30 Years Ago, Billy Zane’s The Phantom Was Supposed to Be the Next Batman. It Flopped. Now It’s Back
Paramount spent $45 million and got nothing back. Here's why The Phantom failed — and why it's getting another shot.
Casey is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic who grew up watching the old-school action movie heyday dominated by the likes of Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Jackie Chan. Apart from contributing to Fortress of Solitude, he also regularly updates his own blog, Casey’s Movie Mania, as well as writing for Flickering Myth and Talking Films.
Paramount spent $45 million and got nothing back. Here's why The Phantom failed — and why it's getting another shot.
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