Words Hannah Taylor

Follow a boy with showbiz dreams, through his boyband years, the height of his fame as an eccentric solo star, and beyond in an intimate portrayal of music’s man of the millennium: Robbie Williams.

But this is far from your usual musical biopic. In a wild twist, a photorealistic CG chimpanzee stands in to star as Williams. This isn’t monkey business, it’s a fascinating spin on the genre that presents a portrait of an artist who’s confessed to often feeling like a performing monkey. Through cutting-edge visual effects courtesy of Weta FX, famed for The Lord Of The Rings and Avatar, Williams’ expressions are replicated onto an ape as we experience the musical career highs and personal lows of Williams’ life story.

The ring-leader of this great show? Well, that’s the visionary director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey, who comes fresh from helming P!nk’s documentary to turn a British pop icon’s story into a grand and wildly original cinematic spectacle featuring new versions of Wlliams’ legendary hits and iconic performances.

Williams lays it all on the line in an intimate musical portrayal of a popstar lifestyle that brings his biggest hits, bad boy image, and heartache to the fore to reveal the man behind the performing monkey and the human behind the star.

A Star Is Born

Take That

In 1995, at just sixteen, Williams found fame as a member of Take That. The official musical Greatest Days depicts a group of frenzied fans of Take That who come together years later at the band’s reunion tour.

Flying Solo

With his eccentric personality, tattoos, and cheeky humour, Williams really made his name as a star after his painful break from the boyband. He holds seven number-one singles and his bestselling song is Angels.

Legacy

A four-part docuseries examines Williams’ life and troubles as a star. Three decades of archival footage track his journey to superstardom. Now, they’re used for a retelling like never before in Better Man.