London, Sept 10: Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Ciaran Hinds, Simon Callow, James Fleet, Victor McGuire and Jennifer Ellison round out the cast for "The Phantom of the Opera," the film's producers said Tuesday. The movie, directed by Joel Schumacher and based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's worldwide musical hit of the same name, begins shooting Sept. 15 at Pinewood Studios in the U.K. for 16 weeks.
The movie stars Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson. Warner Bros. will distribute the title in North America while Entertainment Films has U.K. rights.
Director Schumacher's thriller "Phone Booth" was released earlier this year, and his fact-based drama "Veronica Guerin," starring Cate Blanchett, is due for fall release stateside after its Toronto Film Festival screening.
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