Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman will star together in The Greatest Showman on Earth
In development for quite some time, 20th Century Fox‘s P.T. Barnum biopic The Greatest Showman on Earth has seemingly landed a second star. According to a story at Variety, Zac Efron has entered talks to star opposite leading man Hugh Jackman.
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The Greatest Showman on Earth, scripted by Sex in the City writer Jenny Bicks, offers a musical take on the life of P.T. Barnum, specifically focusing on the creation of his three-ring circus and his infatuation with “Swedish Nightingale” Jenny Lind.
Zac Efron starred opposite Robert De Niro earlier this year in the R-rated Paramount Pictures comedy Bad Grandpa. He followed that by reprising his Neighbors role opposite Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne and Chloë Grace Moretz in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. He’ll be back on the big screen next month, too, for the 20th Century Fox comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. He has yet another R-rated comedy on the way in 2017, too. Catch him opposite Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Jon Bass, Kelly Rohrbach and Ilfenesh Hadera in May 19th’s Baywatch.
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Hugh Jackman, who is currently filming his reportedly final X-Men franchise appearance in the still-untitled Wolverine 3, will himself produce The Greatest Showman on Earth alongside Laurence Mark and Chernin Entertainment.
What do you think of the teaming of Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman? Are you going to check out The Greatest Showman on Earth when it comes to theaters? Let us know in the comments below!
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