This workout is intense, the workout used to get the actors in shape for the movie 300. From Men's Health... Sometimes a movie takes off for no apparent reason. And sometimes the reason is readily apparent. Take 300, for instance. This epic account of an ancient...

1. Daniel Day-Lewis – THERE WILL BE BLOOD I’m writing this at a very interesting time because right now the backlash against Day-Lewis’ performance is matched only by the increased quotability of dialogue from the portion of the film fueling the backlash. Admittedly,...

The Cinema Audio Society is set to announce Thursday that the nominees for outstanding achievement in sound mixing for motion pictures are "The Bourne Ultimatum," "Into the Wild," "No Country for Old Men, "300" and "Transformers." Re-recording mixer Kevin O'Connell --...

[i]15 Oscar contenders to be considered[/i] The Motion Picture Academy’s visual effects branch made an unprecedented statement in support of visual effects in animated films as it narrowed the contenders for the vfx Oscar to 15 films that will be considered for the...

The achievement in makeup Oscar will go to one of seven films announced Monday by the Academy. Big spectacles fill the list: "300," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's...

Oscar's visual effects list set 'Evan,' 'Transformers' make final cut By DAVID S. COHEN The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences visual effects branch genuflected to “Evan Almighty” but swatted “Spider-Man 3” as it announced the seven semifinalists for the vfx...

'Atonement' leads BAFTA longlist Working Title drama nabs 17 entries By ADAM DAWTREY Working Title's "Atonement" has taken a clear lead in the longlists for the British Academy Film Awards. "Atonement" has 17 entries, well ahead of four films with 13 apiece -...

Reflecting on this year's top 10 list, I guess it's pretty safe to say that my picks were all over the board. But there was a certain genre that hit all the right notes with me this year, which will become increasing evident as the list winds to a close. So love 'em...

We asked, you answered -- and now, nearly 4 million votes later, we have the results of our 2007 year-end poll, from the highs to the lows, the villains to the babes, the funniest lines to the strangest arrests. Oh, and Lindsay Lohan finally won something other than a...

The scottish star of 300 has gone from buff action hero to romancing Hilary Swank. By Helen Barlow. Gerard Butler has much in common with Daniel Craig. He achieved fame in his mid-30s and is also a well-built British actor who was a contender to play the new, younger...

Gerard Butler burst onto the scene last March as a warrior king in the hit movie 300. That computer-generated Spartan battle flick cleared a path for Beowulf, which has the same sort of stylized action but with more motion capture and computer animation. As it stands...

[b]Spartans Unleash Box Office Fury[/b] The movie starred relative unknowns Gerard Butler and Lena Headey. The actress' most successful movie previously had been The Jungle Book, a title released 13 years previously. That title earned a modest $44.3 million in 1994,...

Ballots for this year's Academy Awards were mailed out to voters today, and in honor of the official launch of Oscar season I present my own annual list of nominations. No, these aren't my "best" or anything. No, these are what the Oscar nominations would look like if...

LOS ANGELES — To most film audiences, Gerard Butler's acting career easily fits into two phases: the years spent toiling as phantoms, vampires and Attila the Hun, and the glorious months since hitting big with "300.” Following that global blockbuster, a pairing with...

LOS ANGELES–Gerard Butler spent much of his life studying to be a lawyer. It didn't work out. At 26, he decided to try another career, and it's been a somewhat more successful venture. In an L.A. interview room, Butler says that when he left London in 1999 to try to...

[img]http://www.gerardbutler.net/news/Uploads/34350639.jpg[/img] [i]"P.S. I Love You" is a true departure for Gerard Butler, a man best known for his depictions of larger-than-life characters such as Attila, Beowulf and Leonidas.[/i] SCOTTISH actor Gerard Butler has a...

"Into the Wild," Sean Penn's study of a young man who ditches civilization for a life on the road, dominated the film nominations for the 14th annual SAG Awards, which were announced Thursday morning. It scored four noms, including shout-outs for its ensemble cast,...

One day you're just another headshot in the pile on a casting agent's desk, the next you're one of most Googled people on the planet. That's how the Breakout game works in Hollywood, and thankfully 2007 provided a slew of potential superstars-in-the-making to get the...

Super hot Gerard Butler, that ultra buff, gorgeous and kinda scary Spartan dude from 300 and spooky masked marvel from The Phantom of the Opera is really quite warm and friendly in person. We were delighted to sit down briefly with the tall, blue-eyed hunk-o-man in...

LOS ANGELES -- Gerard Butler isn't dining in hell tonight. But just in case, he's not making plans. "I'm the guy who, when everything's going great, I'll find every problem that there is -- or possible problems," says the star of the gore-and-graphics-splattered...