The Phantom of the Opera

‘Universal Horror: Monsters and Curiosities’ Blu-ray Box Set Collects 45 Vintage Genre Films

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Australia’s Umbrella Entertainment has announced Universal Horror: Monsters and Curiosities (1923 – 1960), a massive Blu-ray collection of 45 vintage horror films from the Universal vaults. Journey from the haunting grandeur of silent horror paradigms and the gothic haunts of monster classics to the strange delights of jungle terrors, mad scientists, radiation-fueled mutants, experiments gone […]

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Guillermo del Toro Expresses Interest in Making His Own ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Movie

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The classic Gaston Leroux novel The Phantom of the Opera has been adapted countless times over the years – even Robert Englund played the Phantom back in the 1980s! – and we may someday see Guillermo del Toro put his own spin on the tale. Not anytime soon, he makes clear in a new conversation with Inverse, but […]

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Beyond Elm Street: 8 Great Robert Englund Roles That Aren’t Freddy Krueger

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Happiest of birthdays to Robert Englund, and Happy #RobertEnglundDay! Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story is now on SCREAMBOX, coinciding with the horror mainstay’s 76th birthday. The documentary was shot over the course of two years, highlighting the life and career of the classically trained actor and director. Featuring interviews with Robert Englund and his wife Nancy, […]

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Lon Chaney’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Joins NECA’s Line of Universal Monsters Action Figures

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NECA‘s line of Universal Monsters action figures is growing with the addition of The Phantom of the Opera, a new figure based on Lon Chaney‘s classic incarnation of the horror icon. “Starring Lon Chaney, the 1925 silent movie was famed for the shocking appearance of the Phantom, which Chaney created himself and kept secret until […]

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“The Show Must Go On” – Peacock’s Murder-Mystery Series Uses ‘Phantom of the Opera’ in a Unique Way

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Announced by Deadline this afternoon, Peacock is developing a murder-mystery series from Austin Winsberg (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”) titled “The Show Must Go On,” described in their report as “an hourlong murder mystery anthology, which would mark the first time Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera musical is used as part of a TV series.” What […]

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Robert Englund Re-Teaming With ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Director for ‘Natty Knocks’

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While we wait to meet Robert Englund‘s character Victor Creel in the upcoming season of “Stranger Things,” we’ve learned this week that Englund will next be re-teaming with director Dwight H. Little, who previously directed the horror icon in 1989’s Phantom of the Opera. Dwight H. Little, who also directed Halloween 4: The Return of […]

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Universal Pictures Developing a New Take on ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ With John Legend Producing

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The classic Phantom of the Opera is headed back to the screen with a project simply titled Phantom, Deadline reports today, now in development over at Universal Pictures. The spec script was written by John Fusco, with Harvey Mason Jr of Harvey Mason Media, and John Legend and his Get Lifted Film Co producing partner Mike Jackson attached. Phantom […]

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