And Williams wasn’t lying about the not-ordinary part — he appears as a monkey (yes, an actual monkey) in the film. The singer lends his vocals to the film and is voiced and motion-captured by actor Jonno Davies.

A new trailer for Better Man, a unique, semi-autobiographical film about singer Robbie Williams, has arrived - and we'd be lying if we said it didn't make us tear up a bit. In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, we see more of Williams as a child ...

Well, Robbie Williams and the creatives behind Better Man have attempted a slightly different approach. The film inspired by Williams’ life has him being portrayed by a CGI chimpanzee with a performance capture by Jonno Davies.

Better Man' tells UK pop star Robbie Williams' rise to stardom ...with Williams depicted as a CGI chimpanzee the entire runtime.

"Don't want to be a nobody..." Oh my. 🐒 Paramount has debuted the main official trailer for Better Man, telling the story of British popstar Robbie Williams. Opening in the US in wide release this January.

Robbie Williams has spent most of his life being a performing monkey and the Take That superstar says casting a CGI chimp to play him in the story of his life was sheer genius

One of Robbie Williams ‘ most controversial moments is set to be immortalised in his new biopic. The singer is played by a rather unlikely figure in the forthcoming film Better Man, which tells the story of his rise to fame in boyband Take That before embarking on a successful solo career.

Paramount Pictures has shared the full Better Man trailer for the forthcoming musical biographical drama starring pop star Robbie Williams as he portrays himself as a monkey. The film arrives in select theaters on December 25,

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