The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American musical biographical drama film directed by Michael Gracey in his directorial debut, written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon and starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya. Featuring nine original songs from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the film is inspired by the story of P. T. Barnum's creation of Barnum's American Museum and the lives of its star attractions.
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| Running time | 105 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $84 million
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| Box office | $435 million
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![Hugh Jackman - Premiere Magazine Cover [France] (December 2017)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/h/6/h6fl1jahlv2avhal.jpg?skj2io4l)
P.T. Barnum: Why not? You clearly have a flair for show business.
Phillip Carlyle: There's show business?
P.T. Barnum: Mm-hmm.
Phillip Carlyle: I never heard of it.
P.T. Barnum: 'Cause I just invented it.
- The Greatest Showman (2017) will feature eleven new original songs written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the Academy Award winning lyricists of La La Land (2016). From early on in preproduction on the film, the decision was made to have the musical style to evoke more that of contemporary musical genres like pop and hip hop rather than that of a traditional, classical musical style that would accurately evoke the film's 1800s setting. The choice was to express not just the characters' feelings, but how ahead of his time P.T. Barnum was. As Pasek said, "He wasn't bound by the world in which he lived; he wanted to create one."
- Although Rebecca Ferguson graduated from Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm in 1999, her performance as Jenny Lind will be her first appearance on film as a singer.
- Rebecca Ferguson admitted in an interview that she was extremely nervous when she had to perform a song in the film because she had to sing in front of a full audience plus all the crew. She commented that it was Hugh Jackman and his encouraging response to her performance that really helped her at the time.
- Zendaya did all of her own trapeze stunts in the film.
- This is Hugh Jackman's first musical since Les Misérables (2012).
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