Gracey recalls, mimicking the belligerent catcallers.
“It was such a buildup to that number.
There was so much preparation that went into it.”
A scene from the “Rock DJ” musical number on Regent Street for ‘Better Man’.Paramount Pictures
Gracey couldn’t rehearse the sequence directly on Regent Street.
That would have cost additional money they didn’t have to shut down the businesses and foot traffic.
We’re not shooting,'" Gracey recalls.
We do want to rock, DJ, to this ‘Better Man’ musical number.Paramount Pictures
“We got shut down literally the day before we were about to start filming.”
Queen Elizabeth IIdied on Sep. 8, 2022, atthe age of 96.
As is customary in the U.K., certain events had to transpire.
“There’s nothing you’re free to say.
“It took us another five months to get back onto Regent Street.
And just so you know, there’s no insurance for the death of the Queen.
We had to go and raise that money again.
People on the producing side were like, ‘Well, you don’treallyneed that number.’
I’m like, ‘No, no, no.
Wedefinitelyneed this number.'”
And so they did.
you’re free to see the fully realized musical sequence in theaters today asBetter Manexpands nationwide.
