

"I think there's like 25 different stories," he said. When asked why it's taken so long for Phantom to make it to the screen, Butler said that, to his understanding, it's mostly been a matter of bad timing.

"The whole thing is just going to be more pulled down and filmic, where we'll be able to express more subtle emotions, rather than having to belt it out, like on stage. >He can sing and Gerard Butlers performance as the Phantom is what drew me to. "There'll be more talking in it, and more of the singing will be ," he said. Comments about the soundtrack for The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd. When asked what viewers can expect (aside from a well-built protagonist) in this cinematic take on the wildly successful musical (which is set to start shooting in September), Butler said that the movie will be somewhat less operatic. The Phantom Of The Opera: In a recent interview with Sci-Fi Wire, Gerard Butler talked about his role in Joel Schumacher's upcoming The Phantom Of The Opera:īutler is to star in the long-awaited film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, and he's been told he needs to be a bit huskier for the lead role. There'll be more talking in it, and more of the singing will be low-key. He also sang "For the Dancing and the Dreaming" in How to Train Your Dragon 2.Share Share Tweet Share Share Share Email Although Gerard Butler comes from a musical background, he took personal singing lessons for this film.

Actors considered for the role of the Phantom included John Travolta, Antonio Banderas and the original stage phantom Micheal Crawford. I Love You.īutler also sang during two television appearances, duetting with the host on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and joining in a rendition of "Beauty and the Beast" on Saturday Night Live. Favourite Phantom of The Opera Moment: Gerard Butler kissing Emmy Rossum. He also sang 'For the Dancing and the Dreaming' in How to Train Your Dragon 2. He the went on to sing a number of songs in P.S. Butler also sang during two television appearances, duetting with the host on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and joining in a rendition of 'Beauty and the Beast' on Saturday Night Live. Singing in a number of films and television programmes, Butler notably made his singing debut in The Phantom of the Opera, playing the titular character. I Love You.) He also worked as a voice actor, playing the Viking chieftain Stoick in the How to Train Your Dragon films. His breakthrough came playing the Spartan King Leonidas in 300.īutler appeared in a wide variety of films from then on, from action thrillers such as Law Abiding Citizen to romantic comedies ( P.S.
