Robbie Williams: ‘I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life’
3 weeks ago

Robbie Williams: ‘I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It was after one particularly emotional premiere of the new biopic about his life that Robbie Williams resolved he couldn’t be “the crying guy” at every screening. “Or if it doesn’t, I’ll do something else.” What both a conversation with Williams and “Better Man” have in common is a frankness about the experience of fame. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print AP: Do you think it’s easier for audiences to empathize with a monkey than for you? Robbie Williams, left, and Ayda Field Williams arrive at the Golden Globes first-time nominee celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at The Maybourne Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, Calif. Robbie Williams, left, and Ayda Field Williams arrive at the Golden Globes first-time nominee celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at The Maybourne Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, Calif. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Without that grounding, my life would be a lot different.

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Movie Review: Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. In ‘Better Man,’ he’s still doing it
2 days, 15 hours ago

Movie Review: Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. In ‘Better Man,’ he’s still doing it

Associated Press  

“I came out of the womb with jazz hands,” pop star Robbie Williams recounts in “Better Man,” his new biopic. There’s a clue, though, in one of Williams’ opening lines: “I want to show you how I really see myself.” Gracey based his film on many hours of taped interviews he did with Williams. Director Gracey, who helmed “The Greatest …

Robbie Williams' film Better Man sparks huge debate after Americans mock pop star over monkey biopic and claim they 'have no idea who he is'
1 week, 6 days ago

Robbie Williams' film Better Man sparks huge debate after Americans mock pop star over monkey biopic and claim they 'have no idea who he is'

Daily Mail  

Brits have been forced to defend Robbie Williams after a debate erupted on social media, with Americans slamming his new musical monkey biopic and claiming they 'have no idea who he is'. Brits have been forced to defend Robbie Williams after a debate erupted on social media, with Americans slamming claiming they 'have no idea who he is' The 50-year-old …

Review: Giddy, imaginative ‘Better Man’ is the next evolution of the music biopic
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Review: Giddy, imaginative ‘Better Man’ is the next evolution of the music biopic

LA Times  

The pop star Robbie Williams is leagues more famous in his homeland of England than here in the States, American tastemakers having capriciously chosen to ignore his chart-topping ’90s boy band Take That and megawatt solo career. He’s a proper theater actor who came to renown playing Alex in an onstage production of “A Clockwork Orange.” There’s a rousing musical …

How new Robbie Williams biopic Better Man lays bare the terror of fame – by making its hero a CGI chimp
2 weeks, 5 days ago

How new Robbie Williams biopic Better Man lays bare the terror of fame – by making its hero a CGI chimp

BBC  

How new Robbie Williams biopic Better Man lays bare the terror of fame – by making its hero a CGI chimp Paramount Pictures A new film about the tumultuous career of UK boy-band sensation turned solo star Robbie Williams depicts him as an ape. Paramount Pictures Robbie Williams is one of the UK's biggest pop stars – having started out …

Inside the wild Robbie Williams biopic: ‘It’s sad seeing the monkey do cocaine’
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Inside the wild Robbie Williams biopic: ‘It’s sad seeing the monkey do cocaine’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But I’d also come off the back of The Greatest Showman, so I had a …

Better Man review: The Robbie Williams monkey biopic works far better than you might think
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Better Man review: The Robbie Williams monkey biopic works far better than you might think

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy If Superman made us believe a man …

Robbie Williams takes inspiration from his Better Man monkey biopic as he attends the upcoming movie's Paris premiere in a huge furry coat
4 weeks ago

Robbie Williams takes inspiration from his Better Man monkey biopic as he attends the upcoming movie's Paris premiere in a huge furry coat

Daily Mail  

Robbie Williams took inspiration from his Better Man monkey biopic as he attended the new movie's Paris premiere in a giant furry coat on Friday night. Robbie appears as CGI monkey in his upcoming 'fantastical' biopic, Better Man, and the singer-songwriter has been working on the project since 2021 - with the film set for release on December 26. Robbie …

Robbie Williams hopes 'Better Man' film will help viewers heal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Robbie Williams hopes 'Better Man' film will help viewers heal

Hindustan Times  

By Hanna Rantala Robbie Williams hopes 'Better Man' film will help viewers heal LONDON, - British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams' turbulent life story served as inspiration for the musical movie "Better Man", in which the pop star is portrayed as a CGI monkey. "Better Man" sees a teenage Williams joining the 90s boy band Take That, his substance abuse and differing …

Better Man is a Robbie Williams biopic starring a CGI monkey. Yes, really
3 months, 1 week ago

Better Man is a Robbie Williams biopic starring a CGI monkey. Yes, really

ABC  

First it was Pharrell Williams telling his life story in a Lego movie, and now it's a Robbie Williams biopic starring a CGI monkey. The British pop superstar is getting his own big screen biopic, titled Better Man, and fans are getting their first bizarre taste with the release of a teaser trailer today that's, frankly, bananas. Australian Michael Gracey …

Production begins on Robbie Williams' big budget biopic Better Man in Melbourne
2 years, 7 months ago

Production begins on Robbie Williams' big budget biopic Better Man in Melbourne

Daily Mail  

He is one of the entertainment world's biggest selling artists of all time. And now Robbie Williams, 48, will star as himself in a new movie called Better Man which covers his incredible rise to fame from boy band heart-throb to stadium superstar. Hit Maker: Robbie Williams, 48, will star as himself in a new movie called Better Man which …

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