"Instead I hear the long-gestating P.T. Barnum musical is near a go at Fox, with Jackman as the famed impresario finally becoming a reality at last for the big screen, a role that was reported in his future as far back as 2009. The film will be an original musical, Moulin Rouge-style I hear with Dreamgirls’ Laurence Mark among the producing team."
http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/hugh-jackman-brings-in-1-85-million-in-major-saturday-night-dolby-theatre-benefit-for-mptf/
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