The film will tell the story of American showman P. T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) who had a knack for hoaxing a gullible public even as he created the three-ring circus that made him a household name. The pic also traces his infatuation with singer Jenny Lind known as the Swedish Nightingale. The Lind role was being eyed for Anne Hathaway way back when...Now it's uncast according to Variety.
Michael Gracey will direct the project.
Jenny Bicks wrote the earlier script with British pop singer-songwriter Mika to write the music and lyrics for the film.
"Dreamgirls" producer, Laurence Mark, will oversee production with Jackman and John Palermo set to produce.
Condon will make the Sherlock Holmes film "A Slight Trick of the Mind" with his "Gods and Monsters" star Sir Ian McKellen next.
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