First Photo of Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean

Wow, he looks pretty amazing!

Fantastic image of Convict 24601!

^Wishful thinking?

I think he looks great. Definitely like someone going through hell. I'm sure his look will change many times throughout the film, which is perfect.

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I agree, he looks great and his look has to change during the story. Maybe I imagined this, but I'm sure I read somewhere that he'd tailored his work out regime to create the the sort of physique Valjean would have had.

Any information about the brand upon his chest?

It doesn't look like a number.


p.s. Maybe a triangle?

"Interesting, but he does not look like he is starving or in need of a loaf of bread"

Of course he doesn't. He looks like someone who has been a prisoner for nineteen years on a chain gang, slowly building up the strength which eventually leads to him being recognized after he breaks parole.

Valjean stole the bread nineteen years before this picture takes place. He spent five years in prison for that crime and fourteen more for constantly trying to escape. So no, he isn't going to look starving and weak by this point.

"I'm sorry. That beard and hair make him look like he's going to a leather bar."

No need to apologize!!!

^I don't think the guy in the boots (smoking, cellphone) is wearing underwear.

I can't wait to see what this all looks like in the context of the film, I do love Tom Hooper's style and there are some brilliant shots in THE KING'S SPEECH. I'm getting more and more excited about this movie the more I see of it (and hopefully the actual footage will look as great), I do worry about the timeline. I wonder when they'll even have a trailer.
Jackman looks great, this could be the role that finally gets him nominated! We'll see.

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>>>I do worry about the timeline. I wonder when they'll even have a trailer.<<<

The filming seems to be going on smoothly, based on what some internet fans can gather from various tweets of actors involved and some sketchy media reports on what has been happening.

It looks like they are already doing the following --

*Filming in Southern France around March 8 has probably been completed, involving only Hugh Jackman, which led to speculations that that was for the Valjean Soliloquy( What Have I Done?)
*Above photos seemed to have been taken while they are filming the Prologue/Convict scenes on outside locations
*Filming of Lovely Ladies, it seems, is also going to happen this week ( based on tweets of actresses involved in the shoot)
*Rehearsals for the Confrontation Scene with Javert have been widely reported, because of the playful bantering between the two co-stars.
*Colm Wilkinson was also seen in a photo, observing the filming of the convict scenes. Maybe the scenes with the Bishop of Digne are forthcoming soon?

They did have a very long intensive rehearsal period ( 5-6 weeks), so maybe that has helped in facilitating the filming process. They have rehearsed the singing and the acting and Tom Hooper has had a chance to see how it is shaping up. They do have a very tight schedule given that this is going to be an epic of a film...But maybe post-production is what may turn out to be worrisome, as one of our co-posters ( Best12Bars) has shared with us on another thread.

Let's hope for the best!