Will Hugh Jackman Climb the Barricades in Film Adaptation of Les Miserables?
Tony winner Hugh Jackman is in talks to play reformed convict Jean Valjean in a long-awaited film adaptation of the epic musical Les Miserables, according to Variety. As previously reported, Tom Hooper, the Oscar winning director of The King’s Speech, will helm the project, which is being produced by Working Title films, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Cameron Mackintosh. Oscar-nominated screenwriter William Nichol…