Director Michael Gracey explained how representing Robbie Williams as a monkey in "Better Man," now in theaters, allowed the film to access pure imagination to explore Williams' inner thoughts.

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'Better Man' director: Monkey Robbie Williams allowed 'pure imagination'

‘My MO has been cheeky. What’s more cheeky than a cheeky monkey?’ asks Robbie Williams – who in biopic Better Man is a CG chimpanzee.

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Robbie Williams has always been a cheeky monkey. Better Man just proves it

The last time this reviewer was the target market for Robbie Williams, it didn’t go so well.

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REVIEW: Robbie Williams' ‘Better Man’ successfully turns pop star into a chimp

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Find out what critics think of Better Man, the new Robbie Williams biopic directed by The Greatest Showman's Michael Gracey. The film, which depicts Williams as a monkey version of the British superstar, is now in theaters nationwide.

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Review Roundup: BETTER MAN - What Do Critics Think of the Robbie Williams Biopic?

One of the coolest things to happen to me when I was covering TIFF back in the fall, was that Paramount invited me to interview the iconic singer Robbie Williams, who was at the fest for the premiere of his big-screen biopic, Better Man. If you’ve read my review or seen any of the ads, you’ll know this isn’t a conventional film. Directed by The Greatest Showman’s Michael Gracey, the film represents Williams in a highly unusual way – a CGI Chimpa…

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Better Man Interview: Robbie Williams & more on why the singer is played by a CGI monkey!

British pop icon Robbie Williams may be one of the greatest entertainers of all time, but thanks to the new biopic Better Man, audiences will have a chance to

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One of the coolest things to happen to me when I was covering TIFF back in the fall, was that Paramount invited me to interview the iconic singer Robbie Williams, who was at the fest for the premiere of his big-screen biopic, Better Man. If you’ve read my review or seen any of the ads,... The post Better Man Interview: Robbie Williams & more on why the singer is played by a CGI monkey! appeared on Rmag.

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“What’s with the monkey?” asks Robbie Williams in the trailer of Better Man, a movie based on his life. The film is in many respects a standard-issue music biopic, but the British pop singer is portrayed by a walking, talking CGI monkey — a chimpanzee, to be precise — throughout. It’s a good question: What is with that monkey? Well, its voice is provided by Williams himself while Jonno Davies provides its movements in a motion-capture suit. The …

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