Respondents to a recent Playbill On-Line poll overwhelmingly expressed a preference for Crawford to star in the Phantom film.įor months, several homemade Phantom websites have voiced concern over the probability that Crawford would not be cast in the role he made famous (at one point, John Travolta appeared to be the lead candidate for the film). The group is in no way affiliated with the actor or his official fan club or Playbill On-Line. movies for the forseeable future, unless of course they do come to their senses and decide to cast Michael." If Michael Crawford's exquisite performance as The Phantom is recorded for posterity, it will join this list of artistically and financially successful classics."Īn excerpt from the MCPMC website, called the "Michael Crawford Phantom Movie Page" ( ) reads, "If Michael Crawford does not star in the upcoming movie, Phantom of the Opera, we will take part in a boycott of this movie and of The Really Useful Group.We will think long and hard about seeing any Warner Bros. 7 & 8, starting at 9 AM (PT).Ĭampaign head Diane Flogerzi wrote to Playbill On-Line to note, "Oscar winners Rex Harrison, Yul Brynner, and Joel Grey all brought their legendary, Tony Award-winning performances to the screen, and their films were successful. One group, "The Michael Crawford Phantom Movie Campaign," intends to rally at the gates of Warner Brothers Studios, 4000 Olive Avenue in Burbank, CA, Aug. With the casting of Antonio Banderas as The Phantom in Warner Brothers' Phantom of the Opera movie looking more and more likely, fans of Michael Crawford are picking up the pace of their protests.
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