Australian actors head cast in Tom Hooper's screen adaptation of long-running musicalRussell Crowe is to star in a musical for the first time after being cast in the big-screen adaptation of Les Misérables. Variety magazine reports that Crowe beat several other contenders to play Inspector Javert, opposite Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, in the film version of the musical that has been running since 1985.The film prod…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:05AM on September 12, 2011