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...
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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...
Ralph Fiennes takes Coriolanus to Berlin film festival (Blog)
Modern-day interpretation of 15th-century tale is sole British production in competition at next month's Berlin film festival. Coriolanus marks Ralph Fiennes's debut as a director. Photograph: Larry D Horricks It's the 15th-century tale of a renegade Roman general...
Asche & Spencer scoring ‘Machine Gun Preacher’
Asche & Spencer have been hired to score the upcoming action biopic Machine Gun Preacher. The movie tells the story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to...
Ralph Fiennes’ Directorial Debut Showing in Berlin
Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut, "Coriolanus," to premiere at Berlin film festival Actor Ralph Fiennes' debut as a director a version of the Shakespeare tragedy "Coriolanus" is to premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. Organizers said...
Berlin reveals first competish titles Pics from Fiennes, Wenders in lineup
BERLIN -- Ralph Fiennes' modern take on Shakespeare's "Coriolanus," starring Gerard Butler; "Pina," Wim Wenders' 3D portrait of late choreographer Pina Bausch; and Sundance screener "The Future," by Miranda July ("Me and You and Everyone We Know") are among the first...
Berlin Film Festival unveils 2011 line-up (Blog)
Berlin - Films from Turkey, Israel, Britain, Germany, France and the US are to form part of the main competition line-up for next year's Berlin Film Festival, organizers announced Wednesday. The movies unveiled include the directorial debut by British actor Ralph...
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Dominates Annie Award Noms With 15
With 15 nominations, DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon dominated the noms for the 38th annual Annie Awards, announced Monday by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. It will contend in the best animated feature category against...
Gerard Butler in talks for ‘Afterburn’
Relativity Media pic based on Red 5 graphic novel Gerard Butler is in talks to topline Relativity Media's sci-fi adventure "Afterburn," set up with Neal Moritz's Original Films and Tobey Maguire's Maguire Entertainment. Antoine Fuqua is in negotiations to direct....
“Dragon” fires up DVD charts
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The DreamWorks Animation hit "How To Train Your Dragon" topped the national home video sales charts for a second consecutive week on Wednesday -- and was also the No. 1 renter in its first full week in stores. Coming in at No. 2 on...
How To Train Your Dragon (Blu-Ray) (Blog)
All Rise... Judge Roman Martel hopes this DVD will give pointers on dealing with an ornery Hungarian Horntail. The Charge I usually get worried when the main characters in any story have names like Hiccup and Toothless. If there's a viking named Farty or B.O. in this...
Gerard Butler to bid farewell to SA
Hollywood heart-throb Gerard Butler will say goodbye to South Africa this weekend. The actor has been filming scenes for the movie Machine Gun Preacher for the past few weeks. Butler has been shooting parts of the movie, which is based on the life of drug addict...
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ fires up Oscar race
DreamWorks Animation has officially launched the Oscar race for 2011. This week, the company took the unusual move of mailing out For Your Consideration fliers of its highly-regarded "How to Train You Dragon," throwing the movie in contention for not only best...
How To Train Your Dragon heading to Blu-ray on October 15th (Blog)
Dreamworks Animation has announced HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON is hitting store shelves on October 15th of this year. The film was well received by critics and audiences alike, featuring a warm-hearted tale of a boy befriending a dragon and attempting to change the...
In Photos: Gerard Butler on the set of ‘Machine Gun Preacher’
[img http://www.gerardbutler.net/news/Uploads/gerry2.jpg[/img Thanks to Heather who sent us these pictures from the set of Machine Gun Preacher in West Bloomfield, MI on Thursday, July 8. As you can see from the photos, the movie's star, Gerard Butler, was filming...
Hollywood stars in town to film ‘Preacher’
MELVINDALE – The city is getting its first taste of Hollywood this month as filming for “Machine Gun Preacher†starts at a local mobile home park Monday. The film, starring Gerard Butler (“300,†“P.S. I Love Youâ€) as lead character Sam Childers, will be...
Report: Gerard Butler starts filming ‘Machine Gun Preacher’ in Garden City
There are reports today that the Gerard Butler film "Machine Gun Preacher" has started filming in Metro Detroit. The film location website beforethetrailer.com is reporting that the film is shooting at the "Chevy dealership on Ford Rd." which they refer to as being in...
Despicable Them: 5 Underrated Voice Performances In Modern Animated Films (Blog)
This week the new animated feature film "Despicable Me" opens in AMC Theatres everywhere. As is the trend in modern animated films, the voice cast is a star studded line up featuring Steve Carrell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand and many others. Many of today's animated...
Hero’ on film
[i Motion picture to depict Reels Corners pastor[/i CENTRAL CITY — Sam Childers went from drug dealer to minister. Now, he's gone Hollywood. Film studio Lionsgate is making a major motion picture, “Machine Gun Preacher,†of Childers' life story as related in his...
Gerard Butler begins filming ‘Machine Gun Preacher’ in Melvindale, MI on July 8, 2010
Gerard Butler may be hanging out in Hollywood this weekend, but soon he'll have a whole new stomping ground- Melvindale, MI. The actor is set to start filming his next project, Machine Gun Preacher, in the city from July 8 to 28. Locations will include a trailer park...
‘Machine Gun Preacher,’ starring Gerard Butler, to film in Metro Detroit
Actor Gerard Butler will be in Melvindale July 8-28 to shoot scenes from the new Lionsgate film "Machine Gun Preacher" before moving to South Africa to film the remainder. The film is based on the true story of Sam Childers, a missionary in southern Sudan who really...
Lionsgate Acquires Machine Gun Preacher
Source: Lionsgate Lionsgate today announced that it has acquired North American distribution rights to the fact-based action drama Machine Gun Preacher, directed by Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace). The film is the studio's first collaboration with Forster since the...
LIONSGATE Hits Bullseye With Marc Forster’s MACHINE GUN PREACHER
[i Studio Acquires North American Distribution Rights To Fact-Based Action Drama Starring Gerard Butler Fall 2011 Release Planned - Principal Photography Begins In July[/i SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF), the leading...
Butler film set to shoot here
"Machine Gun Preacher," a new Gerard Butler movie, has been approved for the state's film incentives and is expected to begin shooting here this summer. Based on a true story, it stars the versatile Scottish actor as a former drug-dealing biker who finds religion and...