Gerard Butler Trades Sword And Shield For A Huge Gun And Bulletproof Vest
GerardButler.net got a few scans from the Australian version of Empire magazine, which included a few new images of Gerard Butler in Game.
Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments, a star player (Butler) from a game called “Slayers” looks to regain his independence while taking down the game’s mastermind
First Butler had to take down the Persians with their ‘arrows that block out the sun’ and pathetic elephants, and now he has to take down Dexter. Game has a release date of November 30th, but those lucky enough to attend ComicCon will be getting a sneak peek.
To check out the rest of the scans click here.
Have A Question For Guillermo Del Toro? You’re In Luck!
It’s not every day that you get a chance to ask a major Hollywood director questions face-to-face. Well, you’re still not going to, but Shawn over at MTV is getting the chance to speak with future Hobbit director and Pan’s Labyrinth mastermind Guillermo Del Toro next week, and he wants you to submit questions for him to ask!
So, think of some real gems, and pop over HERE to submit your questions.
We just want to hear some casting news! Come on, Guillermo… give us a hint?
Backstreet Guy Headed to Prison
First Lou Pearlman cooked the books. Now one is being thrown back in his face.
The boy-band mastermind was sentenced Wednesday in Orlando to 25 years in federal prison for bilking investors and banks out of nearly $300 million by selling worthless stock in a bogus company and falsifying numerous financial statements.
“I’m truly sorry, your honor, to all the people who have been hurt and victimized by my actions,” Pearlman, who pieced together the Backstreet Boys and ’N Sync in the 1990s, said in a statement.
“Over the past nine months since my arrest I’ve come to realize the harm that has been done. I now want to do whatever I can to help resolve that harm.”
To avoid more serious charges, the disgraced entrepreneur pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and single counts of money laundering and making a false claim in a bankruptcy filing and agreed to help anyone involvedfederal and state regulatory agencies, the FBI, the IRS, banks, whomevertrack down his unnamed coconspirators and as much of the money as possible.
Senior U.S. District Judge G. Kendall Sharp told Pearlman he’ll shave a month off his sentence for every $1 million he recovers.
“I’m going to give you the keys to your jail cell,” Sharp said in court today.
Meaning, Pearlman can skip his 300 months in prison altogether if he can come up with the whole $300 million right away.
“I think truly, in Mr. Pearlman’s mind, he always meant to make good on his obligations,” defense attorney Fletcher Peacock said today in arguing for more lenient terms. “Mr. Pearlman did live large, if you will, but judge, he was in the entertainment business.”
But the judge seemed a little more concerned with the investors’ plight than Pearlman’s.
“It turns out they’re all his family, close friends and people in their 80s who have lost their life savings,” Sharp said.
“The sympathy factor just doesn’t run very high with the court.”
Sopranos Mastermind Sees the Big Picture
David Chase woke up this morning and got himself a movie deal.
The Emmy-winning Sopranos creator has inked a deal with Paramount Pictures to write, direct and produce his first big-screen original drama, the studio announced Thursday.
Unfortunately, for all you Jersey-mob loversor obscure-finale hatersout there, there's no indication that the film will be a continuation of the Soprano family saga.
But that doesn't mean Chase, who directed the very first and, eight years later, the very last, episode of the pioneering HBO series, didn't take his Family ties into consideration.
The TV visionary partly attributes his long and fruitful partnership with Sopranos coproducerand Paramount chairmanBrad Grey for the upcoming step in his career.
"Brad has always been adventurous as a producer and looked for different ways of doing things," Chase said. "I look forward to once again working with him, and now his team. For years, Brad has been a great partner, who helped enable me to do what I need to creatively."
"In truth, David has been creating cinematic-quality filmed drama for more than a decadespanning nine seasons and 86 episodes of The Sopranos,” Grey added. "Having worked with David as a producer, I'm delighted to be with him again and to bring his unique vision to the big screen."
Chase's writing, producing and directing credits also include the small-screen dramas I'll Fly Away, The Rockford Files and Northern Exposure and the TV movie Off the Minnesota Stripall Emmy winners and/or nominees.