THE KING'S SPEECH's Hooper Close to LES MIS Movie Deal

Seen by over 56 million people worldwide in 42 countries and in 21 languages, "LES MISÉRABLES" is undisputedly one of the world?s most popular musicals ever written, with new productions continually opening around the globe, with seven more currently scheduled. There have been 36 cast recordings of "LES MISÉRABLES", including the multi-platinum London cast recording, the Grammy Award-winning Broadway cast and complete symphonic albums and the soon to be released live recording of the New 25th Anniversary production. The video of the 10th Anniversary Royal Albert Hall Gala Concert has sold millions of copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling musical videos ever in the UK. There are over 2,500 productions of the Les Misérables School?s Edition scheduled or being performed by over 125,000 school children in the UK, US and Australia, making it the most successful musical ever produced in schools.

Cameron Mackintosh is currently developing a film of "LES MISÉRABLES" with Working Title and Universal, and according to Deadline.com, Tom Hooper is the frontrunner to direct the picture. 

Prior to The King's Speech, for which he won an Academy Award, Tom Hooper's The Damned United starred Michael Sheen as the legendary English football manager Brian Clough. The Damned United was nominated by the South Bank Show Awards for best British film and premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. This Sony Pictures/BBC Film, written by Peter Morgan, was based on the novel by David Peace.

The LES MIS film is tentatively set to begin production in Europe before the year is over. Stay tuned for more information when it becomes available!