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So, It’s Robbie Williams … But a Monkey?

Here’s your primer on the primate-starring biopic Better Man.

Okay, okay, before the primate experts start coming for us in the comments, we should clarify that the upcoming Robbie Williams biopic Better Man stars a chimpanzee. In the trailer, Williams explains that he’s personally always viewed himself as “less evolved.” And director Michael Gracey knew he wanted to take an approach that would set the project apart from the many other musical biopics out there. We are introduced to the chimpanzee version of Williams, created by Weta ( the same special effects studio that gave us Caesar from Planet of the Apes and Gollum from Lord of the Rings) and played via motion capture by Jonno Davies.

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