Butler sets sail for ‘Island’
Gerard Butler is going from ancient Greece to fantasy isle.
Butler (“300″) will star opposite Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin in Fox Walden kids adventure “Nim’s Island,” based on Wendy Orr’s kids tome of the same name.

Husband-wife directing team Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin are set to begin lensing in late July in Australia from their adapted screenplay.

Paula Mazur is producing the family film, which will bow April 28.

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Posted by Mary on May 17, 2007 under Site Updates • Comments: 0

According to Variety.com, Gerry is set to star in the prequel to ‘Untouchables’ named ‘Capone Rising’.  

“In another announcement Thursday Kavanaugh said Gerald Butler would topline in the Brian De Palma “Untouchables” prequel called “Capone Rising” — and indeed the actor put in a 60-second appearance to say how “unbelievable” the script was. (Paramount has domestic on the movie.) ”

Relativity also tub-thumbed a clutch of its other movies being distribbed here by various partners. Most notable for the intensity of the promo reel was “3:10 to Yuma,” which showed Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in top form. Arclight is selling the Western overseas, but no deals have yet been unveiled.

Kavanaugh also said Relativity is adding Wild Bunch as one of its foreign partners, but didn’t specify on what movies.

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Posted by Mary on May 17, 2007 under Site Updates • Comments: 0

’300′ is coming home to DVD on July 31, in multiple formats. Warner Home Video have released the specs for the new film.

The film will be released simultaneously on DVD in regular and special editions, as well as in the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray formats.

Posted by Mary on May 16, 2007 under Movies, News • Comments: 0

Gerard Butler (300) will star in the thriller Game for Lakeshore Entertainment and Crank creators Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Neveldine and Taylor will script and direct Game, which begins filming in January.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, “the high-concept thriller takes place in the near future, when mind-control technology has taken society by storm. In this dystopian world, the ultimate online simulation environment is humans remote-controlling other humans in mass-scale, multiplayer online gaming.”

Butler reportedly plays “Kable, the No. 1-ranked warrior in the highest-rated game, called ‘Slayers.’ With his every move tracked by millions, Kable’s ultimate challenge is to regain his identity and bring down the system that has imprisoned him.”

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Posted by Mary on May 16, 2007 under Site Updates • Comments: 0

300 snagged five MTV Movie Awards nominations on April 30, while Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest followed with four, Variety reported. 300 got nominated for best movie and best fight, along with performance (Gerard Butler), breakthrough performance (Lena Headey) and villain (Rodrigo Santoro).

Pirates stars Johnny Depp and Keira Knightly both scored performance nods, while Bill Nighy’s villain and a best movie nomination rounded out the Pirates nominations.

Sarah Silverman hosts when the Golden Popcorn trophies are handed out in a live broadcast June 3 at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles.

Posted by Mary on May 01, 2007 under Site Updates • Comments: 2