Robbie Williams hopes being depicted as another species will help audiences see his humanity. In the Michael Gracey-helmed musical biopic Better Man, premiering Dec. 25 in theaters, the 18x Brit Award winner’s story is told through actor Jonno Davies, in the form of a CGI chimpanzee, as Williams…

Deadline's Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts fueling the year's most talked-about movies continues with Better Man, Paramount's musical biopic based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall and resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams. The script was penned by…

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) has entered negotiations to direct a live-action Tangled film for Disney, Deadline can reveal. A modern retelling of the classic Rapunzel fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, Tangled is being described as a revival of Disney’s Oscar-nominated 2010…

When one imagines a musical biopic of storied singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, a CGI chimpanzee in the lead role is not an obvious choice. However, Better Man, in the hands of writer-director producer Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), sees that proverbial 'performing monkey', played by Jonno…

Here's your first look at Better Man, the musical biopic based on the life of former Take That frontman Robbie Williams. Check out the teaser trailer above. Better Man is directed by Michael Gracey, best known for The Greatest Showman, and written by Simon Gleeson and Oliver Cole alongside Gracey…

Michael Gracey’s wildly inventive musical biopic of superstar British entertainer Robbie Williams rolls the dice on a unique star casting decision to play Williams that separates it from every showbiz biopic that has come before. A CGI monkey (actor Jonno Davies) plays the singer in what is otherwise a…

Superstar singer Robbie Williams displayed his signature cheekiness at the world premiere screening of Michael Gracey’s musical biography Better Man when he asked members of the audience at the Telluride Film Festival to “suspend your absolute bigotry” over a word that most Americans find…

After today’s Telluride premiere of Better Man, the cat will be out of the bag. Or, more appropriately, the monkey will be out of the barrel. The film covers Robbie Williams' larger-than-life ascension from the bad boy in the Brit boy band Take That to superstar solo artist – with all the drug and…

EXCLUSIVE: Buoyed by the overperformance of music-driven films Bob Marley: One Love and Mean Girls, Paramount Pictures has slotted Better Man for an exclusive qualifying release on December 25, followed by a wide theatrical release on January 17 in the heat of awards season. The film is an original…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has stepped up for a $25 million commitment for North American theatrical rights to Better Man, a fantastical original musical directed by Michael Gracey, helmer of the blockbuster musical The Greatest Showman. The film is about the unlikely rise of celebrated…

EXCLUSIVE: Brit pop superstar Robbie Williams and The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey were in Cannes this week to talk about their upcoming large-scale feature film Better Man based on the singer's life.  The musical project, which is being shopped to buyers here in Cannes through Rocket…

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of us revealing their Katy Perry animated musical Melody, The Trial Of The Chicago 7 and The Pale Blue Eye outfit Cross Creek Pictures and animation specialist Zag have set an agreement to develop and produce a slate of ten animated, live-action and hybrid format features, the majority of…