Phantom was tough on rising star Rossum

Rising star Emmy Rossum took the preparation for her role as Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s big screen version of The Phantom Of The Opera very seriously.

The film didn’t fare too well, either with the American critics or at the US box office, where it came in tenth over the Christmas weekend. But New Yorker Rossum has risen above the fray to be anointed Hollywood’s next big thing.