SCOTS movie hunk Gerard Butler may be fit enough to be a Spartan but he's having trouble coping as a video game character. The Scots star of 300 is currently in New Mexico shooting new movie Game, in which he plays one of a group of real-life video game stars and it's...

Here was the scene yesterday evening as filming of a movie continues outside our office window. A coworker joked that Albuquerque sure has gone downhill. A cameraman followed the actor (Gerard Butler?) on rollerblades. The actor would do pushups before each take.

Studio Hires Devin Sterling as Exec Producer for DI SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Riot has unveiled an all-new DI Theatre at its Santa Monica facility, combining the latest in digital imaging technology with a flexible workflow designed to accommodate all...

[img http://www.gerardbutler.net/news/Uploads/gameset.jpg[/img Kevin from Albuquerque, New Mexico caught a 15 second video clip of 300 star Gerard Butler running down Silver Street for the upcoming lakeshore/lionsgate movie Game (which will be getting a new title...

[img http://www.gerardbutler.net/news/Uploads/albuquerque-journal-113007-small.jpg[/img It’s not so much the dynamite that’s making noise Downtown — it’s the antiaircraft guns. No, a military junta hasn’t taken over, it’s just the guys on the set of “Game” doing their...

Last year’s high-adrenaline Jason Statham action flick “Crank” wasn’t exactly “Citizen Kane” (hell, it wasn’t even “Citizen Ruth”), but even the haters have to give debut writer/directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor credit for trying really, really hard. If that...

[img http://www.gerardbutler.net/news/Uploads/gamebts13.jpg[/img A couple weeks back I got the chance to visit the set of the new Gerard Butler video game sci-fi action movie codenamed Game (it will have a different title when it hits theaters). I saw some very cool...

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — When invited to the set of the new film from the makers of "Crank," the e-mail said the flick was simply called "Game." The backs of the director's chairs, the clapboard and everything else around the set also referred to the winter '08...

The last time ComingSoon.net was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it was for the Broken Lizard's Beerfest comedy, which was being filmed at the local botanical gardens. This time, we were brought down there to visit the green screen sets of Frank Miller's movie based on...

Chris “Ludacris” Bridges (Fred Claus, Crash, 2 Fast 2 Furious) has joined the cast of Lionsgate/Lakeshore’s upcoming Gerard Butler sci-fi action thriller which is currently being filmed under the title of Game. The film, written and directed by Crank helmers Mark...

I just returned a little while ago to my hotel room from a set visit to the upcoming Gerard Butler action movie that's currently known as Game (that title will change soon). If you thought Crank was cool, just imagine that same non-stop action but set in the future...

"Flying rubber body parts! Be careful!" This is yelled across the ABA BMX racetrack in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A shot is being called on the set of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor's latest thrill-ride action bonanza. The two directors responsible for Crank have...

Chris "Ludacris" Bridges (Fred Claus, Crash, 2 Fast 2 Furious) and stuntwoman Zoe Bell (Death Proof) have joined the cast of Lionsgate's upcoming untitled sci-fi action-thriller from Crank writers/directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Previously titled Game, the...

Several intersections will be closed as crews work on the film "Game" in downtown Albuquerque. The production company sent notices to nearby businesses, warning of the closures. Here is the part of the notice mentioning where filming will happen: "We are planning to...

ALBUQUERQUE - Burned-out cars. Smoke. Explosions. All in a day's work for producers of the film "Game," which kicked off production this morning in downtown Albuquerque. The action film, which is scheduled to be released in 2009, takes place in a futuristic setting,...

No, it isn't low-income housing. Nor is it a new retail building, or even the beginnings of a new arena — no matter what the Downtown rumor mill would have you believe. At the intersection of Third Street and Silver Avenue in Downtown Albuquerque, the giant mess of...

Jason Statham will reprise the role of hitman Chev Chelios in "Crank 2: High Voltage" for Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment. The two companies are also teaming on "Game," starring Gerard Butler. Michael C. Hall has signed on to co-star in the futuristic thriller....

Last month it was announced that Lakeshore Entertainment would be shooting their new sci-fi action flick Game at the freshly constructed Albuquerque Studios. It sounded like a tight fit, what with Lionsgate shooting the superhero flick The Spirit there at the same...

If you've been wondering about that odd-looking structure of cargo containers rising on Silver Avenue between Second and Fourth streets Downtown, it's all because Albuquerque's got "Game." That's the new film that will star Gerard Butler, headliner of the blockbuster...

Kyra Sedgwick (TNT's "The Closer") and Michael C. Hall (Showtime's "Dexter") have joined Gerard Butler (300) in Lakeshore Entertainment's Game, written and to be directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. The high-concept thriller takes place in the near future,...

Even though "Crank" directors, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, have already stated that they will be doing a sequel to "Crank," their next projects will actually be "Game." There have been two plot summaries floating around the internet, with one being about a mind...

CHUD is reporting that Michael C. Hall (star of Six Feet Under and Dexter) has signed to play the bad guy in the techno-thriller, Game, for Crank creators Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. The film is "set in a dystopian future of implanted nano-devices, where the...

Now if you were cornered in a dark alley and could be face to face with either King Leonidas or Dexter, who would you rather try to defend yourself from? On one hand you have King Leonidas with a badass shield, a spear longer than your body and a six pack that your...

We last spoke about Game back in May, when audiences were going crazy over 300 and movie execs were hiring Gerard Butler for there films here, there and everywhere. This one thought stood out from the crowd because it sounded pretty awesome. Game, from the makers of...

Contributing sources: Tailgunner Joe Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor love video games. Crank was essentially an adaptation of a video game that does not (yet) exist, and they'll be doing a sequel to that. Their next project is even more specifically game-related: it's...