Universal working on The Phantom of the Opera movie musical
Universal are working on a movie musical take of 'The Phantom of the Opera'. The studio will tackle a reimagining of its famous cinematic horror story with a modern musical update based on 'Phantom' by John Fusco. Singer John Legend will produce the project alongside Emmy and Grammy-nominated producer Harvey Mason Jr and Mike Jackson. 'Phantom of the Opera' was written in the early 1900s by Gaston Leroux and tells the tale of a masked murderer who stalks a Paris opera house and falls in love with a gifted understudy who he tries to bend to his will and make a star – killing anybody who stands ...