First Look At Gerard Butler In Game
These images of Gerard Butler looking badass in Game have been floating around the internet for a a couple of days now, however I’ve waited until the images popped up in better quality, because that’s how I roll.
Butler has become a little bit famous after a small movie named 300 was released in 2007. However, since then he has appeared in romantic comedy P.S. I Love You (vomits) and family film Nim’s Island (trips over own vomit and falls out of nearby window). Thankfully, Bulter is returning to what he does best…kicking ass! (celebrates furiously)
In the not too distant future, Kabel (Gerard Butler), a death row inmate, has unwittingly become a pop culture hero. Every week, millions worldwide tune in online to watch him and hundreds of other convicts battle in Slayers, an ultra-violent multi-player online game invented by technological genius Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall). To the wealthy young gamer who controls his every move, Kable is just a sim character. To the resistance group that opposes Castle’s games as high-tech slavery, he is a critical element in their battle to take down the inventor. Caught in the crosshairs of two opposing forces and under the command of a teenager’s remote device, Kable must use his extraordinary fighting skills to escape the game, bring down Castle and overthrow the system.
Naveen Andrews on Lost's End and More
Well, this just feels like Christmas morning—especially if you’ve had “Naveen Andrews Interview” on your list for Santa for years now (like us).
As you may know, Naveen has been fairly elusive with the press in recent years; however, the man we know and love (and drool over) as Lost’s Sayid Jarrah graciously took some time at the Monte Carlo TV Fest to chat about that itty-bitty island on which he’s been kicking ass for four seasons strong.
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What do you think of the fact that the show has an end date?
Relief, really. I think it was the only way to keep the quality up—the quality we had from the first season—and hopefully that’s been borne out by the fourth season.
What theory do you have about how the show will end?
I just hope that whatever it is, all these things that they’ve thrown out—all these nuggets from the polar bear to infinity—that they put it together into some cohesive whole that makes sense and is satisfying for the audience.
Where do you go in two years when the series ends?
Wherever the good work is, whether it’s film or TV. Wherever the good writing is.
Sayid showed off some pretty insane fight moves in the season finale, while battling Keamy. Has he always had those skills or has he been practicing?
I presume he was always able to, coming from the military and being in the Republican Guard, which I believe was an elite force.
How have you prepared for a character who seems quiet and peaceful on the surface but has a deep, dark side as a former torturer?
There’s obviously a certain amount of academic research you can do with history—somebody from the military and their faith, the country they’re from. But with TV, especially with a show of this nature, you have to be open and prepared for anything they might throw at you. It could mean a complete 180 in terms of what drives your character, and if you’ve prepared to the extent where it becomes rigid, it’s not going to be useful, is it?
Which character would you like to have been if you weren’t Sayid?
I always thought it would be Locke. I always liked that character, but I’m too…maybe I need to shave my head and just age a bit more.
Steve Jones, the former Sex Pistol, guided you to your first AA meeting. How did you get to know him?
I met him at a dinner party in L.A., and I was shocked to meet somebody who had been in that band who was not completely drugged out. I found that really intriguing, and it made me think, “If he’s done it, then maybe I’ve got a chance.”
Harvey Weinstein Already Wants to Make Rambo V
Like two puppies in love, Harvey Weinstein and Nikki Finke had their requisite Sunday chat today, with Weinstein declaring that he’s quite pumped up about Rambo’s combined domestic and international box office potential, while Finke’s sentiments are, adorably, the exact opposite. Serving as executive producer on the fourth Rambo film, which opened in second place this weekend, grossing $18.2 million, Weinstein also said that he’s hungry for a sequel, and this time he wants Rambo to come back to America.
“I like the idea of an older guy kicking ass. Maybe it’s because I’m older, too,” added Weinstein.
Sylvester Stallone has stated many times that, while Rocky Balboa’s days on film are up, he’d love to bring John Rambo back. Recently, we reported that Stallone emphasized adding “another element of the surreal [to a Rambo V] that would actually take the audience into a slightly different genre.”
Weinstein said he expects Rambo to do $50 million domestically, with $100-150 million on top of that internationally, where Stallone is a bigger draw. Both the speculated sci-fi or superhero slant and a return to the states sound like good moves, creative and business-wise, for the franchise and the Rambo character to me. You?
Kung Fu Panda Teaser Trailer
Kung Fu Panda is the next movie from DreamWorks Animation, following the release of Jerry Seinfeld’s Bee Movie next week. A new teaser promo is online, complete with a giant Jack Black introduction (which I could have done without). I’m not quite sure what t think of this. On one hand, the Panda is probably the cutest animal next to the Penguin. But are you really interested in seeing a Panda with Jack Black’s voice running around and kicking ass kung fu style?
Also, Jackie Chan provides the voice of Master Monkey, which I find extremely odd because Chan is not a good actor. The only reason he has a movie career is his acrobatic martial art stunts. Don’t get me wrong, I love his films (mostly his earlier work), but not for the acting. So to hire someone like Chan as a voice actor could only be for one of two reasons: 1. You want a big martial arts star on the voice cast list OR 2. You need a Asian character to sound stereotypically like a complete moron (and by stereotypically, I’m talking about how Hollywood likes to treat Asian characters as stereotypes). I just know that Pixar would never cast a character based on his real life name value. They cast based on the voice talent, and whomever is best for the character. This still seems to be my biggest gripe with the DreamWorks animated films, they are more about the flash, jokes, and stars, than the story.
Check out the teaser promo below.
Trailer removed by request from Paramount Pictures
Kung Fu Panda follows a lazy, irreverent slacker panda named Po, who must somehow become a Kung Fu Master in order to save the Valley of Peace from a villainous snow leopard, Tai Lung. Po ultimately becomes a Kung Fu hero by learning that if he believes in himself, he can do anything.
Kung Fu Panda hits theaters on June 6th 2008.
source: animate.blog.nl