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LES MISERABLES star Anne Hathaway appeared on last night's 'The Daily Show' to talk about her blockbuster film. 'We went to some weird places,' she shared. Check out the appearance below!

While some would consider the plot of the classic musical complex, it's been proven to be simple enough to be told through modern technology's cutest form of communication- emoticons. Try to follow along with the picture, which is currently going viral on Facebook and Twitter, below!

According to Billboard.com, Les Miserables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack has now hit #2 on the Billboard 200 chart, topped only by Taylor Swift's Red album.

Fans of the musical everywhere are leaving movie theatres pleased, including the ones featured in the viral video below. Check out what they had to say about the film below!

Lea Salonga, who starred in the original stage production as 'Eponine' and the 2006 revival as 'Fantine' wrote the following review on the new film for Inquirer. Check it out below!

In a surprise response, LES MIS star Russell Crowe tweeted his support for Lambert's rather harsh observations on the film.

Do you hear the people sing? According to reports, tens of thousands have this week, as the Les Miserables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack has now hit #1 on both Amazon and on iTunes.

According to Billboard.com, 'Les Miserables: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack' is zooming up the charts and on track to hit the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart by next week. The album is estimated to reach 100,000 copies sold by December 30.

According to Showbiz411, country music star Taylor Swift had vied for the role of 'Eponine' in the blockbuster film LES MISERABLES. The news was revealed at a recent party when Les Mis producer Cameron Mackintosh told the site's Paula Schwartz that the young pop star had auditioned for the role.

Deadline reports that the film adaptation of LES MISERABLES has earned a whopping $58.6M Worldwide at the box office. The movie grossed $28.3M internationally and has brought in a two-day North American total of $30.3M.

Fandango reports that Christmas Day was its best-ever single day for ticket sales, thanks to the blockbuster premiere of LES MISERABLES.

Hugh Jackman sat down with SiriusXM radio host Julie James to talk about his role in the feature film LES MISERABLES. 'Anyone who loves theater and loves Broadway is going to forever put [director] Tom Hooper right up there with Stephen Sondheim,' shared the actor. Check out the interview in full below!

"To love another person is to see the face of God" - Colm Wilkinson's Bishop Myriel of Digne and Anne Hathaway's Fantine, together with Hugh Jackman's Jean Valjean, sung those arguably the most indelible lyrics by tail end in the Tom Hooper-helmed musical motion picture, "Les Miserables," a faithful film adaptation based on the 1987 Tony Award-winning musical, written by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil, and Herbert Kretzmer, which in turn was inspired by the French historical novel of the same name, published in 1862, by Victor Hugo, a well-known French Romantic poet and novelist who had evident antipathy toward the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church; but, interestingly, had high regard for the Church's doctrines.

Deadline reports that the highly anticipated film version of LES MISERABLES opened in the top spot on Christmas Day, taking in $18 million at the box office. The film debuted in 2,808 theaters and earned an 'A' CinemaScore from audiences across the country.

Universal Pictures has released another behind-the-scenes featurette for director Tom Hooper's film adaptation of LES MISERABLES, opening in theaters tomorrow, Christmas Day. Go backstage with Samantha Barks as she talks about how she won the role of 'Eponine'. Click below to watch!

Aaron Tveit will soon be seen in the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of LES MISERABLES in the role of Enjolras, the leader of a student revolt. To check out a new clip of the talented actor singing a rousing rendition of "Red and Black" from the film, click here!

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In an interview with the New York Post, LES MISERABLES star Hugh Jackman confirmed that director Cameron Mackintosh has approached him for a potential movie adaptation of MISS SAIGON. Jackman said he has never seen the musical but is 'all for it.'

In an interview with the New York Post, Hugh Jackman commented on the possibility of a forthcoming Miss Saigon movie adaptation saying, 'I hope 'Les Miserables' leads to more movie musicals - but, selfishly, only if I can be in them!' Read the full interview here, in which he discusses reading Victor Hugo's epic of a novel to prep for the film, his first experience seeing Les Mis on stage, Cameron Mackintosh's request for Jackman to play 'Javert' on stage, working with Joan Lader, the difficulties of singing 'Bring Him Home' for the movie, Anne Hathaway and more!

Just days before the Christmas release of Tom Hooper's Les Miserables film adaptation, Rebecca Caine, who originated the role of 'Cosette' in the stage musical in 1985, appeared on 'Context with Lorna' to talk about why Les Miserables has such an effect on those who see it. Click below to watch the interview!