Better Man

2024 - 12 - 19

Som en abe på scenen: Robbie Williams' vilde biografi "Better Man"!

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Robbie Williams portrætteres som en CGI-abe i den nye biopic "Better Man" – ja, du læste rigtigt!

I den helt igennem skøre og underholdende biografiskildring, "Better Man", får vi et anderledes indblik i popikonet Robbie Williams' liv. Instruktør Michael Gracey har valgt at lade sin hovedperson, Robbie, blive spillet af en computer-genereret abe – snak om at springe ud i noget nyt! Den usædvanlige vinkel giver filmen en komisk drejning, som skiller sig ud i mængden af musikbiografier, og har samtidig til formål at fremhæve den legende og til tider utilpassede side af den britiske stjerne.

Historien beskytter ikke Robbie, som vi ser ham kæmpe med de personlige og professionelle udfordringer under sin opvækst i musikbranchen. Fra sine tidlige dage i Take That til hans strålende solokarriere har han været igennem meget. Og når filmen serverer nogle af de mest følelsesmæssige øjeblikke fra hans liv ved at indblande et chimpanse-aktør, føles det forkert og rigtigt på samme tid. Robbie har selv været åben om sine kampe, inklusiv økonomiske tab og emotionelle udfordringer, hvilket gør hans rejse meget relaterbar, trods den hule, der tilføjes af det ape-agtige udtryk.

Som prikken over i'et har "Better Man" også formået at få indblik i den tekniske side ved filmproduktionen, hvor Weta Workshop står bag de fantastiske visuelle effekter, der har givet liv til Robbies 'indre abe'. I en underholdende featurette viser VFX-holdet, hvordan de nærmest har skabt et helt univers omkring denne usædvanlige karakter, og hvordan det var at arbejde med en så utraditionel tilgang til en biografi. Det bliver tydeligt, at jagten på at levere et produkt, der både er visuelt og følelsesmæssigt medrivende, har været i fokus under hele produktionen.

Men det er ikke kun selve filmen, der er blevet til genstand for diskussion. Robbie Williams' nye sang "Forbidden Road" fra filmen har også sat gang i rygterne ved at blive diskvalificeret fra Oscar-udvælgelsen. Trods stor anerkendelse og en plads blandt de 15 finalister, kom den ikke med på den endelige liste. Dette har skabt bekymring om, hvordan en uskik som dette kan ske, især for en så kendt artist. Oven i hele den biografiske oplevelse har fans i dag fået en følelse af både skræmmende dybde og herlig underholdning, som kun kan opnås gennem den monster-agtige fortælling, "Better Man" bringer til bordet.

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Better Man review: monkey showbusiness (BFI)

Director Michael Gracey's portrayal of a young Robbie Williams' rise to pop stardom resembles countless other music biopics, only here, ...

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Better Man review: The Robbie Williams monkey biopic works far ... (The Independent)

It's not a gimmick to have the former Take That member embodied by a 'performing monkey' in his new movie – and this film doesn't shy away from the star's ...

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Better Man director reacts to pushback depicting Robbie Williams as ... (Radio Times)

Robbie Williams movie Better Man is out in cinemas on Boxing Day, and its director Michael Gracey recalls the struggle to convince people to invest.

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Robbie Williams' brutally honest response to Better Man scene that ... (Yahoo Movies UK)

Better Man's Robbie Williams tells Yahoo how he truly feels after losing millions of dollars when production was disrupted by the Queen's death.

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Better Man: Why is Robbie a chimpanzee, release date, full cast ... (The Scotsman)

The boyband are completed by the following actors: Jake Simmance as Gary Barlow; Liam Head as Howard Donald; Jesse Hyde as Mark Owen; Chase Vollenweider as ...

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Watch How Weta Brought Robbie Williams to Life in 'Better Man' (IndieWire)

Watch How Weta FX Created Robbie Williams' Inner Monkey for 'Better Man'. The VFX team behind 'Better Man' details the unusual demands of creating the prime( ...

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Better Man Review: Robbie Williams Movie Saves Music Biopics (Consequence)

There's still life in the music biopic subgenre, thanks to Better Man, the new movie about Robbie Williams' life directed by Michael Gracey.

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Better Man (2024) - Movie Review (Flickering Myth)

Directed by Michael Gracey. Starring Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Alison Steadman, Kate Mulvany, Frazer ...

Video: Behind-the-Scenes of BETTER MAN with Robbie Williams ... (Broadway World)

Go behind the scenes with director Michael Gracey, Robbie Williams, and Wētã in a new featurette for Better Man. The film depicts Williams as a monkey ...

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Totally bananas Robbie Williams biopic Better Man monkeys around ... (The Globe and Mail)

In 2019, director Dexter Fletcher injected razzle and dazzle into the pop star bio-pic genre when he made Rocketman, a sumptuous musical about the rise, fall ...

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Better Man - Official Behind the Visual Effects Featurette (IGN India)

Go behind-the-scenes of Better Man with Director Michael Gracey, Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, and Weta FX to discover how the VFX brought the visual ...

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Better Man review – a surprise show-stopper (Little White Lies)

Ridiculously enjoyable Robbie Williams biopic with the bold gambit of having a CG-chimpanzee in the title role paying off handsomely.

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The viral 'Rock DJ' clip from new musical Better Man is one of the ... (GamesRadar+)

Big Screen Spotlight | This new biopic may at first seem baffling but it's an electrifying success, with this one scene alone being enough evidence to prove ...

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Robbie Williams: 'I've been a cheeky monkey all my life' (FOX40)

NEW YORK (AP) — It was after one particularly emotional premiere of the new biopic about his life that Robbie Williams resolved he couldn't be “the crying ...

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BETTER MAN turns a bad boy pop star into a Broadway ready ape ... (Moviejawn)

Better Man Directed by Michael Gracey Written by Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, Michael Gracey Starring Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton

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Robbie Williams: 'I've been a cheeky monkey all my life' (WGNO)

NEW YORK (AP) — It was after one particularly emotional premiere of the new biopic about his life that Robbie Williams resolved he couldn't be “the crying ...

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Better Man Song Disqualified from Oscars (Variety)

Robbie Williams' song from "Better Man" has been disqualified after making the shortlist.

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“Forbidden Road” From Robbie Williams' 'Better Man' Disqualified ... (Deadline)

The Robbie Williams Song from 'Better Man' called "Forbidden Road" has been Disqualified from the Academy's Shortlist of 15 finalists forOriginalSong.

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'Better Man' Original Song by Robbie Williams Disqualified from ... (IndieWire)

The original song 'Forbidden Road' by Robbie Williams for 'Better Man' has been disqualified from the Oscars after landing on the shortlist.

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Robbie Williams: 'I've been a cheeky monkey all my life' (The Associated Press)

The Robbie Williams heard in “Better Man” is Williams, himself. But the Williams seen in the movie is a computer-generated chimpanzee.

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Michael Gracey Delves Into The Evolution of "Better Man ... (SHOOT Online)

Michael Gracey's feature directorial debut–The Greatest Showman, released in 2017–garnered assorted honors, including a Golden Globe nomination fo.

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In-House Reviews #137: Better Man, Babygirl, The Room Next Door ... (We Live Entertainment)

Aaron Neuwirth has reviews for Better Man, Babygirl, The Room Next Door, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Return, The Girl with the Needle, and Carry-On.

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'Better Man': Read The Screenplay For The Robbie Williams Musical ... (Deadline)

Paramount's Better Man is musical biopic based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall and resurgence of pop superstar Robbie Williams.

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Robbie Williams' 'Better Man' Track DQ'd from Oscar Eligibility (Digital Music News)

Despite making the finalists for Music (Original Song) at the Oscars, the Academy disqualifies Robbie Williams' track from his recent biopic.

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