In the true-life thriller Machine Gun Preacher, Gerard Butler plays Sam Childers, an ex-biker gang member who worked as an aid worker in East Africa and took on the Lord's Resistance Army, a military group that forced children to become soldiers and left a trail of...
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Month: August 2011
‘Machine Gun Preacher’ Trailer Is ‘Tricky,’ Says Director (Blog)
There is certainly an art to cutting a excellent movie ad. A filmmaker shouldn't want to give too much away, but naturally reveal sufficient of the film's plot so as to entice an audience to buy tickets opening weekend. For director Marc Forster (“Quantum of...
‘Machine Gun Preacher’…for Christians
Studio releases "secular" and "faith-based" versions of poster for film Coming to theaters next month, Machine Gun Preacher is a movie that will appeal to some Christians because of its subject matter. It will also disgust some Christians . . . because of its subject...
Machine Gun Preacher’ premieres in Richland Township
Family and friends of the Rev. Sam Childers were treated to special pre-premiere previews of “Machine Gun Preacher†at Richland Cinemas in Richland Township on Thursday. The film stars Gerard Butler, of “300†fame, as the Reels Corner reverend who has worked...
First Look: ‘Coriolanus’ Poster Featuring Ralph Fiennes and Gerard Butler (Exclusive)
[i]In The Weinstein Company film, the actors play sworn enemies who are forced to work together for the sake of revenge.[/i] A new poster for The Weinstein Company's Coriolanus reveals a dramatic face off between two leading men, Ralph Fiennes and Gerard Butler. The...
Gerard Butler goes rogue in FBI thriller ‘The Bricklayer’
Gerard Butler is attached to star as Steve Vail in the adaptation of the Noah Boyd novel The Bricklayer, the first project for Millennium Films since Mark Gill took over as president, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Continue reading on Examiner.com...
Gerard Butler to Star in FBI Thriller ‘The Bricklayer,’ Based on the Novel by Noah Boyd (Exclusive)
[i]Project is the first to be assembled by Mark Gill, since becoming president of Millennium Films.[/i] Millenium Films has acquired the rights to The Bricklayer, the best-selling novel by former FBI agent Noah Boyd, and attached Gerard Butler to star as a rogue...
Hollywood star Gerard Butler joins Celtic for charity match
The Bounty Hunter star is to don the hoops against Manchester United for east Africa famine appeal. Hollywood actor Gerard Butler is to play for Celtic in a charity match against Manchester United to help raise money to tackle famine in east Africa, the Glasgow club...