据英国媒体报道，《马戏之王》导演迈克尔·格雷西透露这部大热歌舞片会拍续集，他说：“当一部电影如此成功，很自然就有续集需求。商讨已经开始，正在运作中。”报道也称休·杰克曼有望回归主演。

年少的巴纳姆跟着裁缝父亲去一个富人家，因惹得富人的女儿夏丽蒂大笑，而被富人甩了一记耳光，正是这记耳光，让巴纳姆收获了夏丽蒂的友谊与芳心。跟夏丽蒂有了两个女儿的巴纳姆，为了让妻女过上优越的生活，开始创业，开办马戏剧团。一开始，他的事业经营惨淡，剧院门可罗雀。女儿的话激发了他要做独一无二马戏团的灵感，巴纳姆四处寻找长相奇特但具有特殊才艺的人。很快，胡须女郎、长腿巨人、双胞胎飞人以及精通骑术能模仿拿破仑的侏儒相继加入剧团，因为这些丑角的加入，巴纳姆的马戏剧团开始赢得观众的掌声。机缘巧合下，巴纳姆参加英国女王的宴会，在上流社会的圈子里，他认识了瑞典女歌手珍妮·琳德，在巴纳姆的盛情邀请下，珍妮欣然应允前往美国巡演 。

While writing a book on the circus, author John Shawcross reflects upon the great acts he has seen over the years and the mystique of circus people. He recalls the solo trapeze act of La Mara; Tarzan, Sahib, and their elephant; Marco's sword-balancing act; an archery act in which Grey Arrow shoots an apple off the head of Zuni, his wife; the Mascott Sisters' head-to-head balancing act on a high ladder; the juggling of Rudy Cardenas; high bar specialists, the Tongas; Gunther Gebel Williams with his tiger; the flying bar act of the Laribles; Carl Sembach-Krone's trained horses; lion tamer Pablo Noel; the Gaonas and the Four Titos on the trampoline; the Flying Armors on the flying trapeze; Frieda Krone and her elephants; Fredy Knie, Sr., and his Lippizaner; the Francesco Clowns; Lilly Yokoi on her bicycle; Mendez and Seitz on the tightrope; and Pauline Schumann on the trick horse.

《马戏之王》取材自真人真事，休·杰克曼在片中饰演美国马戏界传奇人物P.T.巴纳姆。故事讲述了巴纳姆传奇的人生，他从一个无名小卒，从底层到巅峰，用自…