Robbie Williams reveals Gary Barlow’s response to new ‘Better Man’ biopic

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Robbie Williams has revealed the response that Gary Barlow had to his new biopic, Better Man.The semi-autobiographical film, directed and co-writtten by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), is due for release in the UK on Boxing Day (December 26) and in select US cinemas on Christmas Day (December 25).

In it, the singer is depicted as a CGI monkey, and the film tells the story of his life and career – from his early days in childhood to his first taste of success with boyband Take That.Now, Williams has opened up about his past feud with former bandmate Gary Barlow, and shared his blunt response to how he is depicted in Better Man.After the Take That frontman got an early look at the biopic, Williams recalled how he got a phone call from Barlow, saying that the project made him look like a Hollywood supervillain.“We had a fractious relationship.

In the script, I speak how I thought back then, which wasn’t complimentary to Gaz, and we sent him the script,” Williams said (via Daily Mail). “He rang me and, he’s a grown-up and there was no effing or pointing fingers, and he was like, ‘Rob, I come off worse than Darth Vader in the first half.’”According to the outlet, the phone call referring to the iconic Star Wars villain forced Williams to mellow out the portrayal of Barlow in the final edits.He also spoke at the Deadline press screening for the film in Los Angeles and said that he was intended to be the main villain in the film.“I’m quite happy to be the main villain in this movie,” he said (via Daily Mail). “There were many villains in this movie until we legally couldn’t have many villains in this movie.