -5 carouselkathy said:

Hopefully between LOCAN, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, and THE FRONT RUNNER, the Academy can recognize Hugh.

That is talent and extreme versatility for you!

How many actors can do all those roles ??

[jo]

Jeff Wells has published a new Oscar Spitball ( guesses, ranked as to which one might win Best Picture) and it seems he has banished SHOWMAN from his list ( although he stops at # 8 here).



*Call Me is his favorite ever since -- not surprised he will put it on top.

*Some of his audience question his motives for putting APES on the list when nobody is talking about it anymore, even accusing him of pecuniary motives

*Two unseen movies ( Phantom Thread and The Post) are high on his list -- it seems auteur-driven movies will always find favor with the movie press?

Btw, he continues to list SHOWMAN as one of 9 likeliest contenders for nominations ( Oscar Balloon). Ha - maybe he has not had time to update it?


I guess we will have to just be patient about waiting for all rightful guesses in less than two months -- Golden Globes nods are due in early December ( so presumably, early screenings or screeners will be arranged for the unseen movies)!


JO

[jo]

Per Hollywood Reporter, here is the schedule for Golden Globes --

Monday, July 10, 2017: Submission website for 2018 Golden Globe motion picture and television entries opens

Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017: Deadline for submission of Golden Globe motion picture and television entry forms

Friday, Nov. 24, 2017: Deadline for nomination ballots to be mailed to all HFPA members by Ernst & Young

Monday, Dec. 4, 2017: Final screening date for motion pictures

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017: Final date for motion picture press conferences

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017: Deadline for receipt of nomination ballots by Ernst & Young, at 8 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 11, 2017: Announcement of nominations for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards at 5 a.m. PT/8 a.m. ET

Monday, Dec.18, 2017: Final ballots mailed to all HFPA members

Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018: Deadline for receipt of final ballots by Ernst & Young, at 5 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018: Presentation of the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globes are considered not just as forerunners but also as drivers of the key dates of he awards campaigns!


Jo

[jo]

It looks like SHOWMAN may really be playing it close to its chest -- it is likely that the full publicity blast for the movie release and for any awards consideration may happen soon and towards November ( and more box-office oriented pitches closer to its release date)?

Just guessing, of course

PS: Do you remember the unnerving wait for TOM HOOPER to complete LES MISERABLES in time for AWARDS consideration and its premiere ( they ended up postponing the early December premiere to a week-or-so later) but I do remember the first screenings for presumably the awards community then. Hopefully, it will be more manageable timetables for SHOWMAN this time?

Jo

[jo]

A lot of competition for BEST ORIGINAL SONG according to PLAYLIST --

theplaylist.net/dierks-bentley-enters-the-best-song-fire-with-only-the-brave-20171019/

[jo]

A research blog on "How much do Hollywood campaigns for an Oscar cost?"

has been posted on the Off-Topic Section ( Understanding the Film Business/Awards).

It is a very well-researched and informative article on the cost of Oscar campaigns.

[jo]

Veering away from the topic of the SOUNDTRACK, but on which song will likely walk away with an Oscar --

It seems THIS IS ME, at the moment, is GREATEST SHOWMAN'S best bet!

It is beautifully written, it is socially relevant, it is contemporary in sound and words, and it is exceptionally performed by Keala Settle.






The fans of Beauty and the Beast think that the new song written for the movie called EVERMORE will please OSCAR voters. Have a listen --

[jo]

Best Actor musings --

www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/242313-Oscars-2018-Its-Gary-Oldman-versus-everyone-else

And another unknown is Hugh Jackman, who leads the P.T. Barnum musical/biopic The Greatest Showman on Earth. No one’s seen the film yet so it’s unclear if it/Jackman is a contender, but 20th Century Fox is also making a push for Logan, so there’s the slightest chance that buzz could come back around for that superhero movie. But, given the Academy’s snubbing of the genre over the years, Greatest Showman is likely his best bet and that’s probably where Fox will put most of its campaign money.

[jo]

Film Experience thinks that the Oscar vibes of THE GREATEST SHOWMAN should not be ignored, even if the comments were given in a backhanded manner --

thefilmexperience.net/blog/2017/11/6/greatest-showman-posters-say-this-is-we.html?lastPage=true&postSubmitted=true

"Greatest Showman" Posters Say "This Is... We"

Monday, November 6, 2017 at 7:30PM


Chris here. I have seen a few folks suggesting online that The Greatest Showman could currently be greatly underestimated in the Oscar race. Sure, we're talking about an opulent original musical with one of the biggest movie stars taking center stage, so dismissing it entirely from the conversation is perhaps historically unwise. While the trailer and first two released songs have gotten a decidedly mixed response, let's not underestimate the financial success of recent musicals during the Christmas holiday window - maybe this is a splashy musical with box office gold in its sights ahead of statues.

But its also perhaps wise to note that the film's promotional campaign is just beginning, and we've got some new character posters to ogle! Let's do just that and drum up some Oscar talk while we're at it...

That "lyricists" qualifier is an odd crediting of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, no? "Did you specifically like La La Land for its lyrics alone?" They may not be a household name, but they also won the Tony this year! Best Original Song should be any easy nomination (regardless your thoughts on the tracks), but we'll see if they can keep the wins going.

Rebecca Ferguson serving austere is an easy way to get my butt in a seat, but the bigger question here is "does she sing?" Now that could pique my curiosity further.


Could Hugh Jackman get his second nomination for this?[ Musicals are one of the two modes we love him most, and recognition for Logan seems like more of a pipe dream, though that movie's success this year certainly can't hurt his chances here. Best Actor is such a wasteland this year, so one of our most beloved actors could reap the benefits of returning to the genre that nabbed him his first nomination.


The taste level here again tells me this is aiming for the widest possible audience and not necessarily Oscar - lovely, but rather derivative for a Best Picture play, at least. Some nominations below the line are a stronger possibility, as they typically are for musicals. The costuming sure is flashy!

But why does The Greatest Showman even need Oscar consideration to justify its existance? For my money, I'll take a junk musical if it means more musicals period (should this not be good, that is). And from these more dance-y posters here we get the promise of people who should be cast in musicals actually being cast in them for once! Zac Efron made a name for himself with High School Musical (remember those?!), Michelle Williams gave us a batty Sally Bowles on Broadway, and Zendaya's primed to be the next big thing. Let's be happy we're getting a movie musical at all.


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[jo]

While the trailer and first two released songs have gotten a decidedly mixed response...

The writer obviously did not check the written responses and the posted LIKE/DISLIKE ratio on the official YouTube uploads of the two released tracks ( LIKE ratio of at least 95% for both tracks!). He is obviously trying to rationalize why he is writing about the Oscar chances of GREATEST SHOWMAN in a breezy manner


Jo

[jo]

The writer from Film Experience missed taking in this kind of reaction! A very positive response to a musical score with a contemporary tone!

[jo]

In order for a film to be considered for a BAFTA nomination its first public exhibition must be displayed in a cinema and it must have a UK theatrical release for no fewer than seven days of the calendar year that corresponds to the upcoming awards. A movie must be of feature length and movies from all countries are eligible in all categories, with the exception of the Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut which are for British films or individuals only.

Does this mean that the UK release date of January 1, 2018 disqualifies the movie for the coming BAFTA Awards

[jo]

variety.com/2017/film/in-contention/studios-indies-stake-claim-for-globes-comedy-gold-1202604158/

From ‘Big Sick’ to ‘Downsizing,’ Studios and Indies Stake Claim for Globes Comedy Gold
By Kristopher Tapley @kristapley



From popular Sundance pickups to prestige awards bait, this year’s Golden Globes race for comedy/musical picture promises a solid balance of indie gems and studio offerings — and less category shopping.


Almost every major studio is in the mix with a serious contender. Two of them are musicals (three if you want to get technical). Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” could be the biggest box office story in the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s nominations. Though critics were lukewarm, the film made a truckload of cash off an intellectual property that, let’s face it, was ripe for a live-action remake. Fox’s contribution, meanwhile, will be “The Greatest Showman,” inspired by the life of P.T. Barnum. But a nomination for star Hugh Jackman might be easier to come by than one for best picture; the film is being positioned more as a holiday family movie than a serious awards play.



Keep an eye on Sony’s “Baby Driver,” however. Writer-director Edgar Wright infused his latest with a playlist soundtrack featuring artists as disparate as the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Young MC. Whether that makes it a “musical” is up for debate, but the HFPA likely will relent.

Rounding out the big studios, Paramount could salvage the post-Venice decline of “Downsizing” with a Globes comedy recognition. But Universal has the biggest question mark of the lot: Jordan Peele’s “Get Out.”

Ever since Ridley Scott publicly derided the placement of his film “The Martian” in the comedy category — while accepting the trophy, no less — the HFPA has kept a close eye on anything perceived as a stretch. “Get Out” should compute; it’s pure satire from a celebrated comedian. But you never know. And even if the placement is accepted, there’s no guarantee the film’s sociopolitical message will resonate with an international press group as well as it did with Stateside audiences.

Speaking of potential category straddlers, there are relatively few this year. But Fox Searchlight had some decisions to make. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” is a dark comedy, like Martin McDonagh’s previous films “In Bruges” and “Seven Psychopaths.” But the film’s subject matter — particularly in this climate — might make it a tough sell: Frances McDormand plays a woman seeking justice for her raped and murdered daughter, while Sam Rockwell plays a racist cop infamous for beating black suspects. The studio therefore submitted the film as a drama, while making “Battle of the Sexes” its comedy bet. Steve Carell’s mugging opposite Emma Stone no doubt helps the cause there, but Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ film is a graceful rendering of Billie Jean King’s homosexual awakening, so some might disagree that it’s mainly played for laughs.

Whatever wins has big shoes to fill: Last year’s comedy/musical victor “La La Land” won a record-breaking seven prizes.
“I, Tonya” is another film that could yield complex feelings. It’s a dark comedy sprung from the “To Die For” or Coen brothers mold, but if there’s a sense that the tone makes light of things like domestic and parental abuse, that could leave a weird taste.

The rest of the field is more clear-cut: Amazon has a ripe contender in “The Big Sick” (and will aim for drama with Woody Allen’s “Wonder Wheel”); last year’s drama victor A24 is back with a pair of comedies in “The Disaster Artist” and “Lady Bird,” with James Franco and Saoirse Ronan, respectively; Netflix will break into the field for the first time with Adam Sandler and “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)”; and Focus comes bearing a throwback player in “Victoria & Abdul” with Judi Dench.

But let’s broaden the field a bit. It will be interesting, for instance, to see if Universal can find traction with Tom Cruise in “American Made” or break out Tiffany Haddish in “Girls Trip.” Taika Waititi’s “Thor: Ragnarok” is one of the most critically acclaimed films (let alone comedies) of the year and a high-water mark for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Other indies like “Brad’s Status” with Ben Stiller, “Ingrid Goes West” with Aubrey Plaza and particularly Steven Soderbergh’s “Logan Lucky” with Channing Tatum are also lurking.

It’s a colorful mix, and whatever wins has big shoes to fill: Last year’s comedy/musical victor “La La Land” won a record-breaking seven prizes. But as we found out soon after, broken records at the Golden Globes aren’t necessarily a golden ticket to Oscar glory.

Why would FOX want to broadcast that their movie musical THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is not meant for Oscar glory, only for box office success? That is very unusual or unheard of -- one simply keeps quiet if the end-product is unsure to please the critics. Jeff Wells has also mentioned the same feedback that he got - that the movie is only for commercial and not for awards play

I have wondered if FOX is employing a very unique marketing strategy??

A reverse but effective strategy ??

Play it as if there are no expectations from this movie -- and then let the film explode with artistic excellence and powerful performances ... gearing it for unexpected fulsome critical praise when it finally opens??


Those guys at Fox Marketing are very good at pushing their products these days -- look at what they did for LOGAN!


Jo

[jo]

One of the awaited biopics is THE POST. A while ago, when FOX abruptly moved up the release date of SHOWMAN to December 20, from its original Christmas Day release, I speculated that it could be so as to give THE POST a wide release option ( it was opening on a LIMITED basis on Dec 22).

Well --

The trailer for THE POST has just been posted on the FOX site.

www.foxmovies.com/movies/the-post#featured-videos

*At the end, it says that it will only be in a limited number of theaters on Dec 22 and will open wide only on Jan 12 ( so that debunks my suspicion, which I have already dropped because of other factors, that the accelerated release date of Showman was due to favoring The Post). (Jo's note : Mea culpa )


*Based on the trailer -- this is really for mature audiences and while it may be excellent Oscar bait, it is not likely that its box office appeal may be that competitive with SHOWMAN. Tom Hanks seems to give a more forceful and more interesting performance. I don't know about the role of Meryl -- she is completely too mannered here...maybe it builds up towards the best part of the movie.

This is a biopic of sorts ( Ben Bradlee and Kay Graham of The Washington Post) which dates to fairly recent historical events - but will it be enough to engage the attention of the younger end of the desired demos? Two other historical biopics ( Darkest Hour with Churchill and Dunkirk) in addition to The Post will vie with another biopic of the latter part of the 19th century ( Hint: The lead wears a startling red coat and a vest all in gold and has a top hat) -- color vs grey


Jo

[jo]

Nov 12, 2017 8:08:22 GMT -5 jo said:

At the Governors Awards event --


deadline.com/2017/11/oscars-governors-awards-take-the-high-road-ignore-the-scandals-and-hand-out-first-academy-awards-of-the-year-1202206501/

Oscars: Governors Awards Take The High Road , Ignore The Scandals, And Hand Out First Academy Awards Of The Year

by Pete Hammond

November 12, 2017 4:29am


Now in their 9th year , the Governors Awards ceremony presented by the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts& Sciences followed suit with other kudos events so far this season and studiously avoided any reference to the sex harrassment scandals plauging the industry to instead put on a very good show celebrating the achievements that the Board of Governors deemed worthy of Oscar They gave out five of them.  Recipients  Agnes Varda, Donald Sutherland, Owen Roizman , Charles Burnett,and Alejandro G. Inarrritu, on behalf of his remarkable Carne y Arena virtural reality six minute installation,  all had their moments at the event the Academy also uses as a kickoff to an awards season that actually ends with them as well when the Oscars take place March 4th at the Dolby Theatre. 


These individuals, all very deserving as proven by the great clips show throughout the evening, set a high bar for whatever the Academy serves up four months from now. But make no mistake about it, this now traditional November ritual also serves another purpose and that is getting seen in a place that is basically one stop shopping for voters.  In November every one still thinks they can win which in one reason there is always such a starry turnout at this soiree. Any awards consultant worth their salt knows it is important to get their contenders front and center here in the Roy Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland for glad handing and just to be seen in a room loaded with voters. Every studio and distributor filled their tables with potential nominees... 

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20th Century Fox’s President of Distribution Chris Aronson took me over to talk to Hugh Jackman who was there not only for his great swan song in Logan , but also  The Great Showman in which  he plays P.T. Barnum in the Christmas release, both from Fox. “How lucky am I to get to play in both Logan  and a musical in the same year, ” exclaimed Jackman.

More...

 

Okay -- where did the talk come from that THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is NOT prepping for both AWARDS-PLAY and COMMERCIAL-PLAY??

Why is Hugh Jackman's name mentioned for both movies by Pete Hammond and why did Hugh himself affirm that?


Jo

[jo]

Oct 19, 2017 20:18:22 GMT -5 jo said:

Per Hollywood Reporter, here is the schedule for Golden Globes --

Monday, July 10, 2017: Submission website for 2018 Golden Globe motion picture and television entries opens

Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017: Deadline for submission of Golden Globe motion picture and television entry forms

Friday, Nov. 24, 2017: Deadline for nomination ballots to be mailed to all HFPA members by Ernst & Young

Monday, Dec. 4, 2017: Final screening date for motion pictures

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017: Final date for motion picture press conferences

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017: Deadline for receipt of nomination ballots by Ernst & Young, at 8 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 11, 2017: Announcement of nominations for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards at 5 a.m. PT/8 a.m. ET

Monday, Dec.18, 2017: Final ballots mailed to all HFPA members

Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018: Deadline for receipt of final ballots by Ernst & Young, at 5 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018: Presentation of the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Entwined with Oscar/GoldenGlobe/SAG campaigning is of course the publicity blast prior to the release of the movie, which would include the media junket, print interviews, and TV/radio appearances, and presumably some selected premieres in a few cities worldwide?

Will SHOWMAN be submitted for awards consideration? Given that it seemed to have been discussed in the report on the Governors Awards, it is likely.

Given that the GGlobes deadline for final screening and Q&A's( presumably with appearances of the key creatives and cast) is December 4, 2017, that presumes the final cut will have been been completed no later than that date. Will FOX arrange the same SAG/AFTRA screening at the Fox studio like it was done for LOGAN?

My fearless forecast ( lol - you don't have to along with my wild guess) of the world premiere at the QMary2 date is December 9, 2017. My guess is based on the date of the key lottery contest (for a special event in NYC with special guests - strictly on invite only) which has been publicized on the SHOWMAN official site. Also, the timing of the release of the full soundtrack on December 8, 2017 may have been tied in with the premiere of the movie.

When will the media tour happen? Before the world premiere? Likely!

Hugh is due to receive the BAMBI award in Berlin on November 16. Will he follow that with the media tour in key cities in Europe ( if any)? These appearances can be pre-recorded and shown closer to release dates? Also, will there be scheduled premieres in some key European cities?

Then maybe the media tour in the USA, including talk show appearances?

Will the media tour and maybe key premieres extend to Asia? South America?

If SHOWMAN gets GGlobes nominations ( due out on December 11, 2017), will there be special campaigning for the win? I am also assuming that some key members of the awards communities will be invited to the world premiere ( It would be hard to say NO to a glittering premiere event ... although final nomination votes for GGlobes will have to be submitted on December 7 ).

Just speculating, of course

Jo

[jo]

www.bafta.org/whats-on/a-life-in-pictures-hugh-jackman-in-partnership-with-audi

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Sunday, 3 December 2017 - 7:00pm
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BAFTA-nominated actor Hugh Jackman shares his expertise and knowledge gleaned from his longstanding career, ranging from BAFTA-winning Les Misérables , to playing Wolverine in the X-Men series, and his upcoming musical release The Greatest Showman.

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Is Hugh Jackman and his work under consideration for any BAFTA honors?


Who wants to cross the pond

Jo