‘Les Mis’ Featurette – “Hugh Jackman is Jean Valjean”

The latest Les Misérables featurette tells us what we already know: Hugh Jackman is Jean Valjean. In it, he talks about the daunting nature of tackling the role in such an epic-sized movie-musical. There are clips of “Valjean’s Soliloquy” throughout, emphasizing the hard work Hugh put into playing a character. Near the end, compliments from cast and crew only help to prove that Hugh was the right man for the job — especially when Cameron Mackintosh specifically comments on Hugh’s spirituality, which was necessary to have in any actor portraying Jean Valjean.