Rebecca Fergusonfeatures oppositeHugh Jackman,Zac Efron, andMichelle WilliamsinThe Greatest Showman, but of the three, Ferguson is the only one not credited on the film’s official soundtrack. That’s because, asRuPaulmight say, the time had come for the actress to lip sync for her life.
Ferguson plays Jenny Lind, one of the best opera singers in the world, in the film. Though theMission: Impossible – Rogue Nationstar went to music school in Stockholm, she says there’s a difference between her experience and playing one of the greats. SoLoren AllredfromThe Voicerecorded the character’s song, “Never Enough,” and Ferguson did a lip sync performance for the film.
“If I would F-U-C-K that up, I would be embarrassed. So I thought, ‘Loren, you just go for it, girl!’” Ferguson told Collider.
The actress was in New York promotingThe Greatest Showmanat a press junket with fellow stars Jackman, Efron,Zendaya, and Tony winnerKeala Settles. Jackman portrays P.T. Barnum of Barnum & Bailey Circus in a story that paints him as a dreamer who rose up from poverty to launch a troupe of oddities – including Settles as the bearded lady.
Here’s the synopsis:
The Greatest Showmanis a bold and original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and the sense of wonder we feel when dreams come to life. Inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum,The Greatest Showmantells the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Ferguson also spoke briefly – and we mean briefly – about her reprisal of Isla in the nextMission Impossiblefilm. “I can tell you that the newMissionwill be explosive, dynamic, interesting, captivating, and hardcore never-seen-action-before,” she said.
The Greatest Showmanopens in theaters on Dec. 20, whileM:I 6is scheduled for theaters on June 26, 2025.
