Re: Michael Crawford Re: for "Phantom of the Opera"

Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:59:56 +0000 (UTC)
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email-address-deleted (Billie ) wrote in
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>>The obvious choice is Michael Crawford. The Phantom is supposed to be
>>older.
>>
>>I recently saw him (Crawford) on Broadway in "Dance of theVampires" and
>>he's still got it.
>
> I don't understand why he's not given the role. He deserves it, and to
> be honest, the folks who want to see this movie, will go in droves to
> see him. That's probably the only way I'd go to the theater to see it,
> rather than waiting for the video.
My read: the conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie needs
someone with "star power" and that MC doesn't have a broad-based appeal.
He's not a known draw in movies, in their thinking, and not fuckable either.
Reminds me of the flap over not using Julie Andrews for the My Fair Lady
movie.
Big J
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