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* DawsonCasting: Averted. Doing the math on [[spoiler: Christine's headstone]] places Christine's age as sixteen when the film takes place. Creator/EmmyRossum was the same age. However older actresses were screen-tested - though Creator/AndrewLloydWebber forbid anyone over twenty-five being auditioned.

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Doing the math on [[spoiler: Christine's headstone]] places Christine's age as sixteen when the film takes place. Creator/EmmyRossum was the same age. age, averting this. However older actresses were screen-tested - though Creator/AndrewLloydWebber forbid anyone over twenty-five being auditioned.auditioned.
** However, Raoul is supposed to be about the same age as Christine (they knew each other as children), but his actor Patrick Wilson was around 30.

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* ActingForTwo: Creator/EmmyRossum stands in as the doll in the Phantom's lair that is modeled after Christine. This was done because the original mannequin didn't look like her once they put the fake eyes in. So she stood in with make-up on to look like a waxwork.
** In addition to providing the singing voice of Carlotta, Margaret Preece appears on screen as one of the confidants in "Il Muto".

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* ActingForTwo: ActingForTwo:
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Creator/EmmyRossum stands in as the doll in the Phantom's lair that is modeled after Christine. This was done because the original mannequin didn't look like her once they put the fake eyes in. So she stood in with make-up on to look like a waxwork.
** In addition to providing the singing voice of Carlotta, Margaret Preece appears on screen as one of the confidants in "Il Muto".''Il Muto''.



* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/JoelSchumacher cast Creator/GerardButler after seeing him in ''Film/Dracula2000''. He cast Creator/CiaranHinds after working with him on ''Film/VeronicaGuerin''.

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* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/JoelSchumacher cast Creator/GerardButler as the Phantom after seeing him in ''Film/Dracula2000''. He cast Creator/CiaranHinds as Firmin after working with him on ''Film/VeronicaGuerin''.



* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Creator/AndrewLloydWebber had been trying to turn the musical in the film since 1989. The original plan was to have Creator/MichaelCrawford and Sarah Brightman reprise their stage roles.

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* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Creator/AndrewLloydWebber had been trying to turn the musical in the film since 1989. The original plan was to have Creator/MichaelCrawford and Sarah Brightman Creator/SarahBrightman reprise their stage roles.

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* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/JoelSchumacher cast Creator/GerardButler after seeing him in ''Film/Dracula2000''. He cast Creator/CiaranHinds after working with him on ''Film/VeronicaGuerin''.
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* NonSingingVoice: Even though Creator/MinnieDriver is a skilled singer, she has no experience in opera. So noted English opera diva Margaret Preece serves as Carlotta's singing voice. Driver did, however, get to do her own singing for the decidedly ''non''-opera AwardBaitSong over the credits, "Learn To Be Lonely".

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* NonSingingVoice: Even though Although Creator/MinnieDriver is a skilled singer, she has no experience in opera. So opera, so noted English opera diva Margaret Preece serves as Carlotta's singing voice. Driver did, however, get to do her own singing for the decidedly ''non''-opera AwardBaitSong over the credits, "Learn To Be Lonely".

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Creator Chosen Casting is when the casting of an adaptation is influenced by the creator of the work being adapted; casting choices by the creators of the adaptation aren't examples


* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/JoelSchumacher cast Creator/GerardButler after seeing him in ''Film/Dracula2000''. He cast Creator/CiaranHinds after working with him on ''Film/VeronicaGuerin''.
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* NewbieBoom: Out of all the adaptations, the 2004 movie is the most responsible for catapulting the fandom into the mainstream, especially that of the musical's. It inspired hundreds of fanfiction and internationally was the first ''Phantom'' experience for many.
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* FakeNationality: All over the place. It is set in France, and it is assumed that most characters are French. While the Phantom's nationality and family background is never explicitly stated, it can be assumed that he probably wasn't Scottish like Creator/GerardButler. The British Creator/MirandaRichardson plays the French Madame Giry, her daughter Meg is played also by a British actress (Jennifer Ellison), Christine Daae, of Swedish descent, is played by the American Creator/EmmyRossum, the Italian diva Carlotta is played by the British Creator/MinnieDriver, and the explicitly French Raoul is played by the American Creator/PatrickWilson.

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* FakeNationality: All over the place. It is set in France, and it is assumed that most characters are French. While the Phantom's nationality and family background is never explicitly stated, it can be assumed that he probably wasn't Scottish like Creator/GerardButler. The British Creator/MirandaRichardson plays the French Madame Giry, her daughter Meg is played also by a British actress (Jennifer Ellison), Christine Daae, of Swedish descent, is played by the American Creator/EmmyRossum, the Italian diva Carlotta is played by the British Creator/MinnieDriver, and the explicitly French Raoul is played by the American Creator/PatrickWilson. Of all the characters, only Richardson puts on a French accent.
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Uncanny Valley is IUEO now and the subjective version has been split; cleaning up misuse and ZCE in the process


* ActingForTwo: Creator/EmmyRossum stands in as the doll in the Phantom's lair that is modeled after Christine. This was done because the [[UncannyValley original mannequin didn't look like her]] once they put the fake eyes in. So she stood in with make-up on to look like a waxwork.

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* ActingForTwo: Creator/EmmyRossum stands in as the doll in the Phantom's lair that is modeled after Christine. This was done because the [[UncannyValley original mannequin didn't look like her]] her once they put the fake eyes in. So she stood in with make-up on to look like a waxwork.
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** In addition to providing the singing voice of Carlotta, Margaret Presence appears on screen as one of the confidants in "Il Muto".

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** In addition to providing the singing voice of Carlotta, Margaret Presence Preece appears on screen as one of the confidants in "Il Muto".
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** In addition to providing the singing voice of Carlotta, Margaret Presence appears on screen as one of the confidants in "Il Muto".

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