Gerard Butler: 'Machine Gun Preacher' Now on DVD

The DVD and Blu-ray include a 14-minute featurette called “Making the Music for Machine Gun Preacher,” which is about the creation of composer Thad Spencer‘s score.

Machine Gun Preacher tells the story of Sam Childers (Gerard Butler), a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who’ve been forced to become soldiers.

Source: Just Jared

First Clip from MACHINE GUN PREACHER starring Gerard Butler

The first clip from the “based on a true story” actioner Machine Gun Preacher has landed online. Starring Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan and Michael Shannon, the film tells the story of Sam Childers (Butler), a converted drug-dealer who makes it his personal responsibility to save hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in Sudan. Like I said when the trailer was released, I think Butler is in his element here (i.e. not starring opposite Katherine Heigl in a romantic comedy) and I’m looking forward to checking it out.

Watch the clip, which features some words of inspiration from Monaghan, after the jump. Directed by Marc Forster, Machine Gun Preacher will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before hitting select U.S. theaters on September 23rd and the U.K. on November 18th. Also, with TIFF beginning tomorrow, be on the lookout for a slew of clips from films premiering at the festival.

Here’s the clip courtesy of Yahoo!:

If the clip doesn't display, it can be viewed at Yahoo Movies

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Gerard Butler fires away in Machine Gun Preacher

Gerard Butler is showcased in a new trailer for Machine Gun Preacher. His character finds a purpose in life after he tangles with a Sudanese warlord in an effort to prevent him from enlisting children in his army.

The plot sounds so Ramboesque it’s hard to believe, except it’s based on a true story.

Read more at The Improper


The film that will be released Sept. 23



In other news, Gerard Butler may be circling submarine thriller Hunter Killer
Shortly after the trailer for his drug-dealer-turned-freedom-fighter drama Machine Gun Preacher reached the Web, we’re seeing a story that links the burly 300 star to another thriller that would cast Butler as the captain of some butt-kicking Navy SEALS.

The story would be Hunter Killer, the name given to an adaptation of Don Keith and George Wallace’s novel Firing Point, which has been optioned by producer Neil Moritz’s Original Films with a potential to be distributed by Relativity Media. Coming Soon posted the news that Butler’s name was being considered for the role of Joe Glass, the captain of a submarine who must lead a team behind enemy lines in Russia to stop an adversary from launching an all-out war against the United States. At least they’re not officially calling it a remake of Crimson Tide or The Hunt for Red October.
Read more at CinemaBlend.com

Relativity acquires Gerard Butler's 'Machine Gun Preacher'

Machine Gun Preacher, Gerard Butler’s upcoming foray into serious drama, has been acquired by Relativity Media. Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker, and Michael Shannon also star in the film, based on the true story of former drug-dealing criminal Sam Childers (Butler). After finding faith, Childers travels to Sudan and is shocked by the brutality he sees. He becomes a crusader for hundreds of refugee children and brings peace to his own life in the process.

Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Monster’s Ball) directed and Jason Keller (Relativity’s untitled Snow White project starring Julia Roberts as the evil Queen) wrote the project.

Relativity will theatrically market and distribute the film throughout North America in advance of its limited-release opening on Sept. 23.

Source: Entertainment Weekly: Inside Movies

Gerard Butler - Machine Gun Preacher / Mavericks

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.
Read more (with pics) at Like It I Do

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Gerard Butler is heading to the beach as a surfer in Curtis Hanson's upcoming biopic "Mavericks," Walden Media announced Friday.
Butler will play Rick "Frosty" Hesson, who mentored Santa Cruz surfer Jay Moriarty.
Moriarty was a surfer who mastered the fearsome big wave breaks, Maverick's in Half Moon Bay. He died in 2001 -- one day short of his 23rd birthday.
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Gerard Butler on the 'Machine Gun Preacher' set

Just Jared shares about a dozen on set photos of Gerard shooting Machine Gun Preacher earlier today in Detroit.

Lionsgate to distribute 'Machine Gun Preacher'

Lionsgate has acquired the North American rights to Machine Gun Preacher, which stars Gerard Butler. Based on a true story, the film focuses on Sam Childers, "a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to become soldiers." Filming will reportedly start on July 5 in Detroit and South Africa. The film is expected to open sometime in the Fall of 2011.

More 'Coriolanus' set photos with Gerard Butler + 'Machine Gun Preacher' update

Just Jared shares some photos from yesterday (April 28) of Gerard Butler on the Belgrade set of Coriolanus.





Gerard also did an interview a few weeks ago (via ONTD!) and briefly discussed Coriolanus.



According to Production Weekly Machine Gun Preacher will go into production in Pennsylvania this June.

“Butler plays real-life hero Sam Childers — the one man fearless enough to fight a ruthless army outnumbering him 1,000 to 1. The fierce edge that once led Childers to a life of crime now fuels his daring crusade into Africa’s most dangerous battle zones to rescue children from the clutches of rebel warlords. His mission is clear: protect the children, no matter the cost.” [Orlando Sentinal]