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  • ‘Argo’, ‘Les Miserables’ triumph at Golden Globe Awards

    ‘Argo’, ‘Les Miserables’ triumph at Golden Globe Awards

    MUMBAI: ‘Argo‘ and ‘Les Miserables‘ were the two big winners at the 70th edition of the Golden Globe Awards. They won Best Picture for a drama and musical/comedy respectively.

    Ben Affleck also won an award for directing. In his acceptance speech, he congratulated directors both nominated and not nominated. He will not win an Oscar for directing though as he not been nominated. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) which organises the Golden Globe Awards also appreciated ‘Django Unchained‘. Quentin Tarantino won for his screenplay while Christoph Waltz won a Golden Globe for Supporting Actor.

    ‘Lincoln‘ which had seven nominations won just one award for its lead actor in a drama Daniel Day Lewis. On the comedy side Hugh Jackman won for ‘Les Miserables‘. As far as actress was concerned Jessica Chastain won for ‘Zero Dark Thirty‘ the film about America hunting down Osama Bin Laden. On the comedy side Jennifer Lawrence won for ‘Silver Linings Playbook‘.

  • Russel Crowe in Les Miserables!

    Russel Crowe in Les Miserables!

    MUMBAI: Russell Crowe is in talks to star opposite Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables, Universal and Working Title‘s big-screen musical adaptation to be directed by Tom Hooper. The film has been set for a 7 December, 2012 release.


    In addition, Helena Bonham Carter, who starred in Hooper‘s The King Speech, is also in talks for an important role in the film.
     
    Crowe will play Javert, the uncompassionate police inspector who will stop at nothing to recapture Jean Valjean (Jackman), the man who steals bread to feed his sister and spends the ensuing years in prison (or trying to escape it) while also becoming the guardian of a young woman named Cosette.
     
    The story is set against the backdrop of a 19th century French rebellion. Carter would play Thenardier‘s greedy wife.
    William Nicholson wrote the script and the movie will use Claude-Michel Schoenberg‘s score from the beloved musical, which is based on the Victor Hugo book.