New Les Misérables Poster and Featurette Released Posted by Rosie Kinsella on September 24, 2012 · 4 Comments

Any fans of the show (and there appear to be quite a few of us out there) will immediately recognise the layout of the fantastic new one-sheet poster for the upcoming film adaptation of Les Misérables.

Simple in its design, the designers have avoided plastering some of the more famous faces faces from the all star cast and instead have created a live action version of the iconic stage show poster, featuring little orphan Cosette (with Amanda Seyfried in the adult Cosette role).

Starring the likes of Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham-Carter and many more, Victor Hugo’s novel follows Jean Valjean (Jackman), an escaped prisoner and his attempts to make a new life for himself around the time of the French Revolution. Throw in a relentless officer of the law, student rebellion and some young love (both reciprocated and unrequited) and there’s surely something for everyone!

The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper clearly has a grand vision for the film and the spectacle in the chills-inducing trailer give some idea of the scale we can expect. A featurette has also been released focusing on the singing in the film, which quite unusually will all be live to capture the emotion behind the lyrics and also describes the technique behind such methods.

Following the enormous success of the musical, the film, which is to be released on the 11th January is sure to be a hit and I for one am unbelievably excited to see the film. I love the show and from the trailer to the poster, everything so far has done nothing to convince me that the film wont be fantastic. But hey even if i’m On My Own in this At The End Of The Day we’ll just have to wait and see won’t we?!

Take a look below for the poster and featurette: