Better Man” is based on the true story of the rise, fall and resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams. Director, Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) chose to represent Williams through the perspective of a monkey and shares more with Las Vegas Now’s Jillian Lopez about his creative approach.

"As you'll no doubt have heard by now", Robbie Williams is portrayed in this biopic – directed by The Greatest Showman's Michael Gracey – as an ape, said Patrick Cremona in Radio Times. "More specifically",

Robbie Williams' biopic "Better Man" not only spotlights his colorful, sometimes controversial life, but depicts the famed British singer as a chimp.

For many Americans, director Michael Gracey’s kaleidoscopic portrait of the Brit-pop sensation’s career will double as an overdue introduction.

If it’s true that your age freezes the day you become famous, then the British pop star Robbie Williams is stuck at 16. So he says near the end of “Better Man," the biopic he produced. “I’m unevolved," he confesses. No kidding — throughout the entire film, Williams is portrayed as an ape.