According to Deadline, 20th Century Fox‘s P.T. Barnum biopic The Greatest Showman on Earth has landed its leading lady in the form of three-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain, My Week With Marilyn, Blue Valentine).
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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.
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.