Hugh Jackman is back. The greatest showman, his 2017 classic, may be about to conquer the box office again with a sequel. Or at least that’s what the Wolverine actor is implying right now. But there may be dark clouds hovering on the horizon. by Hugh Jackman The greatest showman sequel gets a rather disappointing update to its lead star. Is all hope lost? Or will we see his magic unfold on the big screens again?
Hugh Jackman dropped a Showman bombshell on fans
The greatest showman received a lot of love from fans and it impacted their lives through the inspirational dialogues that changed many people’s way of thinking. Fans bombarded Twitter with countless tweets raining love on the film. Here are a handful of them:
Freakin loves this movie and has told everyone I know to go see it!
— Chris Lok (@TheRealLokness) January 20, 2018
Absolutely loved The Greatest Showman. Hugh Jackman is exceptional. #GreatestShowman
— David K (@Davidkuenstle) January 21, 2018
We’ve recommended the movie to many people and we’ve yet to meet one person who didn’t like it. The release of the singalong version was awesome (we did it twice, even though we can’t carry a piece).
— Screen Zealots @ #TIFF22 (@screenzealots) January 20, 2018
But sad news has been announced for The greatest showman‘s fans put by the protagonist of a blockbuster. Hugh Jackman has revealed that a sequel to this 2017 film is highly unlikely. This was revealed in an exclusive interview where he said, and quoted, “There’s no plan, there’s no script yet as far as I know. But it’s good to know.” Along with that, it gave even the slightest hope for the sequel’s chances, which made it a bit ambiguous for fans to take the hints.
Hugh Jackman offered another update on a potential #TheGreatestShowman after.
“There’s always a chance, I’ve done a few sequels in my time. There’s no plan, there’s no script that I know of yet.”https://t.co/UkQpxQLk5v pic.twitter.com/w0AP5oscW2
— Screen Rant (@screenrant) September 13, 2022
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Adored by the public, not liked by the critics?
The greatest showman is a biographical and original musical film starring Hugh Jackman as PT Barnum, an American showman, businessman and politician – celebrating the birth of show business and the realization of dreams. Unloved by critics but almost revered by fans made it an unexpected hit, the soundtrack album was a hit in the UK and US upon release. The song, ‘It’s me’ won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
The main reason critics didn’t like it was the singalong (pun intended), but historically inaccurate plot as it was edited in a way to hide all the less-than-praising aspects of PT Barnum’s real life. Critics would go so far as to call it “cliche“. On the contrary, the aforementioned statement made by the Wolverine star reflects his interest in reprising the role, if given the chance.
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Although not much can be said about whether the sequel The greatest showman will come out any day or not, hope still goes nowhere. It would be safe to say that this bad news could be replaced by good news!
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