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Pregnant Vera Farmiga Drops Out Of Gerard Butler Film (Blog)
"Up In The Air" star Vera Farmiga is pregnant with her second child. The actress, who gave birth to baby Finn just before starting work on "Up in the Air" in 2009, is due in October, according to In Touch magazine. The baby news has forced Farmiga, who is married to...
Lionsgate boards sales on Machine Gun Preacher for Cannes
Lionsgate will commence pre-sales in Cannes on the action drama Machine Gun Preacher that Marc Forster will direct starring Gerard Butler. Jason Keller's screenplay is inspired by the true story of former gang biker Sam Childers who turned his life around and...
Gerard Butler on Haiti: ‘Still so much to be done’
For a good part of my life, I've been a bit of a rogue — not always living the best, healthiest, most responsible life. But I feel like I've turned myself around, gotten my personal life and career together, and I love what I do. Along with this contentment has come...
Gerard Butler, Ben Stiller visit Haiti for Artists for Peace and Justice
Artist for Peace and Justice (APJ) Board Member Ben Stiller and founder Paul Haggis brought together celebrities Gerard Butler, Demi Moore, Olivia Wilde and Susan Sarandon in Port Au Prince, Haiti on Sunday, April 11 to discuss the relief efforts and how to maximize...
Gerard Butler arrives next week in Belgrade
[b]ENGLISH TRANSLATION[/b](thanks to Karmen for the translation) Although some media reported that the Scottish actor Gerard Butler joined the filming crew of Ralph Fiennes on the set of Shakespeare's play "Coriolanus" in Belgrade already during the weekend, the truth...
Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus Blog — Why Coriolanus Matters
might matter to a contemporary audience, beyond it's sheer drama and entertainment. He wanted to share it with you guys. Enjoy. Check back in later in the week when I'll be talking to him about his training with the Serbian anti-terror police....
Blade of a Knife: Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus Blog — Cast and Crew
Before I go into Coriolanus' characters and the on-set action, I thought you'd appreciate a closer look at some of the key cast and crew involved in the film. I spoke to Ralph last week and he told me a bit about why he's chosen them, and I thought I'd give you some...
Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus Blog: Training for Coriolanus
While Ralph has been involved in action films before, this is his first experience of simulating close counter, urban modern warfare. So, in the weeks leading up to shoot Ralph spent time training with the SAJ, Serbia's prime counter-terrorist unit. Yesterday he told...
Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus Blog: Photos From The Set
We've got two great (and exclusive) pictures to share with you from the first week's battle scenes in the Serbian city, Pancevo. What strikes me most about these is seeing Ralph in such different roles – those of streetfighter and director – to those we are...
Ralph Fiennes in Parliament
Using the brief Easter holiday break in the sessions of the National Assembly of Serbia, the cast and crew of Coriolanus spent three days shooting on the premises of the national parliament building. Director Ralph Fiennes will continue the filming on other locations...
Dragon’ makes weekend debut at No. 1
3D's rising star got another boost at the North American boxoffice this weekend as Paramount's release of DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon" flew to the top spot, and Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" held on to enough screens to emerge a solid number two....
Blade of a Knife: Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus Blog — Cast and Crew (Blog)
Share on Facebook posted 03-23-10 by Andreas Wiseman Before I go into Coriolanus' characters and the on-set action, I thought you'd appreciate a closer look at some of the key cast and crew involved in the film. I spoke to Ralph last week and he told me a bit about...
‘Dragon’ flies to top of box office
Paramount and DreamWorks Animation's 3D toon "How to Train Your Dragon" saw healthy returns this weekend at the domestic B.O., but failed to set the frame ablaze, with an estimated $43.3 million at 4,055 playdates. The frame's other wide release, MGM's laffer "Hot Tub...
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ dazzles and delivers
"How To Train Your Dragon" is, like "Kung-Fu Panda," an exemplary, confident, streamlined piece of entertainment that suggests that when they get it right, Dreamworks Animation can stand toe to toe with Pixar in the realm of computer animation for family audiences. In...
Movie Review: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ breathing fire
The creative pairing behind the 2002 Oscar-nominated animated sci-fi feature "Lilo & Stitch†helps the fantastical new animated adventure "How to Train Your Dragon†soar far higher than anticipated. Loosely based on Cressida Cowell's 2003 children's book, "How...
‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ with Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler, soars even when hero is grounded
A young Viking befriends a creature that is his sworn enemy. With Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera. Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders (1:38). PG: Fiery and growly battles. At area theaters. Dragons, second only to dinosaurs and fairies in their grasp...
The Bounty Hunter: Gerard Butler Shirtless? Yes, Please!
Let me preface this review by saying I'm a sucker for romantic-comedies and they have to be excruciatingly bad for me to not like them. Two come to mind immediately, “Must Love Dogs†starring Diane Lane and “The Wedding Date†with Debra Messing. God those...
‘The Bounty Hunter’ a moderately enjoyable comedy
Three films into his romantic comedy career, Gerard Butler has finally reached "watchable." With "The Bounty Hunter," the bemused Scots leading man comes closer to setting off sparks with his newest leading lady, Jennifer Aniston. Well, closer than he came with Hilary...
Review: The Bounty Hunter
Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are warhorses of modern romantic comedy. To be fair, Butler hasn't really done that many, and certainly not nearly as many as Aniston; it's just that it seems he's the go-to guy for a casting director looking for a Manly Man to put...
Review: ”How to Train Your Dragon”
Almost everything you knew about dragons is wrong. They don't just breathe fire. They can belch lightning and toxic gas, too. They come in every color and shape imaginable, not just lizard green. They curl up into a ball and fall asleep when you tickle their chins,...