Where's the sexiest man alive gone ... Hugh Jackman as prisoner Jean Valjean on set in Les Miserables. Picture: Splash Images Source: The Daily Telegraph
Annette Sharp, The Daily Telegraph, reports
Dressed in filthy rags, his handsome face gaunt and dark hair hacked to the scalp, one time Sexiest Man Alive Hugh Jackman is barely recognisable on the set of Tom Hooper's new film version of Les Miserables.
Having shed kilos while appearing in sold-out Broadway stageshow Hugh Jackman: Back On Broadway this year, director Hooper is making the most of 43-year-old Jackman's leanness for his role of an impoverished Frenchman jailed for stealing a loaf of bread.
Based on the 19th century novel by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables is shooting in London with Jackman as Jean Valjean, a former prisoner who becomes mayor of a town but is hounded for much of his life by police.
Cast opposite Jackman as the tenacious Inspector Javert is countryman Russell Crowe.
According to sources on set, Jackman is so far enjoying the shoot as it has afforded him a rare opportunity to throw punches at Crowe, much to the amusement of the crew.
"The crew find it hilarious as Crowe would obviously sweep the floor with Jackman in real life," a source said.
The film's cast includes Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter.
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