Robbie’s biopic Comes Undone
Williams struggles to find lead actor
They’ve been married for nearly two decades but
says she and comedian husband are still as into each other as they were the day they met.
Their secret? “We love bird watching,” she tells Goss, at a party hosted by pal Sheeva Moshiri. “It is something we’re passionate about.”
Let’s hope Nancy’s talking about the feathered kind...
Nancy Sorrell
Vic Reeves In my eyes, Robbie Williams can do very little wrong.
But if film bosses don’t sort out who’s playing young
Robbie in his upcoming biopic, it may be a case of Let Me Entertain
You… in a few years.
I’m hearing the film – entitled Better Man
– is struggling to find its lead star, despite extensive auditions.
And even Robbie, 48, fears the story of his life, directed by Aussie
Michael Gracey, will not come to fruition.
Could it be that, rather like the title of his 1999 album The
Ego Has Landed, no one can match up to our Robster?
An insider said: “Michael and Robbie held top-secret auditions to find a star to play the young Robbie recently.
“They didn’t meet anyone they were confident could pull it off.
“Robbie is stunned at how difficult the project has been to get made. And now he’s starting to worry it’s never going to make it to the big screen and
EXCLUSIVE
he’ll look foolish for hyping it up.” Despite the former Take That singer’s doubts, he is due to be recorded at an upcoming concert in Oz for the film.
Michael – the man behind the success of The Greatest Showman – will use clever movie magic to make Robbie look like he did in his 90s glory.
And fans attending the concert – at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena – are being asked to wear their best clobber from the decade.
The insider said: “The London-based studio, Rocket Science, is handling international sales on the project and is hoping for a big hit.
“Robbie has fans all over the world and his story is not short of drama. But if they can’t find a star charismatic enough to play him, the whole house of cards is going to come falling down and it’ll end up in development hell.”
Robbie has previously admitted he has no idea who the best young actors are and said he wished he could have the late film star
Gene Kelly!
Only about 80 years too late.
As long as Rudebox is skimmed over, it should be fine…