Anticipation is high for the Dec. 14 release of the big-screen version of one of the most popular stage musicals ever. Though cinematic interpretations of Broadway shows have become more commonplace since Chicago took the 2002 best-picture Oscar, Les Mis represents a new phase in the evolution of the movie musical.
The tale of love, redemption and social unrest that unfolds in 19th-century France — whose dialogue, along with such showstopping numbers as On My Own, is completely sung — will feature live performances instead of following the tradition of actors lip-syncing to a pre-recorded track.
Tom Hooper, Oscar-winning director of The King’s Speech, wouldn’t have it any other way.
“If you are miming to a playback, even if the synchronization is done very well, there is a part of you that knows something is off, something is false,” he says. “When it’s live, you believe it so much more. The actors have complete freedom rather than following a recording done three months before.”
Hooper says the results deliver those “spine-tingling moments” he appreciated when he saw the stage show. Fans will get to hear a sampling when a Les Mis teaser premieres on MSN.com Wednesday before it hits theaters Friday.
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One Day More
Until the trailer is released!
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EVERY FUCKING CLASSIC ROCK FANDOM NEEDS TO LISTEN TO THIS
THIS IS HOW YOU MASHUP
OMG Crowded house at the end. I’m in love!
I came.
OH YES.
Most mash-ups I end up disliking.
This was fucking perfection.
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Sooooo sore from tubing yesterday but it was so worth it! I can’t wait to go to Alabama with my dad’s side of the family for this nonstop!
Also if there’s one thing I love in the world more than food, it’s being shirtless in public and no one giving a fuck!
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All booked for two trips to New York this summer!
Going up June 5-7 with my Nanny. Then again with my family for NYU orientation, which is only July 10-11 but we get up there on the 7! And then move in day is August 26!
This will be my dad’s first time to New York. I don’t know what to expect.
The Teletubbies unmasked
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It’s this terrifying compound, more or less—allegedly terrifying—where every young actor I feel like at some point has gone through there. And it’s this giant apartment complex that has a barber shop, a movie theatre, a convenient store… You can live in there and never leave, and it’s terrifying!
Josh Hutcherson, on the Oakwood Apartments - August 9, 2010 - Lopez Tonight
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You know what’s the worst feeling ever? Not being able to cry.
Some people will think that’s a good thing. No. I can’t cry on my own. And no matter how much I want to I just can’t. It sucks because no matter what emotion you’re feeling, you can never truly express it. I was raised to be tough. I’ve been through some tough shit in my life. But I can never express emotion. Maybe one day that might change but as of right now I’m just like how I was raised. Independant and emotionless. Fucking sucks.
