What are the people whose stories were interpreted in the cinema like?

Films based on real events are increasingly popular. And these stories are as much in melodramas, in suspense narratives as they are in horror movies. Thanks to the directors, writers, actors and many other participants, we got to know what really happened to the real characters.

Would you like to know how and who are the people whose stories were shown on the big screen?

O awesome.club collected photographs of real people, who were personified by famous actors.

Hugh Jackman interpreted the show man American, Phineas Taylor Barnum, who created a mobile circus with extraordinary performers. Many characters shown in the film existed in real life. For example, Madame Clofullia (“the bearded woman”), the tattooed man George Costentenus and General Tom Thumb. The latter married a dwarf, who worked at the Barnum Circus. Your wedding became a big event. It is said that the guests even paid to be present at the ceremony.

the american actress Julia Roberts played the story of an ordinary woman named Erin Brockovich, who fought for the rights of the residents of Hinkley against the company Pacific Gas and Electric Company Corporation, a California company responsible for contaminating the city’s groundwater. Erin didn’t have a law degree, but she had willpower, perseverance, and courage, which helped her fight the corporation.

the Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain played the story of the woman under the name Molly Bloom, who created her own poker game company. When Bloom’s activity was discovered, the FBI expected her to delete the names of all the famous people who visited her club, but Molly did not reveal her clients’ secrets. This was the main inspiration for Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay for the film. the big movebased on his book Molly’s Game.

the young actor Taron Egerton played the skier Eddie Edwards, under the nickname “Eddie the Eagle”. The skier became famous thanks to his failures, since in competitions he was always in the last positions.

Javier Bardem interpreted the story of the famous drug trafficker Pablo Escobar🇧🇷 showing how he became a billionaire, delinquent and a powerful person. The film is based on the memoirs of a journalist who had fallen in love with Escobar. And, of course, there is the Netflix series Narcos, in which Escobar was played by Brazilian Wagner Moura.

Benjamin Meeplayed by Matt Damon, and his entire family decided to change their lives and acquire a zoo. After renovating the site, the park opened in 2007 and Benjamin wrote the book: We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Broken-Down Zoo, and the 200 Animals That Changed a Family Forever🇧🇷 The real family members appeared in the film as visitors to the zoo.

Leonardo DiCaprio played one of the richest people in the United States, Howard Hughes. His fame came from his work in aviation. At age 27, Howard founded a company dedicated to the design and construction of aircraft. Despite the risks, Hughes tested the aircraft he built and broke all records for speed and flight altitude. Furthermore, Howard became addicted to the film industry. In 1932, he produced the film Scarface — The Shame of a Nationwhich has become a classic.

Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin interpreted the story of a couple in love: Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp🇧🇷 The young people took a trip on a luxury yacht across the Pacific Ocean. However, the boat was caught in a terrible storm. The couple’s life was completely at the mercy of nature.

The actress AnnaSophia Robbin the photo on the right, played the role of the surfer Bethany Hamilton, pictured on the left, who was attacked by a shark when she was 13 years old. Bethany lost her arm, but soon returned to surfing and began participating in professional competitions.

the british actor Benedict Cumberbatch interpreted the English mathematician Alan Turing, who during the Second World War became the key personnel when it came to deciphering the Germans’ code.

In 2004, the Spanish doctor Maria Belónwhose role in the film was played by actress Naomi Watts, together with her husband and three children went on vacation to Thailand. In the blink of an eye, the entire coast was hit by a huge tsunami (today remembered as one of the greatest natural tragedies in history) it covered the entire coastal area, María tried to do everything possible and the impossible to save her family and herself of the catastrophe.

the australian actor Geoffrey Rush played the successful painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti. Today, his works sell for millions of dollars and, thanks to the film Final Portrait is possiblel understand why his works cost a fortune.

Do you have favorite movies based on true events? Did you know the people whose stories were made into movies? Share your opinion in the comments.