Do You Know?..Trivia About The Movie

• The project was ready to begin filming in 1990 and was set to star Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman (the original stars of the stage version). Just before filming began, Andrew Lloyd Webber divorced Sarah Brightman and the project was shelved.
• Shekar Kapur was set to direct at one point.
• John Travolta and Antonio Banderas were both considered for the role of the Phantom. Banderas actually spent several years in vocal preparation.
• Keira Knightley auditioned for the role of Christine Daae.
• Charlotte Church was considered for the role of Christine Daae.
• Anne Hathaway was considered for the role of Christine.
• While others have been mentioned through the years, Joel Schumacher was Andrew Lloyd Webber's choice for director since the movie project was conceived in the early '90s.
• It took over four hours for Gerard Butler to be fitted with full makeup and prosthetics.
• Filming of the final lair scene took a week to complete.
• Katie Holmes was almost cast as Christine but the director said she was too old for the part.