Biggles Wrote:Kenji, if you want to see Gerard Butler in a different role, rent "Dracula 2000". That's right, the Phantom previously played Dracula! Wasn't he considered for the James Bond role?
Gerard Butler has been considered for BOND but he has since fallen out of favor.
It is my understanding that the actor to be cast as Bond will be someone under 30 with Casino Royale being the next Bond film. Yes, its the same Casino Royale that was initially played as a spoof. The re-imagining, so to speak, will be closer in tone/style to what moviegoers have come to expect from Bond. Just that he will be somewhere between 22 to 29ish.
I have my doubts that a younger more baby Bond will be effective but we will see.
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hantom- my mom and I saw this and my mom nearly looked at her watch- it was so agonizingly slow and somewhat boring. We'd knew it would get Oscar nommed in set direction/custome which it did.
When you have seen or heard the original Broadway Phantom Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman as Christine, these two actors pale by comparasion. Their voices couldn't capture the haunting beauty of Brightman and Crawford.
Raoul looked like a high school quarterback and the actor portraying him looked like he had just wandered in from THE ALAMO set. (Patrick Wilson as Raoul was indeed in The Alamo).
I wouldn't say it was a waste but it comes pretty close to it.