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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 singer Robbie Williams. Williams is portrayed as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee with computer-generated imagery (CGI), performed by Jonno Davies using motion capture , and voiced by both Williams and Davies.
In the U.K., Robbie Williams is a major megastar — and has been for decades. But not so much in the U.S. For whatever reason, Williams’ charming, edgy pop tunes and self-deprecating sense of ...
Better Man, an Australian-American production, does not yet have a UK release date. It co-stars Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman and Damon Herriman. Show comments. Advertisement.
Roger Joseph Ebert (/ ˈ iː b ər t / EE-bərt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter and author.He was the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013.
Better Man premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on Aug. 30, 2024. The film opens in select theaters in the U.S. on Christmas Day. It will open nationwide on Jan. 10, 2025.
A reference to Siskel & Ebert can be heard in the 1989 film, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege. At one point during a high speed chase, Captain Harris shouts: "Look out for Gene and Roger's fruit stand!" [35] This was because Siskel and Ebert hated both the cliché of fruit stands being destroyed in movie car chases and the Police Academy film ...
Better Man is based on Williams’s own life story, and sees the Take That singer depicted as a CGI chimpanzee. As well as narrating the film and lending his own vocals, Williams, 50, contributed ...
Better Man is beautifully emotional and engaging, and it’s an admirably big swing. But it would have a greater shot at making audiences go ape if the primate concept were used more judiciously.