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Better Man is a 2024 biographical musical film co-written, produced and directed by Michael Gracey, about the life of British pop singer Robbie Williams.Williams is portrayed as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee with CGI, performed by Jonno Davies using motion capture, and voiced by both Williams and Davies.
Robbie Williams' upcoming biopic has an unusual twist.. In the first trailer for Better Man, the pop star, 50, is visually portrayed as a monkey by actor Jonno Davies in director Michael Gracey's ...
Monkey business: Jonno Davies as Robbie Williams in ‘Better Man’ (Entertainment in Film Distributors) ... Starring: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman, Raechelle ...
For the film, Jonno Davies is the one who wore the motion-capture suit – Andy Serkis-style – to capture the monkey’s movement, and he also provides the voice for all of the spoken dialogue.
But the Williams seen in the movie is a computer-generated chimpanzee. Michael Gracey, who directed the 2017 musical hit “The Greatest Showman,” had the novel idea that Williams should get the big-screen biopic treatment, but with a monkey. Relying on Weta's motion capture technology, the actor Jonno Davies stands in for Williams.
Related: Robbie Williams, as a monkey, tells his story from boy band fame to solo infamy in Better Man trailer "He was clapping after some of the numbers. He was tapping his foot," Gracey recalls ...
Film critics have been left blindsided after discovering who plays Robbie Williams in a biopic about his life.. The spotlight is placed on the “Let Me Entertain You” and “Rock DJ” singer ...
An upcoming biopic sees British pop star Robbie Williams portrayed by a CGI monkey. Director Michael Gracey said the twist made sense given how the British star sees himself.