Robbie Williams portrayed as CGI monkey in trailer for biopic ‘Better Man’

Robbie Williams takes on a very new form within the trailer for his biopic, directed by “The Biggest Showman” director Michael Gracey.

The British pop star is portrayed as a CGI monkey, performed by Jonno Davies, within the newest trailer for “Higher Man,” hitting choose theaters Dec. 25 and out in all places Jan. 17.

“Higher Man relies on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and memorable resurgence of British pop celebrity Robbie Williams, one of many best entertainers of all time,” a synopsis reads.

Watch the complete trailer right here.

“That is my story. However I am not going to inform it in an atypical means, as a result of I do not see myself how others see me,” Williams says within the trailer, explaining the choice to visualise him as a chimpanzee.

Subsequent, the clip reveals Williams as a chimp, performing onstage and pumping up a large crowd at a live performance.

“To be sincere, I’ve all the time been rather less advanced,” Williams jokes.

The trailer covers his life story, exhibiting his upbringing and his wrestle along with his picture as he rises to fame.

Williams, a member of the British pop group Take That, discovered huge fame within the mid Nineteen Nineties earlier than splitting off for a solo profession, reuniting with the group in 2010 and once more briefly in 2020. Williams has since been vocal relating to his expertise with psychological well being points and dependancy throughout his rise to fame.

“Do I seem like a pop star to you?” Williams asks within the trailer, which reveals him at occasions stuffed with rage as he grapples along with his future and ever-evolving fame.

The movie stars Davies, who voiced and portrayed the chimpanzee model of Williams utilizing movement seize expertise, Steve Pemberton, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno and extra, in addition to Williams voicing himself in elements.

In a video explaining the choice to painting Williams as a chimpanzee, Gracey defined Williams stated that was the animal Williams noticed himself as most much like.