Gerard Butler: 'Olympus Has Fallen' trailer and photos, 'Gamer 3D' release on Blu-Ray

Olympus Has Fallen featurette

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The trailer, and a selection of photos, can be seen at Huffington Post

Gamer set for 3D release on Blu-Ray

See the world in a whole new dimension when Gamer 3D arrives on 3D Blu-ray Disc, Digital Download and Video on Demand May 7 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

Highlighted by eye-popping 3D effects and a "making of" featurette, Gamer 3D co-stars Michael C. Hall (Showtime's "Dexter"), Chris "Ludacris" Bridges (Crash) and Golden Globe winner Kyra Sedgwick (TV's "The Closer").

Gamer 3D will be available on 3D Blu-ray for the suggested retail price of $19.99.

Butler stars as Kable, condemned criminal and globally famous super-soldier in the ultimate multi-player game, "Slayers." Human controllers direct each thought and move of real-life prison inmates battling in hyper-intense environments - where the goal is freedom and the penalty is death. But when Kable suddenly decides he wants out, his rebellion threatens the twisted plans of game creator Ken Castle (Hall), who will stop at nothing to crush the renegade commando in this taut, adrenaline-packed action-thriller.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- "Inside the Game: Controlling Gamer" featurette

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Gerard Butler at the Artists for Haiti Benefit + new 'How To Train Your Dragon' interview

Gerard was at the Artists for Haiti Benefit, hosted by Olivia Wilde and Artists for Peace and Justice to raise money Haiti last Thursday. Here are photos of Gerry at the event:




Gerard did interview with the Daily Record and you can read an excerpt below. Craig Ferguson is also mentioned in the article. You can read the whole interview at the Daily Record.

...although his fellow thespian is tall and good looking, Gerry is happy to keep Craig Ferguson as "just good friends" on the set of their new film How To Train Your Dragon.

"I wouldn't be surprised if I was linked to Craig," chuckled Gerard. "But maybe they'll come up with a way to say I had an affair with the dragon. Or that I had sex with all of them."

...there was role open for one of Gerard's oldest friends, Craig Ferguson, who has carved himself a career as one of America's top chat show hosts, earning an estimated $4million a year.

"I met Craig when I was a student at Glasgow University and Craig was doing stand-up around Scotland," recalled Gerard. Gerard, 40, and Craig, 47, have stayed in touch ever since and Craig even had a bit part as himself in Gerard's recent romantic comedy, The Ugly Truth.

"The bosses of How To Train Your Dragon reckon Craig and Gerard were able to draw on their friendship to convincingly play a Viking hero and his oldest pal.

But Craig and Gerard admit that their characters may sound like them - but onscreen the strapping Scotsmen look very different.

Gerard's Stoick has red flowing locks and an enormous bushy beard while Craig's Gobber has blond braids and has lost an arm and a leg in battles with dragons. But the two men got into the roles by dressing up while recording their voices for the film.

Gerard said: "I would try to wear something evocative of the period, instead of the usual T-shirt and jeans. A say baggyish shirt just made me feel closer to the period."

Craig joked: "I wore full Viking costume. It was difficult because you could hear my breastplate clink, and it drove the microphone people mad.

"But if you're going to make a movie with me, you've got to be prepared for unreasonable behaviour." [Siobhan Synnot]

In other news, Gamer is now at the top of all three home video charts. It's the top selling DVD, top rental and top Blu-ray seller in the US.

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Gerard Butler talks new Evil Twins project

Gerard did an interview over at Film School Rejects as part of the Law Abiding Citizen press tour. The highlight of the interview was Gerry's revelation that his production company, Evil Twins is working an a new project:

And what is Evil Twins working on now?

There’s a few different projects that we’ve been working on, but there’s one in particular – it’s a movie called Slide about a former baseball player who goes back to try and patch things up with his child and estranged wife and ends up coaching the kid’s baseball team. He becomes the subject of fascination and longer by every bored house wife in the town. And it’s him trying to survive that while trying to patch things up with his kid. I think we’re going to have GM direct the movie. Hopefully. We’re in talks with him, and he’s very much up for directing it so we’ll what happens there.

In other movie news, Gamer will debut on DVD and Blu-ray in the US on January 19, 2010.

Gerard is one of the winners in the Hollywood Film Festival. He had the highest percentage of votes at 25%.

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Gerard Butler/Gamer news round up

Gerard Butler made an appearance this morning on GoodDayLA on Fox 11 Los Angeles. It's a great interview, check it out:



Be sure to read this extended Gerard Butler interview over at Shortlist.

Gerard also did a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest, which you can listen to here.

Don't forget that Gamer is set to open tomorrow in the US. It's already out over here, and my sister has gotten to see it. *shakes fist* She says it's good, but somewhere in the third act, she says it gets weird. So there you have it folks, Gamer is good and weird.

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Gamer updates

Gerard Butler had been scheduled to appear on It's On With Alexa Chung today, but this appearance was canceled because of scheduling conflicts. He is however, expected to appear on BET's 106 & Park today at 6pm EST.

IGN has another Gamer clip, so head on over and watch it.

Collider has compiled a set of 20 Gamer images. Some of them have been previously released, but it looks like there are some new ones as well.

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Exclusive Gamer TV spot

MTV gives us another TV spot. It's short and sweet, check it out:

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Gerard Butler's talk show schedule + more

Gerard's interview with David Letterman is being delayed because of scheduling conflicts. His appearance had been scheduled for tomorrow, but no word yet on a new date for Gerard's appearance. He's still scheduled for his September 4 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, but it's possible that this could be delayed as well.

Gerard is also set to appear on It's On with Alexa Chung on MTV this Wednesday, September 2. The show airs at 12 noon EST/PT.

Below is an exclusive clip from Gamer featuring Gerry from USA Today and you can also check out a feature on Gerry.

Be sure to head on over to GB.net for even more Gamer press.

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Gerard Butler's USA Today interview

Thanks so much to sassynach for reminding us about Gerard's interview. I'v posted an excerpt and you can go here for the full article:

I don't know if I'm the best actor out there, but I definitely have, how would you say? I have a lot of range," says the Scot, who can bury the brogue on command and manage a convincing American accent thanks to "easily 1,000" sessions with about 30 dialect coaches.

That variety is key to his industry appeal, Hollywood insiders say. "He's definitely keeping his foot in the fact that he can be the action guy in some of the choices he's making, but he's also incredibly funny, charming and a ladies' man," says RocknRolla producer Susan Downey, who's producing another Ritchie flick, the upcoming Sherlock Holmes starring her husband, Robert Downey Jr.

...For Gamer, Butler has swapped Leonidas' swords for submachine guns and his Mr. America abs for Popeye-like arms to play Kable, a death-row prisoner who's competing in the shoot-'em-up game Slayers for a chance at freedom. The man at the joystick controlling him, and his destiny, is a 17-year-old kid.

Starz will air a preview of Gamer, which will include interviews. You can go to the show's site for a schedule. The first airing will be Thursday, September 3 on Starz at 5:15pm Eastern time.

Spike TV will also be airing Resident Evil on Friday at 9pm Eastern with a Sneak Preview of Gamer with an interview featuring Gerard.

If you want to watch a bunch of new clips from Gamer, be sure to check them out at GB.net.

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New Gerard Butler interview

Gerard did an interview with the AP to promote Gamer, Law Abiding Citizen, and Bounty Hunter. Here's an excerpt from the interview which you can read in full here:

AP: Movies like "300" and "Gamer" tout a violent vision of tough-guy masculinity not seen in many films these days. Is that a subject you're drawn to?

BUTLER: I am very much a man and I naturally bring a masculinity to those roles. Mike Chadway in "The Ugly Truth," for example, could have been played in many different ways. ... But I also think I'm attracted to roles where guys get to talk about the mythical struggle of guys and what it is to be a man.

AP: You've also become a sex symbol, a role you've made light of but acknowledged is mostly to the good.

BUTLER: I joke with that because it's way better to be appreciated than to not be appreciated. For anybody to blow it off and dismiss it, they're either insane or they're just not being honest or they're being extremely arrogant. ... As you're saying that, my natural response is going to be, "Well, I don't really see it." But then again, I do — just on the street sometimes.

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Another Gamer TV spot

Here's one more TV spot for you to check out. I haven't seen this one on TV yet, so here it is if you haven't seen it either:



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New photos from Gamer and Law Abiding Citizen

Just Jared shares some photos of Gerard Butler in a scene from Law Abiding Citizen. In the scene for some wonderful reason Gerry kneels down naked and surrenders to the police. The photos are below:






Also, as a bonus you can check out a behind-the-scenes look at the process of film color timing from Law Abiding Citizen director F. Gary Gray.



There are also some new stills from Gamer featuring Gerry:






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Gamer and Law Abiding Citizen: Gerard Butler news roundup

I've been sort of MIA this week so I'm behind on Gerry news. Some of this news is old by now, but I'll post it anyway.

On the Law Abiding Citizen front, the film's official website was launched and you can also check out the film on Facebook and Twitter. GB.net shares the film's new trailer with us, and it looks amazing:



Gerry will also appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on September 4 to promote Gamer. You can also check out a brand new clip of the film from IGN with an intro from Gerard:



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New exclusive clip and interview from Gamer

Gerard Butler gives an introduction to the new clip from Gamer, courtesy of UGO:



And now for the Gamer interview with Gerry:



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New Gamer international poster, clip, and TV spot,

Above is a new international poster for Gamer (courtesy of GB.net).

For some reason neither the new clip, nor the TV spot will embed, so you can go to GB.net for the clip and to ComingSoon.net for the exclusive TV spot.

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Exclusive Ugly Truth interview, Gamer updates, and Gerard Butler on Good Morning America

There is a lot to update you on and I'll start with Gerard Butler's appearance on Good Morning America today. It's been uploaded to youtube, but if the video gets removed, you can also check it out here on ABC's website.




And now for an exclusive The Ugly Truth interview with Gerry and co-star Katherine Heigl from ComingSoon:




On the Gamer front, Lionsgate released a new R-rated clip from the film at Comic-Con. I can't embed the clip, but you can watch it here. There are also two new photos (via THHN) of Gerry from Gamer that made their way online a few days ago:

Gerard Butler talks Gamer

Gerry will be on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien tonight and will also appear at the world premiere of The Ugly Truth. I'll update you guys on all that as soon as I can. Until then, Gerard did an interview with SciFi Wire to promote Gamer:

"It's what you'd expect if you lived in that world," Butler said in an exclusive telephone interview a few weeks ago while promoting his latest film, The Ugly Truth. "It doesn't stop. It really doesn't let up for a second, even in terms of the drama. I saw it for myself a few weeks ago, and I was blown away. I was so happy with how it turned out."

Butler said the film also delivers on other fronts. "It's a riot," he said. "It's very funny as well. That's what's cool about it. It has the ability to send itself up and not take itself too seriously. But at the same time it gives us a poignant message about the dangers of where entertainment and technology can take us." [SciFi Wire via GB.net]

You can go here for the rest of the interview.

New augmented Gamer poster

From IGN:

IGN Movies is excited to present you with this exclusive first look at the augmented reality movie poster for Lionsgate's upcoming action film, Gamer! This is the first time that augmented reality technology has been utilized for a movie poster, and it's an experience that you can interact with using this new application.

There are a few steps to getting a look at the poster, but if you're interested, you can head on over to the source for details.

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New stills from 'Gamer'

Gamer starring Gerard Butler opens on Friday, September 4. Check out the new photos from the film below:








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Official 'Gamer' trailer online

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Gerard Butler's 'Gamer' gets cool new interactive poster

Along with the new poster, Game has apparently been renamed again:

It looks like Lionsgate has finally settled on an name for Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor's follow-up to Crank: High Voltage. The futuristic action flick is now known as just Gamer (it was previously know as Game or Citizen Game) and is still set to hit theaters on September 4th. Over on UGO they've debuted the official teaser poster, but instead of going for just a static poster, it's actually interactive...Check it out and stay tuned for a trailer probably very soon. (First Showing)

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