This whole month has been crazy, but the last week .... Anyway. I hope to catch up on Twitter tomorrow (Russell Crowe has some great stuff about finishing filming).

Anyway, a friend and I were suppose to go see Snow White and the Huntsman over the weekend but due to the craziness I had to take a rain check. So my first night free after the ( Read more... )

*Okkaaayyyy*: Hugh Jackman and Cameron Machintosh attend Robert Pattinson's birthday party.

A *very* little bit of information about one of the filming locations, Ashridge school. Where some filming was done in the nearby woods. My guess would be Jean Valjean meeting Cosette.

The IMDb has added Tim Downie as playing Brevet.

In other news: Bonham ( Read more... )

I found this interview with one of the "Lovely Ladies" it's a month old but watch from 1:25 to 2:35.

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She's got a couple problems with name pronunciations and a few of the facts (e.x.: number of Les Mis film versions, the real number is somewhere between 20 to 51 -- but I don't think those numbers factor in the Liam Neeson or Gérard Depardieu ( Read more... )

I don't have time for a full update but here is another comment about the footage shown at CinemaCon:

There was quite a lot of interest in the teaser posters for Tom Hooper's musical Les Miserables (December 14) that were seen around CinemaCon, but considering how recently they began filming, it was surprising that they had anything to show. ( Read more... )

After months of rumors it's finally confirmed

Playbill: Mistress of the House: Helena Bonham Carter Will Be Madame Thénardier in Les Miz Movie

Mackintosh was keeping mum on Feb. 8 ( Read more... )

Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail says the movie version of Les Misérables has "finally officially signed Helena Bonham Carter as Madame Thenardier." (scroll to near the end of the story)

Someone on the B'way World Board posted this very funny list of "Things to look fwd to between now and 12/7 (Les Mis release)" and they are all TOO TRUE! Here are ( Read more... )

The official press release

But still no mention of Sacha Baron Cohen or Helena Bonham Carter.

The London Les Mis production's Twitter account posted this this morning:

@lesmisofficial Les Misérables
Big news: @SamanthaBarks will be Eponine in the Mis film! Mr Mackintosh knows how to pull off a coup de theatre, eh?: goo.gl/Ych05
I'd love to know ( Read more... )

Here's the original press release for the casting call for extra for the film ( Read more... )

I saw this last night but The Hollywood Report says that Aaron Tveit is now officially cast as Enjolras (ETA: alligatorandme found the official press release at lesmis.com which confirms the same names listed below). A lot of other sites are copying the story. It does have further interest.

They have more to say about the cast:

Oscar winner Tom Hooper (The ( Read more... )

Digital Spy has a short video with Eddie Redmayne. In it he confirms the casting of Amanda Seyfried as Cosette and he seems to confirm Helena Bonham Carter as Mme. Thénardier as well: See video

Still no word on Taylor Swift.