Gerard Butler (aka Gerry) has been my favorite actor now for about 5 years. His incredible talent, determination, and charisma are what attracted not only me but also thousands of other women to become fans. Now that he’s playing the King Leonidas in Warner Bros....
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INTERVIEW: Zack Snyder – Director of 300
Zack Snyder, director of 300, spoke with EJ during a teleconference about Frank Miller’s involvement, writing the screenplay, the comparison of 300 to Troy and Alexander and so much more (including Watchmen tidbits). Here’s a teaser to get you salivating over what he...
Gerard’s Spart Attack
[b]Shooting bloody epic left Scots star in agony[/b] SCOTS star Gerard Butler got into the best shape of his life for new movie 300 - but has revealed the terrible toll on his body. The 37-year-old suffered countless injuries filming the historical epic's spectacular...
Interview: Gerard Butler of 300
Gerard Butler (aka Gerry) has been my favorite actor now for about 5 years. His incredible talent, determination, and charisma are what attracted not only me but also thousands of other women to become fans. Now that he’s playing the King Leonidas in Warner Bros....
Conference Call Transcript – February 10, 2007
Participants: GerardButlerAngels - Linda GerardButlerGALS - Dayna Celtic Hearts - Kelly The Butler Did It – Ashley GerardButler.Net – Tamara Warner Bros. - Susan Gerard Butler Gerry: (in funny “Borat” accent) Hello? This is Gerard Butler. Honestly, I wouldn’t lie....
INTERVIEW: Gerard Butler of 300
Gerard Butler (aka Gerry) has been my favorite actor now for about 5 years. His incredible talent, determination, and charisma are what attracted not only me but also thousands of other women to become fans. Now that he’s playing the King Leonidas in Warner Bros....
King of The Fans: Everyone is rooting for Gerard Butler in ‘300.’
Feb. 19, 2007 issue - Gerry Butler is so popular in Japan that when he arrived in Tokyo in 2005, 2,000 swooning fans met him at the airport. Those are more screaming Japanese than have ever bothered to greet Tom Cruise—at least according to [b]Tamara Halstead, who...
Nine New Film Clips, IMAX Featurette and Behind The Scenes Footage from WB’s 300!
If there is one movie I have been dying to see this year it's Zack Snyder's 300 released by Warner Bros. March 9, 2007. Preview footage shown at Comic Con 2006 whet the palate of fans everywhere who have been followed its development with intense anticipation....
300 Sequel and Watchmen Rumors – Confirmation Coming Soon
I just finished up at a press screening for 300 out in LA and overheard some very interesting rumors. First is that Frank Miller himself (who unfortunately broke his hip and won't be at any interviews tomorrow) has a desire to work on creating a “sequel” to 300....
Two minute date: Gerard Butler
March 2007 Issue Given the long list of title roles he's played in the past, Gerard Butler should be more well known. The 3 7-year old Scot held top spots in Dracula 2000, Attila, Beowulf and Grendel (as Beowulf) and Phantom of the Opera - all costumed characters that...
300 Website Goes Live
The excitement factor for The 300 movie is at a fever pitch and hopefully gamers will also have something to get excited about when the game is released in March. For the curious, a website devoted to the 300: March to Glory game has gone live. On the site you can...
Gods Almighty – No Mercy on the Battlefield (Blog)
[i]Once again, thanks to Daisymay for the article![/i] Early this week, I was able to attend a special preview of the Zack Snyder-directed 300, based on Frank Miller’s limited series. Awesome, awesome movie. I loved the moody, stylized look, the muted colors, and...
Neill Cumpston Has Seen 300!!!!!!!!!!!
[i]Thanks to Daisymay for the heads up![/i] [i]*****Graphic language warning![/i] [b]Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here. Yes, it really does merit that many exclamation points. They’re free. Blow me. Besides... could there ever be any better marriage of film and reviewer?...
Halfway Into the Valley of Death Rode the 300 (Blog)
[i]Thanks to Daisymay for the head's up! [/i] Well, we just got back from an early screening of Frank Miller's 300 and I'm pleased to say it's just about everything we hoped it would be. Visually, it captures the look of Frank's graphic novel splendidly. It's a wonder...
1200
1200 That's 300 multiplied by the number of arms and legs that are cut off during the movie and that's just on the Spartan's side. If you throw in the Persians, I'd say it's closer to 32 million severed limbs. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I saw an early...
Gerard “This Is Sparta” Butler in a bit of 300 action.
[b]THIS IS EMPIRE[/b] No, I'm not Leonidas, king of the Spartans, but sometimes you just wish you were, don't you? One look at the 300 trailer should tell you all you need to know about Zack Snyder's rendering of the battle of Thermopylae, and we were lucky enough to...
This Is Blasphemy! This is Madness! This is … SPARTA!
Frank Miller’s Ultraviolent Graphic Novel, 300, about a fight to the finish between Spartans and Persians gets an Ultra-faithful translation to the screen. March 2007 Premiere Magazine Gerard Butler’s King Lenoidas and his men prepare for battle – outfitted, per Frank...
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Yahoo! interview with producer, Jeff Nachbaur, of 300: March to Glory
Yahoo! Video Games: You mentioned that one of the biggest pitfalls in making a "beat-'em-up" is repetition. How does 300: March to Glory avoid that pitfall? Jeff Nachbaur: Good games are about engaging the player with meaningful choices. Most beat 'em ups feel...
PREPARE FOR GLORY: THE MUSIC OF “300”
[img]http://www.gerardbutler.net/news/Images/300.jpg[/img] Co-writer/Director Snyder engaged Tyler Bates, his collaborator on “Dawn of the Dead,” to write and produce the score. Snyder asked Bates to develop a compelling overall sound that would heighten the...
THIS IS SPARTA: ROLLING CAMERAS AND TELECINES
[img]http://www.gerardbutler.net/news/Images/300.jpg[/img] To help realize his epic action drama on the screen, Zack Snyder assembled a diverse team of collaborators, including cinematographer Larry Fong, Oscar-nominated production designer James Bissell (“Good Night,...
THEN WE SHALL FIGHT IN THE SHADE: BECOMING SPARTANS
[img]http://www.gerardbutler.net/news/Images/300.jpg[/img] The entire core cast plunged into research on Spartan history and culture to intellectually prepare for their roles. But Snyder wanted them also to look believable and to mesh together as the kind of fighting...
HERE BY SPARTAN LAW WE LIE: THE STORY OF “300”
[img]http://www.gerardbutler.net/news/Images/300.jpg[/img] Gerard Butler became aware of the project during a meeting with Warner Bros. executives. “They said the word ‘300’ and I knew that there was something fresh and different about it,” he recalls, adding, “When I...
HERE WE FIGHT: BRINGING THE GRAPHIC NOVEL TO LIFE
[img]http://www.gerardbutler.net/news/Images/300.jpg[/img] Mysterious. Fierce. Formidable. Spartans are among the most enigmatic cultures in history. Taught never to retreat, never to surrender, they are the perfect warriors. “The Spartans remain a mystery to...
Frank Miller’s 300: Bringing the Novel to Life
Mysterious. Fierce. Formidable. Spartans are among the most enigmatic cultures in history. Taught never to retreat, never to surrender, they are the perfect warriors. "The Spartans remain a mystery to everybody," says Frank Miller, who wrote the graphic novel 300...