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Playing for Keeps: Production Notes
About the Production Playing For Keeps is a romantic comedy about a charming, down-on-his luck former soccer star (Gerard Butler) who returns home to put his life back together. Looking for a way to rebuild his relationship with his son, he gets roped into coaching...
On Weddings & Women: Biel & Butler Play For Keeps
New Release Dates for LOOPER, PLAYING THE FIELD, THE IDES OF MARCH, THE MASTER, and More
Time to break out your calendars, kids! A slew of new release dates have been announced. I'm going to rattle off the release dates right now and then you can hit the jump to briefly learn about the film (if you haven't heard about it already) and what it will be...
Splendid flourishes with new films
[i]'Field,' 'Gone,' 'Zodiac' added to slate[/i] BERLIN -- German distrib Splendid Film has bolstered its 2012 lineup with a slew of recent pick-ups, including Gabriele Muccino's romantic comedy "Playing the Field," starring Gerard Butler, and Heitor Dhalia's thriller...
FilmDistrict Scores PLAYING THE FIELD
Gerard Butler & Jessica Biel Headline Soccer-Mom Rom Com Star-Studded Cast Includes Uma Thurman, Judy Greer,Dennis Quaid and Catherine Zeta-Jones NEW YORK, May 12, 20Interviews – FilmDistrict has acquired all US rights to PLAYING THE FIELD from Nu...
FilmDistrict Takes U.S. Rights to ‘Playing the Field’ (Cannes)
[i]Gerard Butler and Jessica Biel star in romantic comedy about a retired soccer pro coaching a boys' team and fending off their mothers.[/i] CANNES -- FilmDistrict has scooped up all U.S. rights to Gabriele Muccino's Playing the Field, starring Gerard Butler and...
Star Gerard Butler enjoying Shreveport
Shreveport is once again a star lover's paradise with the current filming of the first Nu Image/Millennium Films "Playing The Field," a romantic comedy starring Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Judy Greer and Dennis Quaid. Butler plays a...
Gerard Butler and a soccer movie: A match made in Scottish heaven?
Back when the World Cup was getting underway, my colleague John Horn asked in this sharp piece why there were so many movies about baseball but so few about soccer. The most successful soccer film in recent years is probably "Bend It Like Beckham," but the hits don't...
Gerard Butler Tells Us What He Loves About Latinas!
At the age of 43, Gerard Butler knows what he likes in a member of the opposite sex. And guess what my fellow Latinas? It could be you! The Scottish actor has been spending some time in Miami this week promoting his latest film, Playing for Keeps, where he stars as...
Gerard Butler’s Wild Ride
[i]The world-trekking, ATV-riding, ÂRomanian model-dating Scotsman courts danger at every turn – and never more than when filming 'Chasing Mavericks,' the big-wave surf drama that almost took his life.[/i] Gerard Butler is cruising through Shreveport in his...
Butler: I have profound memories of Parkhead
Not only is Gerard Butler an 'A-list' Hollywood actor, starring in the likes of 300, Law Abiding Citizen and The Bounty Hunter, the proud Scotsman is also a passionate Celtic fan. In his latest film, 'Playing for Keeps', he takes on the role of George Dryer, a former...
Christmas date for ‘Playing the Field’
FilmDistrict moves romantic comedy from March FilmDistrict has moved back its opening of romantic comedy "Playing the Field" from March 9 to Christmas Day. "Playing the Field" would have faced competition on the earlier date from Disney's "John Carter," Sony's "Think...
Ridley Scott And Gerard Butler Plot Film About Simon Mann, Who Tried African Coup
EXCLUSIVE: While the material marketplace has cooled as the holiday approaches, studios have been tempted by a pitch for a fact-based thriller that has Ridley Scott attached to direct and produce through his Scott Free banner, Gerard Butler to star, and Robert Edwards...
Best & Worst Of Gerard Butler (Blog)
Gerard Butler has not been seen on the big screen now in quite a while, which I am sure many of the ladies will agree that that is a travesty. But do not fear Butler fans as the Scotsman is making his return this week with Machine Gun Preacher - a completely different...
Star backs battle to save kids’ ward
HOLLYWOOD star Gerard Butler has joined the fight to save a closure-threatened children's ward at a hospital in his home town of Paisley. The star of Law Abiding Citizen and 300 has warned health bosses that closing Ward 15 at the Royal Alexandra Hospital is a “blow...
Gerard Butler To Become Hunter Killer; Sam Worthington Being Eyed To Co-Star (Blog)
Summit has been very aggressive with “Hunter Killer,†earmarking the picture for a December 2012 release date for months as Phillip Noyce decided whether he was the right man for the director's chair. Though he left the project in August, Summit continued to show...
Gerard Butler surfaces in ‘Hunter Killer’
Thesp to star in Antoine Fuqua's sub drama; Worthington eyed for a role EXCLUSIVE: With Gerard Butler earning strong reviews for his dramatic turn in Relativity Media's "Machine Gun Preacher," the Scottish actor has reteamed with the studio that supported his passion...
Gerard Butler To Become “Hunter Killer”; Sam Worthington Being Eyed To Co-Star (Blog)
Summit has been very aggressive with “Hunter Killer,†earmarking the picture for a December 2012 release date for months as Phillip Noyce decided whether he was the right man for the director"s chair. Though he left the project in August, Summit continued to show...
Gerard Butler To Become ‘Hunter Killer’; Sam Worthington Being Eyed To Co-Star (Blog)
Summit has been very aggressive with “Hunter Killer,†earmarking the picture for a December 2012 release date for months as Phillip Noyce decided whether he was the right man for the director's chair. Though he left the project in August, Summit continued to show...
TSR interviews Gerard Butler for ‘Machine Gun Preacher’
Nick Allen sat down in a roundtable interview with Gerard Butler for the film Machine Gun Preacher. You can read Allen's Scorecard Review here. You can read his interview, which features Butler talking candidly about his potential and variety as an actor, if you keep...