BETTER MAN: Robbie Williams Is A CGI Ape In First Trailer For Michael Gracey's Bizarre Biopic

BETTER MAN: Robbie Williams Is A CGI Ape In First Trailer For Michael Gracey's Bizarre Biopic

The first trailer for The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey's new biopic, Better Man, is now online, and it depicts British pop megastar Robbie Williams as a CGI ape...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 03, 2024 08:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: Via SFF Gazette

Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for Better Man, a biopic of British pop superstar Robbie Williams. The movie will play out as a fairly straightforward retelling of Williams' life and career... with the former Take That member depicted as a CGI chimpanzee.

Why the ape? You'll find out more in the accompanying featurette below, but director Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) got the idea from speaking to Williams about how he perceives himself.

Love him or hate him, there's no denying how popular Williams was back in the day. Though he may not be as familiar to U.S. fans, Williams was inarguably one of the biggest stars in the U.K. at one point.

 By all accounts, Better Man is a very good watch (it holds an impressive 86% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 reviews).

Check out the trailer for yourselves and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments section.

Paramount Pictures and Sina Studios and Facing East Entertainment Present A Lost Bandits / Footloose Production In Association with Azure Centrum / Partizan Films / Rocket Science / RPW Productions and VicScreen. Directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman).

Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Under the visionary direction of Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), the film is uniquely told from Williams' perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit. It follows Robbie's journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-braking solo artist - all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.

The movie was executive produced by Zhe Chen, Robbie Williams, Markus Barmettler, Philip Lee, Li-Wei Chu, Michael Loney, Thorsten Schumacher, Lars Sylvest, Mark Williams, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Klaudia Smieja, David Ravel, Domenic Benvenuto, Gianni Benvenuto, Zoran Stojkovic, Dean Hood, David Conley, Daniel Fluri, Adrian Grabe, Andres Kernen, Slava Vladimirov, Jared Underwood, and Andrew Robinson.

 Producers are Paul Currie, p.g.a., Michael Gracey, p.g.a., Coco Xiaolu Ma, Jules Daly, and Craig McMahon. The script was written by Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, and Michael Gracey.

Better Man also stars Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Alison Steadman, Kate Mulvaney, Frazer Hadfield, Tom Budge, and Anthony Hayes. The movie is set to release in select US theatres on December 25. Everywhere in the US on January 17.

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FusionWarrior
FusionWarrior - 10/3/2024, 8:43 AM
Like the upcoming Piece by Piece, another unique biopic.
EZBeast
EZBeast - 10/3/2024, 9:02 AM
Not at all what I expected but a welcomed surprise!
ImBatman4realz
ImBatman4realz - 10/3/2024, 9:09 AM
A biopic, with the singer portrayed as a monkey 🤨. Hollyweird is high on themselves.
NodrickStripson
NodrickStripson - 10/3/2024, 9:16 AM
I’d rather stab myself in both eyes while pushing wasps up my ass then watch anything to do with Robbie Williams.
There’s never been a bigger oxygen-thieving talent vacuum to come out of the UK and I apologise profoundly to the rest of the world on behalf of that toilet Williams.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 10/3/2024, 9:27 AM
@NodrickStripson - Well then the monkey fits for him, yes?
NodrickStripson
NodrickStripson - 10/3/2024, 1:07 PM
@RegularPoochie - I guess so but it’s sad to see so many people put so much effort into a biopic for such an absolute gonad.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 10/4/2024, 12:09 AM
@NodrickStripson - true and my commment was a joke, tbf we don't need this.
Spoken
Spoken - 10/3/2024, 9:43 AM
I guess it was only a matter of time before they remade Planet of the Apes. Very bold direction for the franchise............................
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/3/2024, 9:50 AM
That looks fun imo!!.

I’m admittedly not that familiar with Robbie Williams but i like the intent behind showing him as a monkey in that it’s how he perceives himself and Gracey is also right in that it immediately engages you and stands out from being just another musical biopic.

With this and the Lego Pharrell Williams biopic , I appreciate the creatives taking swings in a genre that tends to be more straightforward
DocSpock
DocSpock - 10/3/2024, 9:52 AM

More brit trash.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 10/3/2024, 10:02 AM
Robbie Williams on MTV Cribs was an all-timer.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2zwcvk
valmic
valmic - 10/3/2024, 10:05 AM
The Gorillaz are so mad right now.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 10/3/2024, 11:15 AM
At least it's an original idea. The UK crowd is going to eat this up. I can see his music returning to the charts to a potential Christmas number 1. Smart marketing, ok-ish music and a Chimp! this is going to be a suprise hit i reckon.

Might consider going to check it...but Robbie Williams is such a dick...urgh
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/3/2024, 11:36 AM
@Conquistador - yeah, it's definitely a way to set it apart from all the other biopics out there.

I'll probably skip it though, but this whole approach is gonna be a big hit with a lot of people indeed.
NodrickStripson
NodrickStripson - 10/3/2024, 1:42 PM
@Conquistador - trust me Me, I’m in the UK, and I will not be eating this up at all. I wouldn’t give Robbie Williams the steam from my piss.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 10/4/2024, 3:55 AM
@NodrickStripson - As am I, but i trust your not the targeted demographic. All the mums and nans in their 40's to 60's will be, who'll be left with childcare duties taking their youngers to the movies blasting Take That's Back for Good, and Robbie's Angels on repeat on the ride over.

BigPhilbowski
BigPhilbowski - 10/3/2024, 1:47 PM
Weird but cool idea to do something different. I'm definitely more interested in seeing it than I would have been if it was just a straight up biopic of him
Waifuslayer2
Waifuslayer2 - 10/3/2024, 2:59 PM
Who TF is Robbie Williams?
dragon316
dragon316 - 10/3/2024, 4:03 PM
@Waifuslayer2 - he’s singer think you can see first time heard of him was this video on mtv and vh1 ?si=0a8EFxpsUVQbwy7v it’s werid
leethario
leethario - 10/3/2024, 5:29 PM
There was a story about this on the radio today, i thought it was Robin Williams, I was kinda down for that......but not robbie Williams

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