Actor GERARD BUTLER is to play legendary Scottish poet ROBERT BURNS in an upcoming biopic.

The 300 star will take the title role alongside Julia Stiles in the film, which will detail Burns’ love affairs with wife Jean Armour and society hostess Agnes ‘Clarinda’ McLehose.

And the Scot admits he is delighted to have landed the part, because he is proud of his country’s national figure.

He says, “In a way but I feel so lucky to have that opportunity because it’s such a great story. I cajoled Julia Stiles into doing it but she told me it was the best script she’d read in years so she’s on board. We cover Burns’ life from the ploughman days to the Edinburgh society days and his take-off as a poet. It’s beautiful, it’s passionate, it’s sexy, it’s hilarious and it’s really quite sad as well.”

Posted by Mary on January 26, 2009 • Comment 1
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Gerry has been cast in a new ‘battle of the sexes’ comedy titled, ‘The Ugly Truth’. The film will co-star Katherine Heigl. Check out Variety for more information! Come along and discuss this news in the forum.

Posted by Mary on January 30, 2008 • 0 Comments
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USA Today is featuring an exclusive article about Gerry’s new film ‘Nim’s Island’, which was filmed in Australia last month. To check it out click here

I’ve also added a promotional still to the gallery

Posted by Mary on November 9, 2007 • 0 Comments
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Gerard Butler has quit the upcoming remake of Escape from New York over ‘creative differences’, reports claim.

The 300 star signed up to follow in Kurt Russell’s footsteps as Snake Plissken in the New Line remake of John Carpenter’s 1981 classic but has now pulled out of the project, according to Variety.

Butler’s departure follows a troubling few months for the movie, with Underworld director Len Wiseman and Rush Hour helmer Brett Ratner both choosing to escape New York before it’s too late.

But the trade paper claims there is still life in the reimagining Terminator 3 director Jonathan Mostow has been brought in to rewrite the script with an option to direct as well.

Butler, who starred as King Leonidas in Zack Snyder’s Frank Miller adaptation 300, is rumoured to be attached to play the Black Freighter in Snyder’s upcoming movie version of Alan Moore’s masterly graphic novel Watchmen.

The 37-year-old has just begun shooting Game, opposite Kyra Sedgwick, and stars in Richard LaGravanese’s PS I Love You, Nim’s Island with Jodie Foster and Guy Richie’s new movie Rock N’ Rolla.

Posted by Mary on October 31, 2007 • 0 Comments
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’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 • 0 Comments
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