Shooting wrapped last month on the long-awaited Gerard Butler project Kandahar and here are some exclusive behind the scenes photos from the film, which is notably one of the first major U.S. titles to shoot its entirety in Saudi Arabia. The film, which is produced by...
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Gerard Butler Headlines Action Thriller ‘Chase,’ Voltage Pictures Swoops For International Rights
Gerard Butler (“Greenland”), Jaimie Alexander (“Thor: The Dark World”), Russell Hornsby (“Creed II”) and Ethan Embry (“First Man”) have wrapped principal photography on director Brian Goodman’s action-thriller “Chase,” with Voltage Pictures swooping for international...
Gerard Butler’s ‘Greenland 2’ Sells for Whopping $75 Million, STX Beats Out Streamers
Gerard Butler has the most explosive deal of the Cannes 2021 market so far. Who would've thought? The 2021 Cannes virtual market got its first bombshell as the Gerard Butler-starring “Greenland” sequel, “Greenland: Migration,” has sold to STX in a deal worth a...
‘Copshop’: Open Road Films Sets Up Gerard Butler-Frank Grillo Action Thriller For Fall Release
EXCLUSIVE: Open Road Films, which didn’t pull back on theatrical releases for cinemas during the pandemic like other studios, has set a release date of September 17 for its Gerard Butler action movie Copshop from Joe Carnahan. Written by Carnahan and Kurt McLeod,...
Gerard Butler’s Meteor Disaster Thriller Greenland Is Getting A Sequel
Thunder Road Pictures has greenlit a sequel to Greenland, the film where Gerard Butler and his family sought refuge from a meteor. Many of film history's classics fall into the disaster genre, but over the past few years, the category hasn't reached the same heights...
Gerard Butler Reunites With Ric Roman Waugh For Sequel ‘Greenland: Migration’ — Cannes Market
Gerard Butler is returning to Greenland. The Scottish actor is set to reprise his role as John Garrity in Greenland: Migration, a sequel to action thriller Greenland. The core filmmaking team will return with director Ric Roman Waugh headlining from a script by...
Gerard Butler takes pictures with Rincon PD during filming break
RINCON, Ga. (WTOC) - Movie star Gerard Butler has been in Rincon filming a movie. On Tuesday, he took a break to pose for pictures with the Rincon Police Department. Butler has been filming the movie, “Chase” in the area. On Tuesday, several WTOC viewers noticed a...
Gerard Butler: Coronavirus pandemic will help audiences relate to Greenland
Gerard Butler believes that viewers will have a deeper understanding of his disaster movie Gerard Butler believes that the coronavirus pandemic will give viewers a "deeper understanding" of his new movie 'Greenland'. The 51-year-old actor plays John Garrity in the...
A Forgotten Gerard Butler Action Movie Is Dominating Netflix Today
Netflix has become a reliable platform for underrated and forgotten movies to find new audiences, or be re-appreciated by fans. One title that’s currently enjoying a bump is the Gerard Butler-starring Den of Thieves, which sits in the top 20 films being watched on the...
Gerard Butler: I don’t know if I have the intelligence to survive a real disaster (exclusive)
Click the link to the right to view the video interview. He might be an on-screen action hero, but Gerard Butler has little faith in his ability to survive a real-life disaster. Butler, who flees a planet-destroying comet in new blockbuster Greenland, said his years...
‘It felt very timely’: Gerard Butler on releasing a disaster movie mid-pandemic
It might be argued that a global pandemic is not the best time to be releasing a movie about the end of the world but Gerard Butler begs to differ. The Scottish action star’s new film, Greenland, has planet Earth facing destruction from an approaching comet, and leans...
The Ordinary-Guy Action Movie Lives On, Thanks to Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler seems determined to keep a nearly extinct idea of the ordinary-guy action movie alive. So it is perhaps appropriate that one of our most underrated and likable screen presences (to whom I once wrote this only mildly embarrassing critical mash note) would...
Gerard Butler’s disaster movie Greenland isn’t what you think it’s going to be
When you hear that Gerard Butler is headlining an end-of-the-world movie, you can't help but have expectations of what that movie will involve. Perhaps, say, Butler will find a way to go all Mike Bannon on a comet. Greenland takes any notions you might have about such...
Gerard Butler, Vin Diesel lend voices to characters in ‘Ark’ animated series
Gerard Butler, Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, David Tennant and Russell Crowe are lending their voices to an animated television series based on the video game ARK: Survival Evolved. Studio Wildcard announced the voice cast Friday and said the show is set to premiere in...
Gerard Butler’s Action Film ‘The Plane’ Finds A New Home
Last year, it was announced Gerard Butler signed on to star in the action film The Plane. Lionsgate was set to make the movie, but just last week they dropped the project due to a lack of insurance, reports Deadline. But, it didn't stay grounded for long, because just...
Gerard Butler’s ‘The Plane’ Lands at Solstice Studios After Lionsgate’s Departure
Solstice Studios has acquired worldwide rights to the Gerard Butler action thriller “The Plane” on the heels of Lionsgate dropping out of distributing because producers were unable to obtain production insurance that would cover a COVID-19 outbreak. Lionsgate boarded...
Reopening Hollywood: Lionsgate Disembarks Gerard Butler Pic ‘The Plane’ Over COVID Insurance Concerns And Takeoff Delay
In a development that will chill those roaming the halls of the virtual American Film Market and putting film deals together, Lionsgate has exited The Plane, the Christian Gudegast-directed action film set to star Gerard Butler. The film was the big acquisition title...
Gerard Butler Returns For Action Sequel ‘Night Has Fallen’, Millennium Launches For AFM
Gerard Butler is confirmed for the next movie in the lucrative Has Fallen franchise. Millennium will launch sales at the virtual AFM this week on Night Has Fallen, which will see Butler return as Mike Banning, a former Army Ranger who worked as a protective agent for...
ErosSTX Gerard Butler Thriller ‘Greenland’ Skipping U.S. Theatrical Release For PVOD; HBO Nabs Pay-TV & Streaming In Big Deal
Gerard Butler’s latest action thriller Greenland will not be playing at U.S. movie theaters as the pic’s studio ErosSTX pivots the feature for a Premium Video On-Demand release sometime in the fourth quarter. STX will control the PVOD window on the Ric Roman...
Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo & Joe Carnahan Team On Action Thriller ‘Copshop’ For Open Road & STX International
Here’s a hot fall package coming together. Greenland star Gerard Butler and Captain America actor Frank Grillo are set to star in Joe Carnahan-directed action thriller Copshop, which Open Road Films will release in the U.S. and STXinternational will shop to overseas...
Gerard Butler to Headline Action-Thriller ‘Copshop’ for Relaunched Open Road
Joe Carnahan will direct the feature, which STXInternational is launching in Toronto. Gerard Butler is adding another action-thriller to his portfolio, this time for newly-relaunched distributor Open Road Films. The Fallen franchise star is set to take the lead in...
Gerard Butler confirms Angel Has Fallen and Den of Thieves sequels are coming
Gerard Butler may be preparing for the arrival of a comet, but that doesn't mean he's forgotten about saving presidents and catching bad guys. Speaking to EW for the exclusive first look at their upcoming disaster thriller Greenland, the Angel has Fallen team of...
Gerard Butler to Star in Action Thriller ‘Kandahar’ from ‘Angel Has Fallen’ Director
Eternal badass Gerard Butler is something of a one-man army, and now he's set to star in the action thriller Kandahar, which will reunite him with Ric Roman Waugh, the director of Angel Has Fallen and Butler's upcoming movie Greenland. Waugh will direct from a script...
Gerard Butler to Star in Ric Roman Waugh’s Action Thriller ‘Kandahar’
Gerard Butler is set to reteam with “Greenland” and “Angel Has Fallen” director Ric Roman Waugh on action thriller “Kandahar.” CAA Media Finance is representing the film’s U.S. rights, and Capstone is handling international, and will present the project to buyers at...
Gerard Butler Re-Teams With ‘Angel Has Fallen’ Director Ric Roman Waugh For Thunder Road Action Pic ‘Kandahar’
Gerard Butler is set to star in action pic Kandahar, which Capstone and CAA will launch sales for at the Cannes virtual market. John Wick and Sicario firm Thunder Road is among producers with Ric Roman Waugh directing. Butler and Waugh teamed up last year on hit...