Unique ad placement recasts ‘Les Miserables’
This is one role that might prove too much, even for Jack. Plus, the top Oscar campaign managers, literary holiday gift guides, banned toys of yesteryear, a holiday light display goes ‘Gangnam Style,’ the 20th anniversary of texting, and more.
Given the early praise that Tom Hooper’s film adaptation of “Les Misérable” has received—including significant Oscar buzz—it appears the critics are lining up behind the director’s vision of the iconic literary work. But his choice for the highly coveted role of “Cosette” is a curious one. Jack Nicholson? That’s how it appeared when a banner for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Stanley Kubrick exhibit lined up with this billboard for the movie. Amanda Seyfried may play the role in the movie, but I think we can all agree Jack would have given a “shining” performance.
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