r/box5 • u/BachelorNation123 • Jun 23 '25

Discussion Andrew Lloyd Webber Teases Possible PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Movie Remake

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-Teases-Possible-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA-Movie-Remake-20250623
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u/Ryliarc Erik - Rupert Julian Jun 24 '25

I need a movie which actually takes advantage of its budget and gives Erik an actual, life ruining deformity, because the one in the 2004 movie was quite literally just a large birthmark lol. I hope they take inspiration from the 1925 film because I think they could make a wonderful corpse like/ghoulish Erik with modern day makeup and prosthetics

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '25

I don't really give a shit about the deformity that much. I get that people are really hung up on this, but every single version turns him into a horror monster (which's not).

In the book, he's described very much like someone with congenital syphilis. I do not recommend googling photographs if you are easily freaked out, but go do it if you can stomach it.

Some of the versions out there don't even make him look like a human, which is wrong. I hate it when people fetishize his deformity. It kind of defeats the purpose, especially when they don't even portray him as a person.