The latest movie musical to hit the big screens is a biopic on U.K. musician Robbie Williams - with the twist that he's portrayed as a CG monkey. "Better Man" recounts Williams' tumultuous rise and life in pop stardom in the U.

Better Man” is based on the true story of the rise, fall and resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams. Director, Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) chose to represent Williams through the perspective of a monkey and shares more with Las Vegas Now’s Jillian Lopez about his creative approach.

Robbie Williams — who rose from the boy band Take That to become one of the biggest UK music icons of the ‘90s and early ’00s — is transformed into a singing, dancing chimpanzee thanks to the