Gary Barlow is hoping he doesn’t make an appearance in the upcoming Robbie Williams biopic.
The former Take That star is set to have his life told in an upcoming film from director Michael Gracey, who has bizarre plans for the project, as he’s portraying Robbie as a digital monkey.
And Robbie’s former bandmate Gary has now said he’s really hoping Michael doesn’t decide to turn the rest of Take That into primates.
Gary said: “As a strapline, ‘I’m going to be a monkey in a film’ sounds weird to us – but I promise you there’ll be something clever in that. But I hope it’s ‘just’ Robbie in this biopic.”
However, the 50-year-old singer has faith in Michael, whom he described as a “talented man”.
Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper’s Wired column, he said: “I love Michael Gracey – he’s a talented man who I’ve met a few times.
“It’s an interesting idea and there’ll be a clever twist to it. No-one does Robbie better than Robbie – and he will have something clever that makes sense when you see it.”
Robbie will play himself as the CGI monkey in the biopic, as the movie will reportedly be about "how the rock star sees himself".
Michael recently confirmed: "[Robbie Williams] will be played and driven by Robbie Williams."
He also teased that the film will be "surreal" and "a bit like a fever dream", while confirming the 47-year-old singer's tracks will be "re-contextualised" and re-recorded.
Robbie first became famous as a teenager in Take That but after quitting the boy band in 1995 his career really soared as a solo artist with hits such as 'Angels', 'Rock DJ' and 'Let Me Entertain You' and Michael is keen to chronicle the story of an "everyman".
He explained: "Unlike some people who were born prodigies or musical geniuses and you follow the narrative of the world catching up to their brilliance, this isn't that story.
"Robbie is that everyman, who just dreamed big and followed those dreams and they took him to an incredible place. Because of that, his is an incredibly relatable story. He's not the best singer, or dancer, and yet, he managed to sell 80 million records worldwide."
