The actor, who formerly had huge success playing Wolverine in X-Men movies, stars alongside Efron in the hit musical; which lands on DVD and Blu-ray next week. Jackman said in the above featurette: “It was so exciting to work with Zac. “He’s been in many musicals but he hadn’t done it for at least ten […]
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The Greatest Showman digital, DVD and Blu-ray release dates: When can fans BUY it?
The Greatest Showman put on a great show at the global box office. After a steady opening at Christmas it continued to thrill crowds and raise the roof as word spread. The movie hit the high notes at the box office with a whopping $ 420million haul on an $ 85million budget and even more […]
‘The Greatest Showman’ Director Gives an Update on His Live-Action ‘Naruto’ Movie
Didn’t believe that Hollywood would attempt another anime adaptation after the disastrous backlash to Death Note and Ghost in the Shell? Well…believe it! Long before he shepherded the huge sleeper hit that was The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey was tapped to direct the live-action adaptation of Naruto, the popular anime that inspired high school kids everywhere to start running weird. […]
The Greatest Showman: Bad news for hit musical – and it’s all because of George Ezra
The soundtrack to the hit musical, starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Keala Settle and Zendaya, had been at the summit for a mammoth 11 weeks. In that time it had set a slew of records, and matched a record previously set by Adele. Now, however, Ezra’s new record Staying At Tamara’s has forced it down […]
The Greatest Showman: Hugh Jackman on REAL reason for surprise success
Having had a poor opening and average reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, it wasn’t looking good for the movie musical. However after the Christmas holidays the film won over audiences at the box office and its soundtrack has gone platinum. So what happened? Co-songwriter Benj Pasek and Jackman spoken with Forbes on the real reason why. […]
The Greatest Showman Broadway musical? Hugh Jackman SPEAKS OUT on possibility of live show
The movie musical has been something of a surprise smash hit, having made over $ 400 million worldwide on a budget of just $ 84 million. Not only that but the The Greatest Showman soundtrack album has gone platinum and remained UK No 1 album for the last 11 weeks – a record shared only […]
The Greatest Showman BAD news: Guess who’s set to END the musical’s No 1 album reign?
In an unprecedented move, The Greatest Showman film soundtrack has stunned critics and fans alike, remaining the UK No 1 album for the last 11 weeks. Such a feat is only matched by Adele’s 21 and is a 30-year Official Chart record. At this stage The Greatest Showman has sold almost half a million records […]
‘Aladdin’ Will Feature Two Songs From ‘La La Land’ and ‘The Greatest Showman’ Songwriting Duo
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul won an Oscar last year for writing La La Land‘s “City of Stars,” and they were nominated at last night’s Academy Awards ceremony for their work on The Greatest Showman soundtrack. Though they went home empty-handed last night, losing to Coco‘s Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Pasek and Paul revealed […]
The Greatest Showman 2: Here’s how Hugh Jackman’s hit musical movie could get a sequel
The musical film has been a surprise box office hit. After a dismal opening weekend and average reviews last Christmas, word of mouth and a sing-along version has seen The Greatest Showman’s box office takings grow. As we enter March, the film is back up to No 2 at the UK box office in its […]
The Greatest Showman: MORE good news for smash-hit musical – 'It’s unprecedented’
After lukewarm reviews and a fairly tepid opening weekend at the box office, the movie is still enjoying roaring success at UK cinemas. Now, it’s managed something that’s “almost unprecedented”, according to an analysis from The Guardian – and it’s all thanks to a sing-a-long version. The film had a 4% rise week-on-week at UK […]