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Jamie Foxx set for ‘Citizen’
[i]Oscar winner to star opposite Gerard Butler in thriller[/i] Jamie Foxx is in final negotiations to star opposite Gerard Butler in "Law Abiding Citizen," a psychological thriller that Frank Darabont is directing for the Film Department. Written by Kurt Wimmer and...
Foxx, Butler may team up for thriller
Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is in final talks to co-star with Scottish actor Gerard Butler in Frank Darabont's psychological thriller "Law Abiding Citizen." Foxx is a former "In Living Color" player who went on to star in the films "Dreamgirls," "Ray," "Jarhead" and...
Jamie Foxx Joining Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen (Blog)
Director Frank Darabont's next project, Law Abiding Citizen, could have Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx going head-to-head. We learned earlier this year that Butler would play one of the leads - a successful D.A. targeted by a grief-stricken husband out for revenge...
Jamie Foxx Is A Law Abiding Citizen (Blog)
Jamie Foxx is turning vigilante – and Gerry Butler is in his sights. Foxx is in final negotiations to join the cast of Frank Darabont’s psychological thriller, Law Abiding Citizen. He would play a grief-stricken husband who decides to take his revenge on the killers...
How to Train Your Dragon Concept Art
[img http://www.gerardbutler.net/news/Uploads/howtotrainyourdragon.jpg[/img The Character Design Blog has new photos of early concept art on Dreamworks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon. Based on the 2003 children’s novel by British author Cressida Cowell, the...
UPDATE: Chris Sanders Still Crood and Directing Dragon
The Seward Street blog, run by a DreamWorks animator, notes that Chris Sanders is no longer directing Crood Awakening at DreamWorks and he’s working on another film at the studio. The animator writes: Chris Sanders is now the director on the next film I’m working on,...
Gerard Butler is Right About 300 (Blog)
With half-naked men, androgynous rulers and gruesome battles to satisfy even the most bloodthirsty viewer, 300 was a highly anticipated and outstandingly successful film by anyone's standards. Such success, especially with concerns over the future of movies, can be a...
Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Should I see it? No. [b]Short Review:[/b] A hero of classic literature is remade as postmodern man. In other words, he can’t stand up in a fight, wets his pants every time he’s asked to make a judgment call and couldn't find his own backside in a fog when it comes to...
BUTLER: ‘BOOZE MADE ME CRAZY’
Scottish actor GERARD BUTLER was so wild in his youth he was convinced he would die young. The RocknRolla star gave up alcohol in his mid-20s because he would go off the rails when he was drunk. And his behaviour was so outrageous that he feared he would end up dead....
Gerard Butler Can Count to 300 ,,, But Only Once (Blog)
The Toronto Film Festival has begun, and that means big stars in huge press conferences. Among them is Gerard Butler, who was fielding questions about his new flick, the Guy Ritchie caper RocknRolla. Of course, he wasn't just answering questions about that film....
Darabont to shoot in Philly
Frank Darabont, Oscar-nominated director of The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption, has announced that he will shoot his next flick, the crime thriller Law Abiding Citizen, entirely in Philly. According to a statement from the Greater Philadelphia Film Office,...
Tenant announced for Norristown film studio
Feverpitch Pictures, producer of “Just Add Water” and “The Speed of Life,” said Wednesday it will be a tenant in a planned film-production studio in Norristown, Pa. It will be part of Norristown Studios, a 280,000-square-foot site that will include eight sound studios...
Frank Darabont To Shoot LAW ABIDING CITIZEN In Philadelphia
Frank Darabont’s next film, Law Abiding Citizen, will be shot entirely on location this fall in Philadelphia. The story centers on a string of murders taking place across the city being masterminded by psycopathic genius who is locked behind bars. Gerard Butler will...
Milo Ventimiglia Asks, “Want To Play A Game?” (Blog)
The teaser trailer for “Game” won’t be out until the holidays — since the film was just delayed until next year — but co-star Milo Ventimiglia (”Heroes”) said it’ll be worth the wait. The game in “Game” — from “Crank” and “Pathology” creators Mark Neveldine and Brian...
Don’t Hate The Mind-Controlled Player, Hate The Game
With Death Race hitting theaters, some new details have come out about the other movie about convicts battling on the Internet. Game, starring Gerard Butler, may have gotten delayed until next year, but co-star Ludacris (aka Chris Bridges) is already comparing it to...
‘Game’ reminds Chris Bridges of ‘The Running Man’
LudacrisI talked Tuesday with Chris Bridges (a.k.a. Ludacris, a nickname he wants to leave behind for his Hollywood career, much like 50 Cent, The Rock and Andre 3000) for an upcoming feature I'm doing on "Max Payne" but we also talked a bit about a different movie...
Law Abiding Citizen in Philly?
According to http://www.myentertainmentworld.com/mew/film_production_newlisting.html]My Entertainment World Law Abiding Citizen "may" be filming in Philadephia this Fall. Their site currently reads: LAW ABIDING CITIZEN - Fall, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA; Details...
Summer 2009 Plays a Delayed ‘Game’ (Blog)
It has not been a good week on the "Movies Elisabeth Wants To See" front. First there was that wretched news that Warner Bros isn't particularly interested in RocknRolla, then Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was delayed a whole year. And now, producer Gary...
F/X Pushes Butler’s Game to ’09 (Blog)
The upcoming SF film Game, starring Gerard Butler, is being delayed to the summer of 2009 to complete visual-effects work, producer Gary Lucchesi told reporters. Lucchesi expects to announce a new release date soon, he added in a group interview this week in Beverly...
Some History, More Good Fun in Attila (blog)
Although he’s the title character, 300 star Gerard Butler was billed last in the USA Network’s 2001 epic Attila. Then unknown, the Scottish thespian is now everywhere-from 300 to an alleged Escape From New York remake. It’s the perfect time to check out Butler’s...