“Depraved” star Jonathan Bailey has his coronary heart set on enjoying Rum Tum Tugger in “Cats” — however Andrew Lloyd Webber thinks he’d be match for an additional of his iconic roles. In a video shared Saturday, Webber commented of Bailey’s pitch, “He seems to be fairly Phantom prefer to me.”
The reply got here after Bailey recognized Tugger as a job he hopes to painting sooner or later.
“Properly I believe he can be nice because the Tugger. I imply, offering he could make it actually anarchic, as a result of, as everyone knows, the Rum Tom Tugger being a curious cat will do the very reverse to what you ask him to do,” Webber mentioned in reply.
“I do know I’d like to work with him truly. He’s clearly doing great stuff in that film of ‘Depraved.’ Actually sensible,” Webber continued. “See, however I’m unsure whether or not or not he may need graduated from Tuggerland … what in regards to the Phantom? Who is aware of? He seems to be fairly Phantom prefer to me.”
Webber hinted at a possible “Phantom of the Opera” movie remake in June. Whereas discussing “Sundown Boulevard” on BBC Radio 2, Webber famous, “I sense there’ll be a ‘Phantom of the Opera’ remake pretty quickly. I believe that may nicely occur.”
The 2004 “Phantom of the Opera” movie adaptation starred Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum because the titular opera ghost and his muse, Christine Daaé, respectively.
Webber additionally famous an actor of their 40s can be required to make the manufacturing work. “I don’t assume you need anybody too younger because the story is about Christine mistaking the Phantom for her father. There’s no agency plan for it however I sense individuals are speaking about it,” he defined.
For these questioning, Bailey is 37 years previous. So, not far off from Webber’s desired casting age.
