The King's Speech Director In Negotiations For Les Miz

Last month, we were excited to learn that The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper is up for the new Les Miz musical movie.
We thought it was a great idea, and now we’re pumped to hear that negotiations have begun for him to sign on to direct the new film version of the Victor Hugo novel/Broadway musical.
If done right, this could DEFINITELY be an Oscar contender!
We’ll look forward to hearing confirmation on Tom as the Les Miz director soon.
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