Richard Gere has turned down the lead role in The Sound of Music.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has reportedly been trying for over a year to secure the actor in the role of Captain Von Trapp reports IOL.com.
A spokeswoman for Webber's Really Useful Group says: "Nothing has been announced yet - it's all in very early stages.
"Richard Gere has been approached but it looks like other Hollywood films will take precedence - even after Lloyd Webber asked him personally."
Source: Press Release