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Hugh Jackman Is P.T. Barnum In First Trailer For "The Greatest Showman"

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"There's a sucker born every minute."

It's a phrase often attributed to 19th century showman P.T. Barnum, even though there's no evidence he actually said it, and whether the word "sucker" was even in common use to describe a mark or a rube in his day is up for debate. But regardless of whether Barnum actually said his signature catchphrase, it's still had a major influence on our culture. For instance, we frequently say around the Bleeding Cool bullpen, "there's a Bleeding Cool reader born every minute."

But besides accurately identifying Bleeding Cool readers centuries before the website existed, Barnum was also an author, a politician, a philanthropist, and of course the founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, which subjected animals to cruel and inhumane treatment for 146 years before closing down in 2017. Now, Barnum's life is being celebrated with a new musical starring Hugh Jackman: The Greatest Showman.

Directed by filmmaker and MMA champion Michael Gracey, The Greatest Showman is set to hit theaters on December 25, and you can view the first trailer for the film, released this morning, below:

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