Robbie Williams' biopic lost 'millions of pounds' due to Queen Elizabeth's death

The film’s manager revealed helium had arranged for London's Regent Street to beryllium unopen down for 4 nights truthful helium could movie a immense philharmonic number.

However, erstwhile the monarch died connected September 8, 2022, the permits were pulled for an authoritative play of mourning that month.

Director Michael Gracey revealed helium had to cancel the elaborate country with 500 dancers astatine the past minute, with insurers refusing to screen the costs.

“That was a twelvemonth and a fractional successful the making with 500 dancers. It's the biggest creation fig I've ever done,” Gracey told HELLO! mag connected Monday.

“And connected the Friday we were feeling feeling precise buoyant, due to the fact that the archetypal nighttime of filming was Sunday night, and we got a telephone from the Crown Estate to archer america that the Queen had conscionable died and we wouldn't beryllium shooting due to the fact that there's 10 days of mourning. So we mislaid each of the money. There's nary security for the decease of the Queen.”

A authorities ceremonial was held for the Queen connected September 19, 2022 astatine Westminster Abbey, followed by a procession of astir 3,000 subject unit to Wellington Arch astatine Hyde Park Corner.

Rocketman shaper Gracey said they had to rise the wealth again for the spectacular creation country and were lone capable to movie it 5 months later.

Williams told HELLO! helium thought the antithetic thought of being depicted arsenic an carnal was “genius”.

The Angels vocalist voices himself successful the film, with histrion Jonno Davies playing a younger mentation of the star.

Better Man charts his life, from his humble beginnings successful Stoke-on-Trent to becoming a planetary chart-topping superstar.

The trailer for the “fantastical” biopic dropped past month.

In the voiceover, helium explains: “I cognize what you’re thinking. What’s with the monkey? I’m 1 of the biggest popstars successful the world. But, I’ve ever seen myself arsenic a small little evolved.”

Viewers volition spot Williams’ occurrence successful Take That, with Jake Simmance playing Gary Barlow, Liam Head arsenic Mark Owen, Jesse Hyde arsenic Howard Donald, and Chase Vollenweider arsenic Jason Orange.

The authoritative synopsis reads: “Better Man is based connected the existent communicative of the meteoric rise, melodramatic fall, and singular resurgence of British popular superstar Robbie Williams, 1 of the top entertainers of each time.

“It follows Robbie’s travel from childhood, to being the youngest subordinate of chart-topping boyband Take That, done to his unparalleled achievements arsenic a record-breaking solo creator – each the portion confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and occurrence tin bring.”