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‘Rush’ Star Alexandra Maria Lara Joins Gerard Butler in ‘Geostorm’ (Exclusive)
[b Dean Devlin is directing the sci-fi adventure movie for Warner Bros. and David Ellison's Skydance banner[/b German actress Alexandra Maria Lara, who recently starred in Ron Howard's “Rush,†has signed on to join Gerard Butler in Dean Devlin's sci-fi adventure...
‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Sequel Has a Director
[b]Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman are reprising their roles[/b] Fredrik Bond, who directed the Shia LaBeouf drama Charlie Countryman, is in negotiations to direct Olympus Has Fallen sequel London Has Fallen for Millennium. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart...
Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish in Talks to Join Gerard Butler in ‘Geostorm’ (Exclusive)
[b Ed Harris and Andy Garcia also are in negotiations to join the sci-fi adventure from Warner Bros. and Skydance[/b Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris and Andy Garcia are in negotiations to join Gerard Butler in Geostorm, the sci-fi adventure feature to be...
George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Gerard Butler, Tom Hiddleston pack bags for Louisiana film projects
George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Tom Hiddleston and Gerard Butler are among the big-name stars who appear headed to Louisiana this fall as a variety of feature films swoop in to occupy the space vacated in the past few weeks by the recently wrapped "Terminator:...
Berlin: Salma Hayek, Shohreh Aghdashloo to Star in ‘The Septembers of Shiraz’
Salma Hayek and Shohreh Aghdashloo are attached to star in The Septembers of Shiraz, Millennium Films' adaptation of a novel by Dalia Sofer. Wayne Blair, who last helmed The Sapphires, is directing the drama, which is quietly being sold at Berlin's EFM. Gerard Butler...
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 and Craig Ferguson on Scotland and dragons
As two of Hollywood's prominent Scotsmen, actor Gerard Butler and comedian Craig Ferguson relished the chance to embrace their inner Vikings and ride dragons. Butler and Ferguson reunite as Stoick and Gobber, two burly best friends in Dreamworks' animated fantasy...
‘Dragon 2’ is a worthy sequel
THE out-of-nowhere smash "How to Train Your Dragon" was one of the first movies to break the Pixar monopoly on first-rate animation. Still, we know what franchising does to animated movies, so we half-expected this newly minted profit center to come down with a case...
‘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...