Robbie Williams has shared how he thinks Liam and Noel Gallagher will react to their depiction in his upcoming biopic Higher Man.
Williams and the movie’s director Michael Gracey (The Best Showman) have spoken to NME in regards to the biopic, which shall be launched on Boxing Day. Notably, Williams is performed by a CGI monkey, carried out by actor Jonno Davies.
Each Gallagher brothers are concerned within the movie’s story, although Liam seems to a a lot larger extent than Noel. Williams has mentioned that the movie depicts a “illustration” of how each he and the Oasis duo have been again within the day, albeit with “the perimeters” taken off.
Williams beforehand mentioned that partying with Oasis at Glastonbury in 1995 was the “begin of his new life” after he left Take That. Relations between them later soured however they appeared to have reconciled in 2020 after Liam reached out to Williams, providing “love n mild to your loved ones” after information that Williams’ father had developed Parkinson’s illness. Williams joked that he must “discover somebody new to resent” after the pair patched issues up.
Nevertheless, Williams claimed in 2022 that they have been “bullies” throughout their heyday. Liam, nevertheless, denied this. “I’ve by no means bullied anybody in my life I’m a large piss taker for positive and doubtless gone a bit of too far generally, but when I’ve ever harm anybody’s emotions I apologise,” he mentioned.
That very same 12 months, he joked that he may play Knebworth once more if he offered tickets as cheaply as Liam did, pricing tickets for his solo present there at £65. “Can I simply apologise for saying the “cheaply” factor – should you write that, are you able to say I apologise; I used to be being bitchy,” earlier than including: “[Knebworth] isn’t one thing that’s on my radar. Glastonbury, however – I’d like to try this.”
Now, Williams has defined what he’s predicting their response to be. “I believe that there’ll be a little bit of him that’s glad that he exists in it,” he mentioned. Did you ship him the script Michael?”
“I don’t assume Liam’s learn it [but] there’s nothing in there that’s not frequent data,” Gracey replied.
In response, Williams joked: “Uh-oh! There’s not something there that isn’t 100 per cent factual! That’s how he behaved! That’s the person who he was! And in a courtroom of legislation, all of it stands up!
Persevering with extra significantly, he added: “I dunno, man. The those who we have been are completely different folks than we’re proper now. I see Liam and I like his interviews, and I like the person who he’s changing into. He’s kindly now and introspective and nonetheless marvelously humorous – however the edges have been taken off. Identical with me: the perimeters have been taken off. So, within the film, he’s a illustration of who he was then and I’m a illustration of who I was then. I don’t need him to be upset. I hope he likes it. The man that performs Noel has solely acquired one line, however that one line is so unbelievably Noel, it’s unbelievable: ‘Fuck off, cunt!’”
Williams has had loads to say about Oasis’ latest reunion too. “The cleaning soap opera alone will both be thrilling and or ghoulish to observe,” he mentioned in September. “As for the exhibits? They’re gonna be unbelievable, off-the-scale particular,” earlier than going so far as calling it a “therapeutic second for our nation.”
He continued, “Liam Gallagher studying his cellphone on the bathroom could be extra charismatic and intriguing than 99.9% of the world’s inhabitants at their most enigmatic. All he has to do is stand there and sing for the viewers to be assured their cash’s price,” earlier than a slight jibe at his brother: “Noel shall be there too.”
He additionally got here to their protection after they have been concerned in controversy surrounding Ticketmaster’s use of dynamic pricing when the tour dates went on sale.
“I’ve by no means sat in a ’How a lot are we pricing the tickets?’ assembly. And I don’t imagine that Oasis did both,” Williams instructed The Face.
“I don’t imagine that Oasis knew. Liam undoubtedly didn’t know ’That is how a lot tickets are going to price. We’re going to do that factor known as dynamic pricing.’ I solely learn about dynamic pricing due to Oasis.”
In a three-star overview of Higher Man, NME wrote: “Higher Man begins like a John Lewis advert and swerves into an R-rated hodgepodge that in some way does an excessive amount of whereas additionally barely skimming the floor of Robbie Williams’ profession. That is ‘Rudebox’ on movie: a few of it good, a few of it very dangerous, all of it a little bit of a multitude. Nonetheless, the monkey musical is a giant swing that no-one else would have taken. You’ll be able to’t fault the chutzpah or the ambition. If it makes again its reported price range, we’ll eat $110m price of bananas.”