‘Les Misérables’ Trailer: First Look At Dominic West, David Oyelowo & Lily Collins [tr]

Deadline Hollywood ^ | December 2, 2018 | Denise Petski

[C19fan]

PBS’ Masterpiece has released the first trailer for Les Misérables, the upcoming six-part event adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel, set for premiere on Masterpiece in 2019. A co-production from Lookout Point and BBC Studios, the drama stars Dominic West as Jean Valjean, David Oyelowo as Javert, Lily Collins as Fantine and Adeel Akhtar and Olivia Colman as Monsieur and Madame Thénardier.

[C19fan]

Is it ok to cheer for the Orléanists to kill off the Socialist and Jacobin scum when they man the barricades and raise the red banner? Thanks to Victor Hugo the failed June Uprising in 1832, something that would be relegated to a footnote, is glorified in popular culture.

[bk1000]

[EdnaMode]

How many versions of this do we need?

[Mears]

“How many versions of this do we need?”

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How many versions of Hamlet do we need?

Performers want to perform

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[Opinionated Blowhard]

PBS needs to get with the program and call this a “reboot.” That’s how you make something for the 20th time and still try to generate some buzz about it.

[higgmeister]

How many versions of this do we need?

Socialist tripe? I need Zilch!

[Sans-Culotte]

How many versions of this do we need?

Judging by this new version's multi-racial PC cast, I'd say at least one version less.

I seem to remember reading that the Brits have mandated that all television productions must feature racially diverse casts, regardless of the lack of historicity.

[gaijin]

a BLACK guy as the evil cop Javert..?

Wow.

I guess they wanted lots of shots of people deferring to him, honkies cowering and doing his black bidding, etc.

[circlecity]

“How many versions of this do we need?”

At least this one sounds like a drama rather than a musical. Most film adaptations of Broadway musicals bore me to tears.

[SeekAndFind]

How many more versions of Les Miserables are they going to make?

They already have several versions of the movie, a Broadway musical and another movie adaptation of the musical...

What we really need today is a modern Victor Hugo who can write novels like this one.

[V_TWIN]

I liked the version with Geoffrey Rush as Javert.

https://www.google.com/search?biw=1396&bih=714&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=pVUFXIuWGpLl_QbDsYXgDQ&q=Geoffrey+Rush+javert&oq=Geoffrey+Rush+javert&gs_l=img.3..0.12915.18633..19233...0.0..0.243.1435.0j7j1......1....1j2..gws-wiz-img.......0i67j0i30j0i8i30j0i10i30j0i24.Sk0Je2r6CSE#imgrc=UCTX1BUoDn2dpM:

[Savage Beast]

The greatest novel ever written! Yes, I've read War and Peace, Pride and Prejudice, Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Washington Square, The Sound and the Fury, The Brothers Karamazov, et al.

I'm glad they resisted the urge to cast Robert Mueller as Inspector Javert.

[Savage Beast]

"How many versions of this do we need?"

Only one. A good one. So far, except for the novel, one hasn't appeared.

[Savage Beast]

“How many versions of this do we need?”

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How many versions of Hamlet do we need?

Well said.

[Achilleus]

I liked the one on Animaniacs, les animals. Starring Rita and Runt

[Savage Beast]

Yes, but the greatest glory of Les Misérables is the saintly Bishop Charles-François-Bienvenu Myriel and his transformative power over the thug Jean Valjean.

[Sans-Culotte]

Only one. A good one. So far, except for the novel, one hasn't appeared.

I really like THE 1934 FRENCH VERSION.

[Savage Beast]

Thanks for the tip! I haven’t seen it. I didn’t even know it existed. I’ll check it out. I don’t see how anyone can do justice to Hugo’s masterpiece short of something like 20 hours at least.

[ExGeeEye]

I wated to see it until I read the linked article.

The section on “Differences from the novel” turned me right off.