
Rossum, Wilson, and Driver had singing experience, but Butler had none and so had music lessons. It was shot entirely at Pinewood Studios, with scenery created with miniatures and computer graphics. The film was announced in 1989 but production did not start until 2002 due to Lloyd Webber's divorce and Schumacher's busy career.

It stars Gerard Butler in the title role, Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé, Patrick Wilson as Raoul, Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry, Minnie Driver as Carlotta Giudicelli, and Jennifer Ellison as Meg Giry It was produced and co-written by Lloyd Webber and directed by Joel Schumacher.

The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 British film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.
