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First Draft: Here Are 20 of the Hottest Public Domain Properties For Screenwriters

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Ken Miyamoto

3. The Phantom of the Opera

Made famous by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical—which is under copyright, mind you—this 1910 novel written by French author Gaston Leroux offers screenwriters an enthralling character base to utilize. Forget any of the adaptations, especially those based on Webber’s musical, and go directly to the book to find a way to adapt it in “original” fashion.

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