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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‘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...
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...
Machine Gun Preacher’ and ‘Coriolanus’ to premiere in Toronto
Gerard Butler's Machine Gun Preacher and Coriolanus will make their North American debuts at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September it was announced today. Continue reading on...
Toronto International Film Festival announces 2011 line-up – Machine Gun Preacher and Coriolanus to Premiere
The Toronto International Film Festival, which has become an increasingly important platform for awards-seeking titles in recent years (Both The King's Speech and Black Swan played there last year), announced its 2011 line-up this morning. The 11-day festival, set to...
Sneak peek: Gerard Butler in ‘Machine Gun Preacher’
[i Gerard Butler has never shied away from real-life warriors, both heroic (Spartan ruler Leonidas in 300) and villainous (the heinous Hun in Attila).[/i Gerard Butler stars as Sam Childers, a former criminal turned crusader for Sudanese orphans. Souleymane Sy Savane,...
First Look at Gerard Butler in ‘Machine Gun Preacher’ (Blog)
A first look at Gerard Butler in an upcoming Marc Foster-directed action biopic film, "Machine Gun Preacher", has been unveiled. The photo sees Buttler as Sam Childers, a man who dedicates his life to rescue children who are kidnapped to become child soldiers in Sudan...
Relativity Acquires Forster’s Machine Gun Preacher
Studio to Release Biopic Starring Butler This Fall (Beverly Hills, CA) July 7, 2011 – Relativity Media announced today that it has acquired North American rights from Lionsgate to theatrically market and distribute Machine Gun Preacher. Directed and produced by DGA...
‘Machine Gun Preacher’ gets limited release
Deborah Giarratana, a producer for Machine Gun Preacher, reported on her Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/DeborahGGFilmz) that a limited release date of September 30 has been set by Relativity. She says, "the movie will come out starting 9/30 in various cities and each...
Does Gerard Butler Have Oscar Chances For Marc Forster’s ‘Machine Gun Preacher?’ (Blog)
The quick and practical answer to that question would be no, but stay with me. Gerard Butler's career has been mostly based on being a hunk of meat. Sometimes that hunk is used to charm the ladies (The Ugly Truth, The Bounty Hunter), and other times it is used for men...
Relativity to Distribute Marc Forster’s ‘Machine Gun Preacher’
[i The film, starring Gerard Butler and Michele Monaghan, is a biopic of Sam Childers.[/i Relativity Media is taking over U.S. distribution of Marc Forster's Machine Gun Preacher from Lionsgate. The film will be released in the fall. The film, starring Gerard Butler...
CORIOLANUS | Shakespeare’s super-soldier enters The Hurt Locker for Ralph Fiennes ferocious directorial debut… (Blog)
It's got more battles than any other Shakespeare play and its Rambo - it mught be the bard, but you won't be bored. For his directorial debut, Ralph Fiennes charts the path of destruction of a brilliant, fearless general undone by pride and arrogance. Updated to a...
Hollywood star Gerard Butler’s good turn for Strictly
HOLLYWOOD actor Gerard Butler has donated an undisclosed sum of money to a glitzy Inverness charity event. The heartthrob, who hails from Scotland and has starred alongside Jennifer Aniston in The Bounty Hunter, has given his backing to Strictly Inverness 2011 which...
Ralph Fiennes to Open Belgrade Film Festival
[i]Oscar contenders dominate the lineup at this year's International Film Festival FEST in Belgrade.[/i] The British actor and director is to open the International Film Festival FEST in Belgrade, which runs from February 25 to March 6. Among the most eagerly...
Fiennes modernizes Shakespeare’s ‘Coriolanus’
Ralph Fiennes has pulled Shakespeare tragedy "Coriolanus" into a present-day world of 24-hour news television and modern warfare for his debut as a director. Fiennes takes the lead role as a great but flawed Roman general in the movie, which has its premiere Monday at...
Fiennes directorial debut a hit in Berlin
BERLIN — British actor Ralph Fiennes won applause at the Berlin film festival Monday for his directorial debut, "Coriolanus", a modern adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy about a vengeful Roman general. The all-star cast includes the two-time Oscar nominee in the...
Ralph Fiennes: Shakespeare Would Make a Great Screenwriter (Berlin)
[i]Courtesy of Berlinale 2011 At a press conference at the European Film Market, where the actor-director's "Coriolanus" screened, he said that he would like to do another contemporary-set version of one of the playwright's works.[/i] BERLIN -- Ralph Fiennes, whose...
Gerard Butler Will Return for HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Seq
As we reported back in October, Jay Baruchel, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, and Kristen Wiig will reprise their roles in DreamWorks Animation's sequel to How to Train Your Dragon. Empire now reports that Gerard...
Weinstein Co. buys Ralph Fiennes’ ‘Coriolanus’
[i]Berlin competition pic stars Gerard Butler[/i] BERLIN -- The Weinstein Co. has snapped up U.S. rights to Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut, "Coriolanus," in Berlin. Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and James Nesbitt star in the $10 million pic, which is...
Weinsteins to Distribute Ralph Fiennes’ ‘Coriolanus’ (Berlin)
Set for a 2011 release, the contemporary political thriller centers on the life and times of Shakespeare's Roman general antihero. The Weinstein Company has taken U.S. rights to Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut Coriolanus, which is due to unspool in Competition at the...
Gerard Butler and ‘Machine Gun Preacher’ are receiving rave advance reviews
Gerard Butler's new movie 'Machine Gun Preacher' is already off to a flying start. The movie was screened in January and viewers are saying that they were very impressed with his acting and the movie as a whole. Gerard Butler plays Sam Childers in 'Machine Gun...
Could ‘Coriolanus’ Be the Next ‘The King’s Speech’? (Blog)
mood: excited On Monday February 14, Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut, Coriolanus, a modern day interpretation of Shakespeare's tragedy, will have its world premiere at the prestigious Berlinale (the Berlin Int'l Film Festival.) There has already been considerable...