Hugh Jackman's seen better days as Jean Valjean in 'Les Miserables' -- PHOTO
On stage, the depiction of the crushing poverty and hardship inherent in the story of Les Misérables can only go so far. In the show’s famed concert versions, a few brown, ill-fitting costumes was often the extent of it.
But one need only take a look at Hugh Jackman’s scarred and bloody scalp as Jean Valjean in the feature film adaptation of Les Mis to glean that director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) doesn’t appear to be glossing over the grody details. Check out the full version of the image below: