Photo Flash: Helena Bonham Carter as 'Madame Thenardier' in LES MISERABLES

Portraying Madame Thenardier in the upcoming film adaptation of LES MISERABLES has helped actress Helena Bonham Carter learn a new skill - pickpocketing! "She's a bad sort and I learned how to pickpocket. I'm pretty good at it," joked the the actress in a recent interview with The U.K.'s Daily Mail. Bonham Carter, who along with her on-screen husband Sacha Baron Cohen will belt out the showstopping number 'Master Of The House', revealed that one reason she took on the role was because "she likes to sing in places other than the bath." Check out the new photo below!

 

Tom Hooper's upcoming big-screen adaptation of 'Les Miserables,' starring Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Anne Hathaway as Fantine will debut in theaters December 25. The film will also star Russell Crowe as Javert, Isabelle Allen as Young Cosette, Sacha Baron Cohen as Thernardier, Eddie Redmayne as Marius, Aaron Tveit as Enjolras, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, and Samantha Barks as Eponine

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