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This time, Dracula is a Glaswegian. As the curtains are raised tomorrow on Wes Craven's latest gorefest, Dracula 2001, it won't be the grim, powdered face of Christopher Lee staring back at the whimpering audience. Instead, it will be that of Gerard Butler, a...
Gerard Butler Interview
Gerard Butler sits in the Dorchester Hotel after being rushed in from the set of his new film. He has something of a Wolverine look, mixed in with a little Dougray Scott( the actor originally picked for that mutant role). His shoulder length hair and lyrical Scottish...
Gerry Butler: staking everything on Hollywood
You get your Kicks walking in front of cars. but what do you do if that's not enough? you go to hollywood The couch is worrying. Its pale green bulk fills a fair portion of the intimate back room, little more than a snug, in London's Soho House where I'm to talk to...
Ralph Fiennes to Open Belgrade Film Festival
[i]Oscar contenders dominate the lineup at this year's International Film Festival FEST in Belgrade.[/i] The British actor and director is to open the International Film Festival FEST in Belgrade, which runs from February 25 to March 6. Among the most eagerly...
Gerard Butler, Ralph Fiennes in Coriolanus (Blog)
Ralph Fiennes is no stranger to the title role of “Coriolanus,†having played it in 2000 on the London stage at the Almeida Theatre, Gainsborough Studios. Fiennes says he's been determined to reprise the demanding role on the big screen ever since. This is,...
DFI Film Review : Coriolanus (2011) (Blog)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Brian Cos, Vanessa Redgrave Widespread civil unrest. Riots over food prices. Politicians banished. Who says Shakespeare isn't relevant? Set in Rome (though the film was shot in Belgrade with a...
Fiennes modernizes Shakespeare’s ‘Coriolanus’
Ralph Fiennes has pulled Shakespeare tragedy "Coriolanus" into a present-day world of 24-hour news television and modern warfare for his debut as a director. Fiennes takes the lead role as a great but flawed Roman general in the movie, which has its premiere Monday at...
Fiennes directorial debut a hit in Berlin
BERLIN — British actor Ralph Fiennes won applause at the Berlin film festival Monday for his directorial debut, "Coriolanus", a modern adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy about a vengeful Roman general. The all-star cast includes the two-time Oscar nominee in the...
Ralph Fiennes: Shakespeare Would Make a Great Screenwriter (Berlin)
[i]Courtesy of Berlinale 2011 At a press conference at the European Film Market, where the actor-director's "Coriolanus" screened, he said that he would like to do another contemporary-set version of one of the playwright's works.[/i] BERLIN -- Ralph Fiennes, whose...
Gerard Butler Will Return for HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Seq
As we reported back in October, Jay Baruchel, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, and Kristen Wiig will reprise their roles in DreamWorks Animation's sequel to How to Train Your Dragon. Empire now reports that Gerard...
Weinstein Co. buys Ralph Fiennes’ ‘Coriolanus’
[i]Berlin competition pic stars Gerard Butler[/i] BERLIN -- The Weinstein Co. has snapped up U.S. rights to Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut, "Coriolanus," in Berlin. Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and James Nesbitt star in the $10 million pic, which is...
Weinsteins to Distribute Ralph Fiennes’ ‘Coriolanus’ (Berlin)
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...
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...
TIFF 20Interviews Preview Pt. 5: Machine Gun Preacher, Pina, and The Raid
Machine Gun Preacher Gala Presentation Director: Marc Forester Gerard Butler gives the best performance of his career in the true story of Sam Childers, an ex-con biker who finds Jesus and devotes his life to missionary work with orphans in war torn Sudan. Director...
Machine Gun Preacher: A fantastic performance from Gerard Butler
Directed by Marc Forster (USA) It may have the perfect title for a lurid B-movie, but Machine Gun Preacher is in fact based on a real-life story. Sam Childers (Gerard Butler), a former drug dealer and biker who found Jesus, built a church and then set out to help the...
TIFF ‘Interviews Review: The Ralph Fiennes-Directed ‘Coriolanus’ Is As Well-Acted As It Is Challenging
From what little we know of Shakespeare's life, “Coriolanus†was one of his later tragedies; compared to his other works in the same vein, it's one of his more complex ones, as well. It doesn't offer us a father betrayed, like†King Lear,†or a good man undone...
Gerard Butler, Ralph Fiennes in Coriolanus (Blog)
Ralph Fiennes is no stranger to the title role of “Coriolanus,†having played it in 2000 on the London stage at the Almeida Theatre, Gainsborough Studios. Fiennes says he's been determined to reprise the demanding role on the big screen ever since. This is,...
DFI Film Review : Coriolanus (20Interviews) (Blog)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Brian Cos, Vanessa Redgrave Widespread civil unrest. Riots over food prices. Politicians banished. Who says Shakespeare isn't relevant? Set in Rome (though the film was shot in Belgrade with a...
Ralph Fiennes’ Shakespeare redo a bloody delight
BERLIN (Hollywood Reporter) - At a time when revolution is once again in the air around the world, Ralph Fiennes delivers a ferocious reminder of the perils in store when a warrior becomes the head of state. He directs and stars in "Coriolanus" as William...