The film - shot in Glasgow and Greenock - follows the struggle of a He said: 'Around 70 per cent of the audience were crying, but Gerard's starring role alongside Emily Mortimer in the dramaĭear Frankie was a huge hit at the Cannes Film Festival, winning a His role with such sulphurous intensity that his Phantom commands theĪnd it's not just Phantom that has earned him plaudits. Their filmĬritic said: 'He is swashbuckling and dangerous. New York Times already tipping him as an Oscar contender. Passionate, hardworking actors, with a great sense of humour.'īutler's pain behind the Phantom mask has paid off with the He is one of the least pretentious, most talented, He said: 'Gerry and I were friends before we worked together Rumours of heated rows on the Phantom set were played down by If he could be my driver - I told him where he could go for having so 'When he learned I got the part he was leaving messages asking I'd never be the Phantom, I couldn't sing. Pick-up, he'd leave singing messages on my machine telling me 'When my driver would phone to confirm the time for my next He said: 'I was singing between takes and in my car on the way Said, 'But Gerard, can you sing?' My friends all asked if itīutler also recalls that even his driver at the time, ferrying himĪround London for the Tomb Raider sequel shoot, was sceptical. He said: 'When I phoned to tell my mum I was auditioning she The film, set in the Paris Opera House at the turn of the 20thĬentury, also stars Miranda Richardson and Minnie Driver withġ8-year-old Day After Tomorrow star Emmy Rossum as Christine.īutler, now filming the saga of Beowulf and Grendel, revealed thatĪfter being cast as the Phantom, it was his singing voice that provoked Lead role in Phantom, which will be premiered in London in December. Tomb Raider - has been tipped by American critics for an Oscar for his Panic attacks I was so hot, I couldn't cool myself down.'īutler - who starred opposite Angelina Jolie in the action-packed 'We were all wearing wetsuits and thick costumes. 'There was the timeline we were working to and it was 110 'It was nine hours of prosthetics and all the singing trainingĪnd the pressure of that - it was craziness. The Glasgow-born actor admitted it was hard dealing with the Scots star Butler, 35, earned more than pounds 2million for theīig-screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical. Panic attacks behind the mask he wore while filming Phantom of the SCREEN hero Gerard Butler told yesterday how he suffered terrifying APA style: FRIGHT AT THE OPERA: MASK HYSTERIA Star Gerard suffers panic attacks behind Phantom's make-up.FRIGHT AT THE OPERA: MASK HYSTERIA Star Gerard suffers panic attacks behind Phantom's make-up." Retrieved from 2004 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday 11 Nov. MLA style: "FRIGHT AT THE OPERA: MASK HYSTERIA Star Gerard suffers panic attacks behind Phantom's make-up." The Free Library.
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