Who plays Jean Valjean in the 2012 film ‘Les Miserables’?
Les Misérables (2012 film) "Les Misérables" from the screenplay by William Nicholson. Production on the film officially began in June that year, with Cameron Mackintosh and Working Title Films co-producing. Having already approached Hooper prior to production with the desire of playing Jean Valjean, Hugh Jackman began negotiations to star in the film alongside Paul Bettany as Javert. Other stars who became attached to the project included Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter. In September 2011, Jackman was officially cast as Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe was cast as Javert. The following month, Mackintosh confirmed that Fantine would be played by Hathaway. Before Hathaway was
Jean Valjean of a bread thief while a Duchess and her child watched the scene pitilessly from their coach. The revolt of the university students is based on the 1832 June Rebellion. Since the original publication of "Les Misérables" in 1862, the character of Jean Valjean has been in a large number of adaptations in numerous types of media based on the novel, such as books, films, musicals, plays and games. Jean Valjean Jean Valjean is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel "Les Misérables". Hugo depicts the character's 19-year-long struggle to lead a normal life after serving a prison sentence for