Tom Hooper

Date of Birth

1972-10-05

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

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Nineteen Steps: The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper to direct Netflix’s WWII film starring Millie Bobby Brown

Posted 4 months ago

Academy Award-winning director Tom Hooper is getting behind the camera for Millie Bobby Brown's WWII film Nineteen Steps.

Cats VFX artist describes work on film as almost slavery

Posted 6 years ago

I hate to kick a film when it's down but 2019's CATS has pretty much been the disaster that keeps on giving. From the reaction to its polarizing first trailer to its scathing reviews to its poor box office to...

VFX society chastises Oscars for cheap Cats joke

Posted 7 years ago

So at this point I think we are all fully aware that the Academy Awards doesn't necessarily award the "best" films of the year. That's not to say that it doesn't occasionally happen, but I lost most of my faith...

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Cool Videos: Les Miserables gets a musical Honest Trailer

Posted 13 years ago

With LES MISERABLES hitting Blu-ray this week, it seems to be the perfect time for a brand new Honest Trailer. This also marks a momentous occasion for the series of web videos as this is the first completely musical Honest...

Will Tom Hooper team up with his Les Miserables star Sacha Baron Cohen to direct the Freddie Mercury biopic?

Posted 13 years ago

There hasn’t been any news on Sacha Baron Cohen‘s Freddie Mercury biography since October. For whatever reason it seems like the project is moving at a glacial pace. Stephen Frears (THE GRIFTERS, HIGH FIDELITY) was a possibility to direct the...

Review: Les Miserables

Posted 14 years ago

PLOT: LES MISÉRABLES is the epic motion picture of the popular musical based on Victor Hugo’s French historical novel of the same name. The story of two men on opposite sides of the law in a poverty stricken land presents...

Watch the full song “One Day More” from Les Miserables

Posted 14 years ago

As the release of LES MISERABLES approaches, I am getting more and more interested in seeing it. With the release of this video, I am more impressed than before with the look and sound of the film. Tom Hooper really...

The Oscar for Best Original Song may go to one of these 75 potential nominees

Posted 14 years ago

In recent years, we have seen a less than stellar group of nominees for Best Original Song, culminating in the 2 song category last year which was won by Bret McKenzie for “Man or Muppet”. Could we have an uneventful...

Hear the music! Five new clips from Les Miserables, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway

Posted 14 years ago

With the upcoming adaptation of LES MISERABLES set to drown theaters in a sea of tears and emotion this holiday season, these new clips will serve as a reminder to bring some tissues for those that are subject to emotional...

Cool Videos: THR’s Director Roundtable featuring Affleck, Hooper, Lee, Russell, Tarantino, and Van Sant

Posted 14 years ago

Six directors, one room, one giant roundtable discussion (held yearly – look for past ones on YouTube) that runs the gamut from working with crazy actors to retirement to fan interaction to screenwriting to the dangers of digital projection. Ben...

Cool Videos: Anne Hathaway as Claire Danes in Homeland for SNL

Posted 14 years ago

Okay, I’ve never seen Showtime’s Homeland series, but have been planning to watch it for some time, based on all the buzz surrounding it, including a healthy collection of Emmy wins, including best drama, actor, and actress for Claire Danes...

Stunning images from Les Miserables as shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz

Posted 14 years ago

LES MISERABLES is just around the corner and after some stirring trailers for the Tom-Hooper directed film, we now have some stunning photographs and character portraits shot by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz. The pictures were shot for Vogue magazine, where...

Full international trailer for Les Miserables starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway

Posted 14 years ago

The first full trailer for Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the hit musical LES MISERABLES is now online, which is likely to sweep you up with emotion or send you running for the hills, depending on your tastes. Some folks just...

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