History Trivia / LesMiserables2012

** Creator/HughJackman lost 30 pounds (even recreating the diet that Valjean would have had in prison), shaved his head, and grew a scraggly beard for the scenes where Valjean was a convict, even going 36 hours without water. Even more amazing is that he was exercising heavily while still not eating, on Wrsetling/DwayneJohnson's advice, because he had to shoot ''Film/TheWolverine'' almost immediately after ''Les Mis'' and had to get ready to bulk back up in record time.

* EnforcedMethodActing: According to the DVD commentary, the entire barricade building sequence was done by the actors themselves in real time, which was around 15 minutes, and the director's only instructions were four words: "Build a barricade. Action!"

** Before Creator/AnneHathaway was cast as Fantine, Creator/AmyAdams, Creator/MarionCotillard, Creator/KateWinslet, Creator/JessicaBiel, Creator/EmilyBlunt, and Rebecca Hall were considered for the role.

** Creator/JamieCampbellBower was once rumored to play the role of Enjolras. Creator/EddieRedmayne also auditioned for the role because Tom Hooper "wanted a young 17-year-old" for the role of Marius, but he ultimately cast Redmayne as Marius and Creator/AaronTveit as Enjolras[[note]]Interestingly, Tveit is only one year younger than Redmayne[[/note]].
* WordOfGod: In Master of the House, Madame Thénardier replaces an outgoing guest's luggage with a basket containing a baby. It is confirmed that the baby is [[spoiler: Gavroche]].

** Creator/JamieCampbellBower was once rumored to play the role of Enjolras. Creator/EddieRedmayne also auditioned for the role because Tom Hooper "wanted a young 17-year-old" for the role of Marius, but he ultimately cast Redmayne as Marius and Creator/AaronTveit as Enjolras[[note]]Interestingly, Tveit is actually a year younger than Redmayne[[/note]].

** Creator/JamieCampbellBower was once rumored to play the role of Enjolras.

** Creator/GeoffreyRush, who portrayed Javert in the non-musical ''Film/LesMiserables1998'', was considered for the role of Monsieur Thénardier.

** Creator/PaulBettany was considered for the role of InspectorJavert.

** Before Creator/AnneHathaway was cast as Fantine, Creator/AmyAdams, Creator/MarionCotillard, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for the role. Creator/JessicaBiel auditioned for the role.

** Before Anne Hathaway was cast as Fantine, Creator/AmyAdams, Creator/MarionCotillard, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for the role. Creator/JessicaBiel auditioned for the role.

** Before Samantha Barks reprised her role as Eponine for the film, Creator/LeaMichele, Creator/ScarlettJohansson (who also auditioned for the role of Fantine), and ''Music/TaylorSwift'' (of all people) were considered for the role.

** Before Anne Hathaway was cast as Fantine, Creator/AmyAdams, Creator/MarionCotillard, and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for the role.

** Before Samantha Barks reprised her role as Eponine for the film, Creator/LeaMichele, Creator/ScarlettJohansson (who also auditioned for the role of Fantine) and ''Music/TaylorSwift'' (of all people) were considered for the role.
** Before Anne Hathaway was cast as Fantine, Creator/AmyAdams, Creator/MarionCotillard and Creator/KateWinslet were considered for the role.

* RealLifeRelative: Russell Crowe's son, Tennyson, appeared in "Do You Hear The People Sing?" as one of the street urchins, waving the red flag, with Gavroche.

** Before Samantha Barks reprised her role as Eponine for the film, Creator/LeaMichele, Music/TaylorSwift and Creator/ScarlettJohansson (who also auditioned for the role of Fantine) were considered for the role

* StarMakingRole: For Creator/EddieRedmayne. In fact, most people had never heard of him when his casting was announced.

** For the film Creator/AnneHathaway had her hair cut short on camera and lost 25 pounds to make it look like she was dying.

* AllStarCast: Creator/HughJackman (Valjean), Creator/RussellCrowe (Javert), Creator/AnneHathaway (Fantine), Creator/SachaBaronCohen (Thénardier), Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter (Mme. Thénardier), Eddie Redmayne (Marius), Creator/AmandaSeyfried (Cosette), Samantha Barks (Éponine), and Creator/AaronTveit (Enjolras). In addition, Colm Wilkinson plays the Bishop of Digne while Frances Ruffelle and many other former cast members have cameos.

* HeyItsThatGuy: With an AllStarCast, [[http://zhaomeng.deviantart.com/art/Les-Mis-Wolverine-349538938 this is of course inevitable]]. Lampshaded during Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway's Les Mis segment during the 2013 SAG awards.
--> '''Anne Hathaway''': [[{{Film/X-Men}} Wolverine]] is being chased by {{Film/Glad|iator}}[[RussellCrowe iato]][[IAmNotShazam r...]]
--> '''Hugh Jackman''': [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Catwoman]] gets knocked up, and for some ungodly reason goes to see [[Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter Bellatrix Lestrange]] from ''Film/HarryPotter'' and {{Film/Bora|t}}[[Creator/SachaBaronCohen t...]]
--> '''Anne Hathaway''': And then Wolverine agrees to raise Catwoman's baby...
--> '''Hugh Jackman''': And she [[Creator/AmandaSeyfried grows up to star in]] ''Film/MammaMia''!
** Fantine was also [[Film/ThePrincessDiaries Princess Mia]], which kickstarted her popularity.
** [[Creator/AaronTveit Enjolras]] is [[Theatre/NextToNormal alive, he's alive, he is soooo alive...]]. And he was Nate's cousin, [[Series/GossipGirl Tripp van der Bilt]]. And now, ironically, he's [[Series/{{Graceland}} an undercover FBI Agent]].
** Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter pretty much plays Mme. Thénardier exactly the same as [[Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet Mrs. Lovett]]. She and Creator/SachaBaronCohen basically rolled out of ''Sweeney Todd'' for this one.
** And [[Theatre/LesMiserables Jean Valjean]] has passed his silver candlesticks on to Wolverine[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke To elaborate, it's Colm Wilkinson, the original Valjean of the Broadway and West End productions]][[/note]]
** Marius is [[TessOfTheDUrbervilles Angel Clare]].
** Apparently [[Creator/AmandaSeyfried Cosette]] can [[Film/MeanGirls predict the weather with her boobs.]]
** And is [[Series/VeronicaMars Lilly Kane]] and [[Film/{{Lovelace}} a tragic porn star]].
** Eponine is [[Theatre/LesMiserables Eponine]]. [[note]]Samantha Barks played Eponine on stage back in 2010.[[/note]]
** The woman who tells the foreman about Fantine's child is [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Mary Elizabeth Cattermole]], [[Recap/SherlockS01E02TheBlindBanker Seb from the bank]] attacks her, and lastly [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree Kahler-Jex]] pulls her teeth.
** Gavroche is [[Film/IntoTheWoods Jack.]]
** Given the large number of musical theatre performers cameo-ing in the movie, this is inevitable.
* HeyItsThatVoice: The child singing in the part of "Turning" that was on the soundtrack but cut from the movie? That's Kerry Ingram, also known as [[Series/GameofThrones Princess Shireen Baratheon]] and [[Theatre/{{Matilda}} Matilda Wormwood]].

* WordOfGod: In Master of the House, Madame Thénardier replaces an outgoing guest's luggage with a basket containing a baby. It is confirmed that the baby is [[spoiler: Gavroche]].

* HeyItsThatVoice: The child singing in the part of "Turning" that was on the soundtrack but cut from the movie? That's Kerry Ingram, also known as [[Series/GameofThrones Princess Shireen Baratheon]] and [[Theatre/Matilda Matilda Wormwood]].

* HeyItsThatVoice: The child singing in the part of "Turning" that was on the soundtrack but cut from the movie? That's Kerry Ingram, also known as [[Series/GameofThrones Princess Shireen Baratheon]] and [[Theatre/Matilda' Matilda Wormwood]].

* HeyItsThatVoice: The child singing in the part of "Turning" that was on the soundtrack but cut from the movie? That's Kerry Ingram, also known as [[Series/GameofThrones Princess Shireen Baratheon]] and ''Theatre/Matilda''.

* HeyItsThatVoice: The child singing in the part of "Turning" that was on the soundtrack but cut from the movie? That's Kerry Ingram, also known as [[Series/GameofThrones Princess Shireen Baratheon]] and [[Theatre/{{Matilda}}]].