The record-breaking 1985 musical is still assembling a cast, but the movie directed by Tom Hooper will be the first adaptation of the stage version of Victor Hugo's classic novel. The film is set for Dec. 7 and will star Hugh Jackman as convict Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert, the policeman who chases him, and Anne Hathaway as beleaguered mother Fantine.

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