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Robbie Williams movie biopic Better Man to be transformed into a West End musical after BAFTA nod


The 51-year-old star's movie has received glowing reviews from critics, as they praised the film as 'riveting', 'bombastic' and 'utterly inspired'.

The semi-biographical movie follows the singer's meteoric rise to fame as a member of Take That and subsequent dramatic fall, as he battled with his personal demons and the challenges that success can bring. But in a twist on the genre, the pop star is portrayed as a chimpanzee in the film, while everyone else in human, with Jonno Davies acting the movements via motion capture technology and Robbie doing most of the voicework. Gracey has revealed his inspiration for the West End transfer is the upcoming theatre transformation of beloved film series Paddington, and he hopes to use the same technology for Better Man.

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