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‘I hate this movie, and I haven’t even seen it’ – Americans won’t let a chimp Robbie Williams entertain them

Better Man is a genuinely good movie but it’s bombing – and now his song has been disqualified from the Oscars too

The Guardian - US

Americans ask ‘Who is Robbie Williams?’ as CGI ape biopic leaves theater-goers scratching their heads

‘Better Man’ has struggled at the box office despite rave reviews

The Independent UK

Robbie Williams' new album features 'massive guitars' and 'pop hits'

Former Take That singer singer Robbie Williams has declared his new album will feature "massive guitars" and "pop hits" including a collaboration with Black Sabbath stars Tony Iommi and Glen Hughes.

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"It's adrenaline-filled and balls-to-the-wall": Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes have recorded a song with Robbie Williams

Former Take That star Robbie Williams has confirmed the unlikely collaboration

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Better Man director Michael Gracey on making a monkey out of Robbie Williams for his new biopic

The Australian filmmaker on telling Williams’ lifestory with a CGI chimp, the toxic nature of fame and how the former Take That star saved his debut feature film The Greatest Showman

Evening Standard

Inside the wild Robbie Williams biopic: ‘It’s sad seeing the monkey do cocaine’

IN FOCUS: The unexpectedly brilliant ‘Better Man’ dives into the rise, fall and rise again of one of Britain’s greatest pop stars… who is depicted as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee. Adam White speaks to its director Michael Gracey about monkeys, mayhem and why Robbie was nervous about Gary Barlow seeing the…

The Independent UK

The viral 'Rock DJ' clip from new musical Better Man is one of the year's best scenes – which is not what I was expecting from the Robbie Williams CGI monkey biopic

Big Screen Spotlight | This new biopic may at first seem baffling but it's an electrifying success, with this one scene alone being enough evidence to prove so

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Robbie Williams says new film script had to be tweaked after Gary Barlow read it

The film is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, fall and return of of British musician Williams.

Evening Standard

The Robbie Williams chimpanzee biopic Better Man works far more than you might think

4/5 It’s not a gimmick to have the former Take That member embodied by a ‘performing monkey’ in his new movie – and this film doesn’t shy away from the star’s trauma, addictions or penchant for self-sabotage

The Independent UK

Robbie Williams defends upsetting Gary Barlow in Better Man film: ‘I want to be authentic’

Robbie Williams has defended upsetting former Take That bandmate Gary Barlow in his new Better Man film, as the singer admitted: “I want to be authentic”.

The Independent UK

‘Fame is a drug like LSD’: Robbie Williams on success, sexuality and his simian movie alter ego

The former Take That star has made a biopic, Better Man, in which he’s played by a CGI chimpanzee. He talks about sex, drugs and the traumatic madness of 90s pop

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour was most in-demand UK live show

Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' was the most in-demand UK live show of 2024, with a staggering 196% more fans looking for tickets than for second-placed Liam Gallagher's gigs.

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East 17’s Tony Mortimer on the pain of hearing Stay Another Day: ‘It never stops – and it’s every year’

INTERVIEW: It’s 30 years since the Christmas single topped the charts – its songwriter talks to Craig McLean about the memories it stirs, the PTSD of fame, Liam Payne’s death, and marking the anniversary by working with a music therapy charity

The Independent UK

Gary Barlow came off 'worse than Darth Vader' in early version of Robbie Williams' new biopic

Take That singer Gary Barlow phoned Robbie Williams to complain to his former bandmate that an early version of his upcoming 'Better Man' biopic portrayed the star as "worse than Darth Vader in the first 'Star Wars'".

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Gary Barlow announces 41-date 2025 solo tour

Gary Barlow is set to hit the road for an epic tour of the UK and Ireland next year, celebrating his "status as one of Britain's most successful songwriters and record producers."

The National (Scotland)

Major artist announces tour with six Scottish dates

A MAJOR UK artist has announced a tour with six Scottish dates ...

Evening Standard

Coldplay fans hit out at ticket sale 's**tshow' after missing out again

A limited number of tickets for the Craven Park shows went on sale on Friday

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Robbie Williams writes poignant open letter to former manager

Robbie Williams wrote a poignant open letter to his former manager Nigel Martin-Smith to insist he never blamed him for his drug-taking and personal problems during his early years in Take That.

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The Independent UK

Robbie Williams expertly addresses drug claims made by ex-Take That manager in boyband documentary

‘I take exception to your version of my truth,’ singer said in lengthy open letter

The Independent UK

Robbie Williams makes heartbreaking Take That confession 28 years after band split

Robbie Williams has made a heartbreaking Take That confession 28 years after the band split.

The Guardian - UK

Boybands Forever review – behind the scenes of Take That’s topless, muscled kingdom

Full of gossip, confessions and revelations, this documentary is packed with all you ever wanted to know about the peaks – and troughs – of British boyband culture. Yes, even that infamous jelly video

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'Boybands Forever' online from anywhere

Part-exposé of record label mistreatment, part-nostalgia fest. Here's how to watch "Boybands Forever" online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.

Evening Standard

Boybands Forever on BBC Two review: lays bare the pressures on pop acts in what remains a very current cautionary tale

4/5 Many of the contributors still carry mental scars from their so-called glory days

WhatToWatch

Five's Ritchie Neville on Boybands Forever: 'I wished fame had an off switch!'

Boybands Forever on BBC Two explores the highs and lows of life as a pop pin-up, something Five's Ritchie Neville knows only too well...

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams tour 2025: How to get tickets as singer plays down Oasis rivalry

Though some fans have said he’s more ‘robbing’ than Robbie Williams, as many tickets are more than £100

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