Lionsgate has shared the final Den of Thieves 2: Pantera trailer for the upcoming action thriller sequel to 2018’s Den of Thieves. The film is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on January 10, 2025. “Big Nick (Gerard Butler) is back on the hunt in Europe and...
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Year: 2024
Gerard Butler goes from action hero to singing Santa in Christmas mash-up
LONDON — Gerard Butler fans are used to seeing the Scottish actor swoop in to save the day in action films like Olympus Has Fallen and Plane. But in his latest movie, the 55-year-old takes on a somewhat different role — a singing, sometimes rapping, Santa Claus. Mr....
Gerard Butler hopes to sing more after ‘joyful’ experience with Christmas musical
The Phantom of the Opera star tells Yahoo UK about rekindling his love for singing after playing Santa Claus in Sky's The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland. Gerard Butler has rekindled his love for singing after making The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland,...
Gerard Butler brings Scottish Santa to life
Scotland can claim James Bond, Shrek and Hagrid as its own, but now Gerard Butler has brought Scottish Santa to life in his latest role. He plays St Nick in a new TV animation, The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland. Butler said a Scottish accent "really lends...
Gerard Butler announces new Christmas single and it’s dropping tomorrow
Scottish acting star Gerard Butler stars a leading role in animated festive film The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland alongside Game of Thrones Emilia Clarke. From the King of Sparta to the leader of the North Pole, Gerard Butler has impressed in his new role in...
How To Train Your Dragon’s Live-Action Teaser Includes The One Scene I Needed To Convince Me This Remake Will Work
This is Berk (live-action version.) We’re about to see a lot of first looks at the upcoming 2025 movies that will hold our minds and hearts captive with imagination. What we know about How to Train Your Dragon’s live-action remake has that picture squarely poised to...
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Trailer: Hiccup and Toothless Come to Life After Hit Animated Trilogy
Hiccup and Toothless are finally in live-action for the first time ever. Universal Studios has released the first trailer for its live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon,” after the popular DreamWorks Animation trilogy was released in the 2010s. The new...
Gerard Butler Details How His Live-Action How To Train Your Dragon Costume Helped Him Deal With The Freezing Weather
Filming for How To Train Your Dragon has not been a simple process for star Gerard Butler. The upcoming How To Train Your Dragon remake is currently in development and is expected to be released in June 2025. Filming wrapped in May 2024, and the months since have been...
How To Train Your Dragon Is ‘Dialled-Up In Terms Of Stakes’ In Live-Action
Across nearly a decade, the How To Train Your Dragon trilogy unspooled a heart-swelling coming-of-age story centred on the bond between boy and beast. And now, director Dean DeBlois – who helmed all three animated instalments, co-directing alongside Chris Sanders on...
Gerard Butler Was “Chomping at the Bit” to Sing Again in ‘The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland’
Gerard Butler discusses voicing Santa Claus in The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland . He also discusses the physicality involved with voice acting. Butler talks about the How to Train Your Dragon live-action, and shares details about his costume. Right in time for...
Happy Birthday Gerry!
Your art has a life beyond the silver screen — it resides in our hearts. Through heroic roles, you’ve defined strength and courage for us. On your birthday, we salute your spirit! May life treat you with the sweetness of memorable roles and loving fans. As you...
‘The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland’ Producer Ruth Fielding & Director Peter Baynton Discuss Their Magical Holiday Movie
***This article was written for the January ’25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 346)*** What would Santa find if he went down the same rabbit hole that took Alice to Wonderland? That’s the fun premise behind the new animated musical feature The Night Before Christmas...
Gerard Butler Sings in First Trailer for THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN WONDERLAND Musical
The film is slated to stream on Prime Video and Hulu on November 15 in the U.S. Hulu has released the first trailer for The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland, the upcoming animated musical featuring Emilia Clarke and Gerard Butler. The film is slated to stream on...
“The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland” Coming November 15, 2024
Christmas is the most wonderful time of year. Alice In Wonderland is a literary and media classic. What happens when you combine the two? You get “The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland”, which is based on the best-selling book from author Carys Bexington and...
Gerard Butler Recalls Meditating, Performing Private Puja In Varanasi: So Powerful
In an interview, Gerard Butler recalled his visit to the holy city of Varanasi in India. The actor said he had the most magical experience. Gerard said in the interview that he meditated on the banks of the river Ganga and also performed a private puja which he called...
‘Let them be Naked’ documentary premiers in Montana
Film director has strong ties to Montana and a mother who died of breast cancer BILLINGS — When you bring food into your home, there’s a label that tells you a lot when it comes to making healthy choices for you and your family. But what about the clothes we put on...
Den Of Thieves 2 Trailer Reveals Gerard Butler Action Sequel 6 Years After Original Movie
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera gets its first trailer, revealing more about the sequel to the 2018 action thriller. Directed by Christian Gudegast, Den of Thieves starred Gerard Butler as "Big Nick" O'Brien, the leader of an elite unit of LA cops tracking a...
The Oral History of the ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’ Trailer That Just Came Out
Yes, this is an oral history of a trailer enDen of Thieves is getting a sequel. That’s right: The heist movie from 2018 starring Gerard Butler as the hard-drinking, morally dubious Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detective “Big Nick” O’Brien has spawned a...
Is Gerard Butler’s Mike Banning In Paris Has Fallen?
A spinoff series to Gerard Butler's 2013 action thriller Olympus Has Fallen will expand the film franchise into television. Paris Has Fallen will feature a brand new cast of characters but will begin a new chapter of the Has Fallen action franchise that began with...
Morena Baccarin Reveals the Surprising Physical Toll ‘Greenland’s Sequel Has Taken
At FanExpo Chicago, Collider's Steve Weintraub sat down with Gotham co-stars Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie for an engaging panel discussion. Among the topics discussed was the highly anticipated sequel to the 2020 disaster thriller Greenland, titled Greenland:...
Universal & Lupus Wrap Production on ‘The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland’ Animated Feature
Universal Pictures Content Group and Lupus Films (Kensuke’s Kingdom, Ethel & Ernest) have completed production on new animated musical feature film, The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland, based on the bestselling book written by Carys Bexington, illustrated by...
Emilia Clarke, Gerard Butler and Simone Ashley to Voice Animated Feature ‘The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Emilia Clarke, Gerard Butler and Simone Ashley are lending their voices to upcoming animated musical “The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland.” Produced by Universal Pictures Content Group and Lupus Films, the film is based on Carys Bexington’s bestselling book which...
Gerard Butler In Talks To Re-Team With Christian Gudegast For Action Adventure ‘Empire State’ – Cannes Market Hot Project
Gerard Butler is in talks to re-team with Den Of Thieves director Christian Gudegast in comedic action-thriller Empire State, about an attack on the iconic skyscraper. In Empire State, when the Empire State Building comes under attack by a military contractor hellbent...
‘Greenland: Migration’: Lionsgate Boards Gerard Butler Action Thriller From Anton and STX Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
Lionsgate will handle U.S. distribution of eagerly awaited “Greenland” sequel “Greenland: Migration,” Variety can confirm. STX, which has a distribution partnership with Lionsgate, is handling international distribution. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh (“Greenland,”...
Gerard Butler’s ‘Has Fallen’ Film Franchise Gets an Event TV Series Makeover in Studiocanal’s ‘Paris Has Fallen’
Is this now an age of TV caution? A brace of big swings at this week’s London TV Screenings belie that trend, and few come bigger than the English-language action thriller “Paris Has Fallen,” which Studiocanal launches at this week’s London TV Screenings. Like other...