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‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’: Flying Even Higher Than Before
[b The sequel is gleeful and smart, funny and serious, and surpasses the endearing original with gorgeous animation and one stirring human encounter after another[/b Most sequels get made for commercial reasons, whether or not the world needs them. "How to Train Your...
Review ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ packs emotional firepower in a rip-roaring ride
From the fashionable day-old scruff on Hiccup's 20-year-old Viking chin to the amped-up fire power of Toothless, "How to Train Your Dragon 2" has made good use of the years since the villagers of Berk and the boy who'd rather not be chief first charmed us. The growing...
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...
‘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...
Summit Sets Release Dates For ‘Gods Of Egypt’ ‘Allegiant’ & ‘Step Up 5′
Summit Entertainment said today it will release the period epic film Gods Of Egypt on February 12, 2016. Gerard Butler, Geoffrey Rush, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, and Courtney Eaton star in the action-adventure inspired by the mythology of Egypt. Alex...
Summit Entertainment Dates Allegiant, Gods of Egypt and Step Up All In
Summit Entertainment has updated their release calendar, setting Alex Proyas' Gods of Egypt for February 12, 2016 and the second Divergent sequel, Allegiant for March 18, 2016. They've also announced the new title and release date for the next chapter in the "Step...
‘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...