Robbie Williams, Better Man

Why Robbie Williams says being portrayed as a monkey in 'Better Man' is 'genius'
Robbie Williams' biopic "Better Man" not only spotlights his colorful, sometimes controversial life, but depicts the famed British singer as a monkey.
Robbie Williams: 'I've been a cheeky monkey all my life'
“In real life I don’t cry that much,” Williams says and then smiles. “You have a (expletive) biography about you and have the world go, ‘I’ve seen you and heard you’ and come tell me how you deal with it.'”
The Monkey in the Mirror: Lessons from Robbie Williams’ Better Man
Robbie Williams kicked off 2025 with a headline performance at ABC’s New Year’s Eve Party outside the Sydney Opera House. The 50-year-old singer performed his biggest hits and used the opportunity
Here’s Why Robbie Williams Is a Monkey in 'Better Man'
The lofty $110 million production charts the life and career of famous British pop star Robbie Williams, employing the cutting-edge Weta digital FX to represent Williams as a tuxedo-dressed monkey. While jarring and hard to accept from the onset,
'Better Man' review: Robbie Williams biopic connects even when monkeying around
There are moments in "Better Man," the often thrilling biopic of unabashedly cheeky U.K. pop star Robbie Williams, where you forget you're watching a CGI monkey in the lead role.
Movie Review: Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. In ‘Better Man,’ he’s still doing it
Nicole ends up leaving Williams (for Liam Gallagher of Oasis), part of a miserable time for the singer, who manages to destroy most of his relationships. But he reaches a career pinnacle, performing at the storied Knebworth Festival to some 375,000 adoring fans.
Robbie Williams biopic ‘Better Man’ feels like an evolution of the form
For many Americans, director Michael Gracey’s kaleidoscopic portrait of the Brit-pop sensation’s career will double as an overdue introduction.
Better Man Review: Rock Biopic Features Robbie Williams as a Chimpanzee
In Better Man, British pop star Robbie Williams is represented by a talking, dancing, singing chimpanzee. If you’re not on board with that premise, then very little else about Better Man will work for you,
'Better Man' review: You'll go ape over this offbeat Robbie Williams biopic
If it’s true that your age freezes the day you become famous, then the British pop star Robbie Williams is stuck at 16. So he says near the end of “Better Man," the biopic he
Robbie Williams’ Monkey Biopic Is More Predictable Than Expected
It's not that the film's subject — bad boy pop star Robbie Williams — is offensive by any means, though his wry and self-effacing humor might not appeal to audiences with a low tolerance for that particular British register.
An intimate look at the biographical musical 'Better Man' — and the decision to have Robbie Williams as a CGI monkey
Rick and Meredith discuss the release of 'Better Man' — a biographical musical on the life of British pop singer Robbie Williams.
Robbie Williams Would Like to Reintroduce Himself
British pop star Robbie Williams talks about his biopic 'Better Man,' confronting past behaviors, '90s feuds, and more.
Robbie Williams on His Touching Reception as a Pan Troglodyte
Better Man, chronicling the warts-and-all rise-and-fall — and rise again — career of UK pop phenom and self-described ...
Robbie Williams just wants to entertain you. Why won't you let him?
The cheeky British pop singer is telling his own story in this weekend's 'Better Man,' in which he's played by a CGI monkey.
Gerard Butler's Big Action Return, Robbie Williams' Monkey Movie, and More Lead the New Movies in Theaters This Weekend
Better Man is a biographical drama that centers around the life and career of pop star Robbie Williams. Much like Rocketman, ...
Fans of 'The Greatest Showman' Should Go See the Monkey Musical 'Better Man'
In the odd musical biopic, famous British singer Robbie Williams is portrayed by a CGI chimpanzee, but you'll love it nonetheless.
Can Better Man help Robbie Williams get Trump on speed dial? Star on fame, family and more
My MO has been cheeky. What’s more cheeky than a cheeky monkey?’ asks Robbie Williams – who in biopic Better Man is a CG ...