Davies plays Robbie Williams on screen as a chimpanzee from the age ... Scenes in the film recreate Robbie William's 2003 performances in Knebworth, Hertfordshire [Entertainment] Davies, who grew up in Milton Keynes, attended Bedford School between 2001 ...

Appleton is supportive of the film and was consulted throughout production - unlike Williams' father Peter Conway, a singer with whom he has performed many times over the years. In Better Man, he is played by Inside No 9's Steve Pemberton and portrayed as someone who let down his family.

Imagine 'Raging Bull' starring a CGI bull, and that gives you a sense of this music biopic about a superstar who's literally portrayed as a self-loathing simian

When stars endorse their own biopics, more cynical viewers might end up wondering just how closely the events shown on screen cleave to the truth. But in this new jukebox musical about the life of Robbie Williams – directed by The Greatest Showman’s Michael Gracey,

First reviews are in and critics have given Robbie Williams' musical biopic Better Man excellent ratings. The semi-biographical film chronicles the singer's quick ascent to stardom as a member of Take That and subsequent precipitous decline as he grappled with his inner demons and the difficulties that come with fame.

It’s sad seeing the monkey do cocaine’ - 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.

The semi-biographical movie follows the singer's meteoric rise to fame as a member of Take That and subsequent dramatic fall, as he battled with his personal demons.