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Hugh Jackman gave a shoutout to his mom when he took the stage at CinemaCon on Thursday to introduce footage from “The Greatest Showman,” Fox’s upcoming big-budget musical.
“If I don’t do that she’ll start heckling,” Jackman joked as the audience of theater owners melted.
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Jackman, a modern-day reincarnation of Howard Keel, brought some much need star power to an event that tends to be heavy on rumpled studio and exhibition executives. With his mega-watt smile and broad-shouldered strut, he prowled the stage, charming and selling his passion project. There’s a reason that “The Greatest Showman” required Jackman putting his clout behind the project. The musical story of P.T. Barnum, a circus impresario, is a risky proposition in an age of superhero films and franchise fare. Musicals can be hit or miss at the box office, »
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