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Russell Crowe joins 'Les Miserables'
By Adnan Tezer Sep 9, 2011, 19:10 GMT
Russell Crowe will star opposite Hugh Jackman in Universal's film version of the legendary musical "Les Miserables."
According to Variety, Tom Hooper ("The King's Speech") is directing.
A December 7, 2012 release date has been set.
Helena Bonham Carter is in talks to join the cast as well.
The musical's original producer, Cameron Mackintosh, will produce along with Working Title Films' Tim Bevan, Debra Hayward and Eric Fellner.
William Nicholson wrote the script from Victor Hugo's classic novel.
Set against the backdrop of a historically fictional 19th century French rebellion, the story centers on Jean Valjean (Jackman), an ex-convict who is pursued by the relentless Inspector Javert (Crowe).
There have been several film and TV adaptations of "Les Miserables" with the last bigscreen version being the 1998 film that starred Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush and Uma Thurman.
Crowe was last seen in "The Next Three Days."
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