Schumacher: 'Phantom' film remains alive by Cindy Pearlman
Now the haunting question: Banderas was rumored for years to have been the first choice to star. Is that still true? "Antonio is not doing this version," Schumacher told us, adding, "I haven't cast yet, but I want to go younger. Maybe Antonio was part of a past project. He was in 'Evita' and Andrew loves him, but he's not my Phantom."