Hugh Jackman was on fire in 2017.
The Sydney-born actor was riding high after the successes of his latest Marvel action films, X-Men: Apocalypse and Logan, and getting attention as a talented singer, courtesy of his Oscar-nominated performance in 2012’s Les Misérables.
At the same time, movie musicals were enjoying a renaissance.
2008’s film adaptation of Mama Mia brought the star power of Meryl Streep, and 2016’s La La Land scored a Best Picture nomination.
The time was right to bring Jackman’s talent and box office appeal to the musical version of the P.T.
Barnum story, The Greatest Showman.
The film was the 21st highest grossing movie of 2017, bringing in over 430 million worldwide.
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