GEOSTORM has flown under our radar for far too long. Sounding like a Syfy/The Asylum collaboration with a touch of Golan-Globus, the sci-fi disaster pic is being helmed by Dean Devlin (Roland Emmerich's ex-partner) and is amassing a pretty decent cast including Gerard...
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‘Rush’ Star Alexandra Maria Lara Joins Gerard Butler in ‘Geostorm’ (Exclusive)
[b Dean Devlin is directing the sci-fi adventure movie for Warner Bros. and David Ellison's Skydance banner[/b German actress Alexandra Maria Lara, who recently starred in Ron Howard's “Rush,†has signed on to join Gerard Butler in Dean Devlin's sci-fi adventure...
Amputee mum wins support of A-list stars
[b]A HOST of Hollywood stars, including Gerard Butler and Mel Gibson, are backing a Renfrewshire mum's charity.[/b] Quadruple amputee Corinne Hutton, from Lochwinnoch, set up Finding Your Feet after pneumonia almost took her life last summer. The 44-year-old and her...
‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Sequel Has a Director
[b]Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman are reprising their roles[/b] Fredrik Bond, who directed the Shia LaBeouf drama Charlie Countryman, is in negotiations to direct Olympus Has Fallen sequel London Has Fallen for Millennium. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart...
Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish in Talks to Join Gerard Butler in ‘Geostorm’ (Exclusive)
[b Ed Harris and Andy Garcia also are in negotiations to join the sci-fi adventure from Warner Bros. and Skydance[/b Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris and Andy Garcia are in negotiations to join Gerard Butler in Geostorm, the sci-fi adventure feature to be...
George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Gerard Butler, Tom Hiddleston pack bags for Louisiana film projects
George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Tom Hiddleston and Gerard Butler are among the big-name stars who appear headed to Louisiana this fall as a variety of feature films swoop in to occupy the space vacated in the past few weeks by the recently wrapped "Terminator:...
Berlin: Salma Hayek, Shohreh Aghdashloo to Star in ‘The Septembers of Shiraz’
Salma Hayek and Shohreh Aghdashloo are attached to star in The Septembers of Shiraz, Millennium Films' adaptation of a novel by Dalia Sofer. Wayne Blair, who last helmed The Sapphires, is directing the drama, which is quietly being sold at Berlin's EFM. Gerard Butler...
Gerard Butler and Craig Ferguson on Scotland and dragons
As two of Hollywood's prominent Scotsmen, actor Gerard Butler and comedian Craig Ferguson relished the chance to embrace their inner Vikings and ride dragons. Butler and Ferguson reunite as Stoick and Gobber, two burly best friends in Dreamworks' animated fantasy...
Gerard Butler goes where the action is, whether it be ‘Gods of Egypt’ or ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
The 44-year-old Gerard Butler looks very buff, having pumped a lot of iron for “Gods of Egypt,†which he just finished shooting in Australia for Alex Proyas (“Dark Cityâ€). At one point, the actor says, he did 12 straight days of sword fighting, sometimes 15...
Gerard Butler: ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ is ‘moving, emotional’
Video: The actor joins TODAY to talk about his new animated film, “How to Train Your Dragon 2,†wherein he plays a Viking leader reunited with his wife. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Focus Features Dates ‘Olympus’ Sequel ‘London Has Fallen’ For October 2015
Focus Features has acquired U.S. rights to London Has Fallen, the sequel to last year's White House action hit Olympus Has Fallen. Focus plans a nationwide release on October 2, 2015, pitting the film against Fox's Frankenstein. Olympus star Gerard Butler returns for...
Gerard Butler to Star in Dean Devlin’s ‘Geostorm’
Warner Bros. just closed a deal to pick up the Skydance-produced project. Gerard Butler is attached to star in Geostorm, a sci-fi adventure feature written and to be directed by Dean Devlin. The story sees Butler playing a stubborn but charming satellite designer who,...
Gods of Egypt rolls in Sydney
Gods of Egypt, Alex Proyas' fantasy action-adventure starring Gerard Butler, Game of Thrones' Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Geoffrey Rush and Brenton Thwaites, started shooting on Thursday at the Fox Studios. The budget is reportedly $150 million, financed by US studio...
‘Gods,’ ‘San Andreas’ Set to Start in Australia
[i [b Production got underway in Australia on Thursday on “Gods of Egypt,†Summit Entertainment's period fantasy actioner.[/i [/b HONG KONG – Production got underway in Australia on Thursday on “Gods of Egypt,†Summit Entertainment's period fantasy actioner....
Summit’s ‘Gods of Egypt’ Heads for Australia Shoot
HONG KONG – Summit Entertainment's fantasy actioner “Gods of Egypt†to be directed by Alex Proyas (“I, Robot,†“The Crowâ€) is expected to shoot in Australia from next month. A union dispute remains to be resolved. The decision to locate production in New...
Gerard Butler embraces role of villain in $150 million action fantasy Gods of Egypt
GERARD Butler is so keen to start work on big-budget action fantasy Gods of Egypt, he will front up at Fox Studios on Monday — almost a month before filming begins. “We're putting major prep into this,'' the Scottish actor revealed in Los Angeles today during an...
CANNES: Gerard Butler to Star in ‘Den of Thieves’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Gerard Butler is heading for the bank, starring in Relativity’s heist drama “Den of Thieves.” Christian Gudegast is set to direct from his own script, co-written with Paul Scheuring, in which a legendary bank heist crew decides to rob the Federal Reserve in Los...
Hollywood heartthrob Gerald Butler due in Sofia to save London
Sofia. This year Bulgaria is among the top destinations for pictures of Hollywood - several major film projects are already negotiated to be shot in New Boyana. One of the blockbusters that will be filmed in the country, is the sequel to the 2013 thriller Olympus Has...
Gerard Butler swaps Hollywood for the kitchen as he prepares and serves meals for needy children in Liberia
Gerard Butler has never turned his back on his Scottish roots and now the 300 star is showing his humble side by giving back this Christmas first-hand. The 44-year-old actor traveled to Liberia in Africa last week to volunteer at a charity that provides a daily meal...
Gerard Butler on Bush devils, dancing and Liberian roosters
[b]Gerard Butler, the Hollywood actor, has visited Liberia lto see for himself the work of Scottish charity Mary's Meals. He tells Harriet Alexander why he went to West Africa - and how it has changed him[/b] The sunlight was filtering through the thick tropical...
Gerard Butler relishes new charity role
[b]Hollywood star happy to help feed the children, writes Janet Christie[/b] AT THE Mary's Meals compound in Tubmanburg, Liberia, the DVD currently doing the rounds is Gerry Butler's 300. The Paisley-born actor is visiting the Scottish-based international charity that...
Gerard Butler swaps LA for Liberia to see the work of Mary’s Meals
Hollywood actor Gerard Butler has swapped the glitz and glamour of LA to visit one of the world's poorest countries with Mary's Meals. The actor has been a supporter of Mary's Meals since 2010 when he presented Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow with a CNN Hero award and...
‘Fury Road’ Actress Lands Female Lead in Summit’s ‘Gods of Egypt’ (Exclusive)
[b Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Geoffrey Rush also appear in the fantasy epic.[/b Up-and-coming Australian actress Courtney Eaton has nabbed the female lead in Summit's epic fantasy Gods of Egypt. Alex Proyas to Helm 'Gods of Egypt' for Summit Gerard...
First Look At Cate Blanchett’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 Character
After thrilling critics, proving 3D can be a worthwhile and wondrous storytelling device, and smashing box office records, how could How to Train Your Dragon go bigger for its sequel? Well, adding fantasy royalty to the cast is a great start. Director Dean DeBlois had...
‘A fantastic Christmas gift’ — benefactor saves Bumblebee Square for people of Comrie
Comrie's Bumblebee Square community garden has been saved thanks to an anonymous benefactor. It had been threatened with the axe after owner William Frame decided to sell the land, which had been loaned to the village. Residents launched a campaign, backed by actor...