GREATEST SHOWMAN presentation at CineEurope
There was a CineEurope presentation on June 21, 2016 and Fox teased about THE GREATEST SHOWMAN ON EARTH --
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cineeurope-fox-presents-looks-at-905108
Please scroll down to the report on CINEEUROPE by Alex Ritman --
The studio also teased its Hugh Jackman-fronted P.T. Barnum musical biopic, 'The Greatest Showman,' and Pharrell Williams stopped by to promote 'Hidden Figures.'
20th Century Fox on Tuesday put on on a nearly two-hour show to close the second day of the annual CineEurope trade show in Barcelona, the studio's first public presentation since it was revealed last week that Stacey Snider would succeed chairman Jim Gianopulos in the chairman role.
Much of the time was spent on The Greatest Showman, the Hugh Jackman-fronted musical biopic of legendary U.S. circus owner and entertainment businessman P.T. Barnum. Although the project has yet to go into production, director Michael Gracey was onstage to walk the audience through his vision of a film he said would be a "return to the classic film musical." He likened it to West Side Story, Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music.
Concept art and musical numbers were unveiled, as well as videos of Jackman and the team in rehearsals (one of which took place the day after the actor had an operation and defied the wishes of a doctor who said he shouldn't sing).
That Hugh decided to sing even against doctor's orders following his skin cancer surgery -- what a trouper! That must be the spirit of the theatre which prodded him to do that! share