Jack Reacher

January / February, 2013

Eddie Redmayne (My Week With Marilyn) plays Marius, the passionate young hero in the new film version of the popular stage musical based on the classic Victor Hugo novel. Q: How intense was the competition for Marius? A: When I heard they were making Les Miserables, I was in North Carolina playing a Texan cowboy in a film. I ran into a trailer, sang one of Marius's songs, recorded it with my phone and sent it to my agents. From there it was like a full-on X Factor-style audition in front of the...