Having won an Oscar for The King's Speech– and made a surprising amount of money with the film – director Tom Hooper has his pick of projects.
So Hooper’s apparent choice is an unusual one. Apparently, he has decided to finally drag the musical version of
Les Misérables
on to the big screen, with Anne Hathaway rumoured for the role of Fantine. The project certainly has visibility. But belated versions of international musical hits such as
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Evita
and
Phantom of the Opera
didn’t fare well. True,
Mamma Mia!
was a smash, but the producers moved a little more quickly and, with all those Abba fans, the film had appeal beyond the stage-musical constituency. Get back to us in 2013 or so.
