Casting the Les Miserables movie: A slideshow
Hugh Jackman is already set to headline the hit musical's film adaptation. Who'll be singing alongside him?
By The Week Staff | August 31, 2011
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fter his Tony Award-winning success on Broadway and his song-and-dance take on hosting the Oscars, the news that Hugh Jackman would lead a film adaptation of the beloved musical Les Miserables was warmly received earlier this summer. The Wolverine actor will play Jean Valjean, a French prisoner released after 19 years and determined to prove that the once-corrupt can become virtuous. Tom Hooper, the Oscar-winning director of The King's Speech is on board to direct. With shooting set to begin in February, the rest of the sure-to-be-starry cast is being filled out. Here's what the press is saying about the actors being considered for major roles:
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