Gerard Butler Offered 'Phantom Of The Opera' Role


Scottish-born actor Gerard Butler has been offered the starring role as the man behind the mask in helmer Joel Schumacher and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical feature The Phantom of the Opera, according to Hollywood Reporter.

Butler, who most recently appeared in 'Reign of Fire', has not decided whether to take the role because he is fielding other offers, among them Crusader Entertainment's 'The Game of Their Lives'.

Meanwhile, Anne Hathaway ('The Princess Diaries') and Emmy Rossum ('Passionada') have emerged as the top choices to play 'Phantoms' female lead, Christine.

Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group is producing the project, which goes into production in October.

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