Sunday 8 May 2022 01:32 AM Robbie Williams reveals he will play HIMSELF in upcoming biopic trends now
Robbie Williams has revealed he will play himself in his upcoming biopic Better Man, which is currently being filmed in Melbourne in Australia.
The team behind the Michael Gracey-directed flick, reportedly previously had trouble finding the perfect person to play Robbie in his younger days but an older Robbie has been found in the form of the man himself.
According to The Sun, Former Take That singer Robbie, 48, told the crowd at the Rob Laver Arena in Melbourne last week at a gig to celebrate the filming of the biopic: 'The thing is about films is that it is a wonder anything gets made.
Movie star: Robbie Williams, 48, has spoken out about playing himself in his upcoming biopic Better Man, which is currently being filmed in Melbourne in Australia
'Everything gets held up in a bottleneck. It is always, "This person says no and this person says yes and this person is offended and this person is not offended enough." It is agents and lawyers.
'I am 97 per cent sure it will happen. I don't know who will play me when I am younger but I know who will play me when I am older. You're looking at him.'
On trying to find the perfect actor to play Robbie, an insider told the Mirror in March: 'Michael and Robbie held top-secret auditions to find a star to play the young Robbie recently.
Cast: Movie bosses reportedly had trouble finding the perfect person to play younger Robbie but an older Rob has been found in the form of the man himself (Robbie pictured in 1993)
'They didn’t meet anyone they were confident could pull it off.
'Robbie is stunned at how difficult the project has been to get made. And now he’s starting to worry it’s never going to make it to the big screen and he’ll look foolish for hyping it up.'
During a question and answer session in Melbourne last Sunday Robbie told fans the film will be a 'warts and all', adding that there are some sex scenes he does 'not condone'.
Robbie told the audience: 'There are sex scenes that I do not condone. I am like, 'If they must be in
