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IN FOCUS: The unexpectedly brilliant ‘Better Man’ dives into the rise, fall and rise again of one of Britain’s greatest pop stars… who is depicted as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee. Adam White speaks to its director Michael Gracey about monkeys, mayhem and why Robbie was nervous about Gary Barlow seeing the…

4/5 It’s not a gimmick to have the former Take That member embodied by a ‘performing monkey’ in his new movie – and this film doesn’t shy away from the star’s trauma, addictions or penchant for self-sabotage

Opening up about being played by a monkey in the story of his life, Robbie Williams has admitted he initially wanted to be portrayed as a lion in his new CGI biopic.

Pop star Robbie Williams has declared he's a "professional attention seeker" and wanted to bring his life to the big screen in a biopic to make sure everyone knows he's "still here".

The former Take That star has made a biopic, Better Man, in which he’s played by a CGI chimpanzee. He talks about sex, drugs and the traumatic madness of 90s pop

Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s novel lands 22 nominations, the most in Aacta history, while Williams’ Melbourne-made biopic sets new record for film with 16 nominations

‘It made complete sense to me as soon as it was pitched to me,’ singer said

Their on-and-off relationship is dramatised in Williams’ new semi-autobiographical film Better Man.

The 46-year-old revealed her cancer diagnosis in August.

"There's no insurance for the death of The Queen."

Williams is played by a CGI monkey in the ‘fantastical’ biopic, which is set for release in December