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Article about appointment of Bruce BeresfordIt was rumoured that Alan Parker would be director in 1988, however it was revealed by producer Alan Mackintosh in 1991 that Bruce Beresford was to be the films director.
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Producer Mackintosh then revealed that the film wouold be co-produced by TriStar Pictures.
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Film was then abandoned.
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Interest in producing the film renewed.Mackintosh said he wanted "someone who has a vision for the show that will put the show's original team, including me, back to work." He also said that he wanted the film audiences to make it "as fresh as the actual show".
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In 2009, producer Eric Fellner began negotiations with Mackintosh to acquire the film's rights and concluded it near the end of 2011. Fellner, Tim Bevan, and Debra Hayward engaged William Nicholson to write a screenplay for the film. Nicholson wrote the draft within six weeks time.
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Director Tom Hopper begins to negotiate the screenplay of Les Misérables written by William Nicholson.
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Production on the film officially began in June that year, with Cameron Mackintosh and Working Title Films co-producing.
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Casting rumoursHugh Jackman began negotiations to star in the film alongside Paul Bettany as Javert. Other stars who became attached to the project included Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter. The high profile cast list would end up generating a lot of interest.
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Taylor Swift cast for Éponine?Rumours quickly spread that Taylor Swift had been officially offered the role of Éponine. This created a lot of controversy and created hype as many people aren't particularly fond of Swift.
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Footage is slowly released at different events. The first major snippet show is Anne Hathaway's 'I Dreamed a Dream' on 26th April 2012 at CinemaCon. This is a full 9 months before UK release, and by using Hathaway, along with a well-known song allows the audience to connect and understand what to expect.
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The film is screened to a select group of people on 23rd November 2012 in New York, 2 months before UK release, and ended up with a standing ovation!
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Les Mis is premiered for the very first time on 5th December 2012 in London.
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Les Mis is released in US on 25th December 2012, around 2 weeks before UK.
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Les Mis is released in the UK and globally on 11 January 2013.
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In 2013, the film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including the Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Hugh Jackman, and went on to win in three categories: Best Supporting Actress for Anne Hathaway, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Sound Mixing.
