Robbie Williams is preparing to face off against Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande in the bid for the Best Original Song at next year’s Oscars.
The singer-songwriter, 50, has been working on his biopic Better Man since 2021 – with the film premiering at Toronto Film Festival on Tuesday.
And to compliment his film – in which the former Take That star plays himself while Jonno Davies takes on the role of his younger self – Robbie wrote an original song.
The star is set to submit his tune Forbidden Road, which he performed at an after party at the film festival, to be considered for the 2025 Academy Awards.
However he will face stiff competition, with superstars Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande set to also be in the running for songs from their respective films Joker: Folie à Deux and Wicked.
Robbie Williams is preparing to face off against Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande in the bid for the Best Original Song at next year’s Oscars, it was revealed on Tuesday
Robbie will face stiff competition, with superstar Lady Gaga set to also be in the running for songs from Joker: Folie à Deux
Of his Oscars bid, a source told The Sun: ‘Robbie is excited not just for the chance to present his movie to the world, but also to have a crack at the Oscars.
‘Paramount has faith in pushing the tune out to voters and promoting the track with their trailers and promos, of courser there are no guarantees, but he has a stellar reputation.’
Theya dded: ‘Rob stands a great chance of being shortlisted at the Golden Globes too. The voters are international and have a greater understand of his contribution to the world of pop and long-term success.’
Last year, filming for his Take That inspired biopic Better Man saw stars dancing on the streets of London clad in blue suits.
In photographs shared of the filming, the cast embarked on a huge energetic dance scene on Regent Street.
The outfits were reminiscent of the band’s ensembles for the Brit Awards in 1994, where they played a Beatles Medley on stage.
Jonno, who is playing a young Robbie, sported a brown CGI suit for the shots.
It was previously revealed that the movie will take a ‘fantastical’ approach to depicting Robbie’s career, and he will appear as a CGI monkey in some scenes.
The singer-songwriter, 50, has been working on his biopic Better Man since 2021 – with the film premiering at Toronto Film Festival on Tuesday (Pictured)
If he submits the song for the Academy Awards, Robbie could also be in competition with Ariana Grande for Wicked
To compliment his film – in which the former Take That star plays himself while Jonno Davies (Pictured together on Tuesday) takes on the role of his younger self – Robbie wrote an original song
The star (Pictured in 1993) is set to submit his tune Forbidden Road, which he performed at an after party at the film festival, to be considered for the 2025 Academy Awards
The rest of the cast members playing Take That are Jake Simmance as Gary Barlow, Liam Head as Mark Owen, Jesse Hyde as Howard Donald and Chase Vollenweider as Jason Orange.
Later in the scene, the actors changed outfits, donning a zany range of looks from a bright yellow vest to a pair of black jeans with a studded belt.
Production began in May 2022 on the big budget biopic – billed as ‘a musical fantasy’ – which is being made in Melbourne by Australian filmmaker Michael Gracey who directed the box-office smash The Greatest Showman.
British actor Jonno, 30, best known for the Amazon Prime series Hunters, will play Robbie as a younger man.
It was previously revealed that the movie will take a ‘fantastical’ approach to depicting Robbie’s career, and he will appear as a CGI monkey in some scenes
The rest of the cast members playing Take That (pictured in 1991) are Jake Simmance as Gary Barlow, Liam Head as Mark Owen, Jesse Hyde as Howard Donald and Chase Vollenweider as Jason Orange
Other members of the cast include Australian actors Kate Mulvany (The Great Gatsby), Damon Herriman (Mr InBetween), and filmmaker-actor Anthony Hayes.
It was announced in December 2021 that producers would begin filming Better Man at Docklands Studios in Melbourne in early 2022.
The production is rumoured to have cost $100million.
Directed and co-written by Victorian filmmaker Michael Gracey, the film will offer an introspective look into the experiences that shaped the English entertainer, both on and off stage.
