Robbie Williams considers Better Man sequel despite film tanking in US

Robbie Williams has revealed his plans for a sequel to biographical philharmonic Better Man – contempt the movie tanking successful the US.

On paper, the movie is acquainted biopic material, charting the popstar’s emergence to fame, and consequent struggles with addiction, mediocre mental health, and consequent vocation resurgence.

This is nary mean biopic though – with Robbie, 50, portrayed arsenic a CGI monkey throughout. Robbie himself provides dependable enactment successful the film, portion histrion Jonno Davies donned a mocap outfit to marque a monkey of the Rock DJ star.

He whitethorn beryllium a bona fide euphony icon successful the UK, but audiences stateside person been little receptive – with Robbie being much oregon little chartless crossed the pond.

This is reflected successful the film’s disappointing container bureau abroad, earning conscionable $1.1million (£908k) successful the US truthful far. This is peculiarly disappointing, fixed that it was produced independently for astir $110m (£90.8m).

However, that hasn’t dampened immoderate of Robbie’s enthusiasm for a sequel.

Speaking to Australian DJ Sean Brown, Robbie said: ‘There is truthful overmuch that didn’t marque the movie.

‘Only due to the fact that we couldn’t acceptable it successful – not due to the fact that I was excessively embarrassed oregon ashamed to enactment it in… galore stories. It would person had to beryllium a five-hour movie to acceptable everything in.

‘And hopefully it does bully and determination is simply a ‘Better Man 2,’ helium added optimistically.

The movie whitethorn person disappointed financially, but those who person seen it are reacting much favourably – with the movie scoring 88% connected Rotten Tomatoes with reviews from 180 critics truthful far.

Metro’s ain Senior Film Reporter Tori Brazier gave Better Man 4.5 stars, praising the ‘unflinching writing’ and describing it arsenic suitably ‘bananas.’

The movie besides boasts a 90% assemblage people connected Rotten Tomatoes, with viewers describing it arsenic ‘heartwarming,’ ‘raw,’ and ‘honest’ – including those who didn’t adjacent cognize who Robbie was successful the archetypal place.

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Director Michael Gracey – who directed The Greatest Showman successful 2017 – explained his reasoning down turning Robbie Williams into an ape.

‘He virtually sees himself arsenic a performing monkey,’ helium told Deadline, backmost successful August. ‘And I thought, “That would beryllium amazing; I would emotion to spot that film”.’

Meanwhile, histrion Jonno Davies explained to Metro the intricacies of donning a question seizure suit to play Robbie Williams.

‘It’s not peculiarly flattering,’ helium laughed of his ludicrous on-set look.

On getting to cognize the antheral down specified hits arsenic Angels, Let Me Entertain You and Rudebox, Jonno said: ‘It’s truthful good documented successful 1 avenue of his life, [but] you don’t really get to spot the idiosyncratic truthful overmuch the mode that the property has pictured him.

‘I had truthful galore questions, and helium was precise giving and gave maine tons of answers, and that helped make a overmuch much rounded performance.’

Better Man is retired successful UK cinemas now.

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