Gerard Butler News on his latest film release: RocknRolla:

Gerard Butler's latest movie RockNRolla  releases in the UK on September the 5th. The movie opens in the USA in October 2008.

RocknRolla is set in London's criminal underworld, featuring property scams and Russian mobsters.

Gerard Butler received a warm welcome at the UK RockNRolla film premiere in London. Gerard Butler fans flocked to London Leicester Square on the first of September to show their support.

Gerard Butler donned a black suit and tie, like a true Mobster. Gerry said he was excited to be in London to celebrate the release of his latest movie.

At the UK RockNRolla Premiere in London, Guy Ritchie - the film director, said that a sequel is in the pipeworks. The script to a sequel has been completed. However, the sequel will only reach production providing the first film is a success of at the box office.

Film critics have given the movie mixed reviews.

There are concerns that the movie may be 'to English' for American audiences, therefore Warner Bros have decided to release the movie on a smaller scale with limited advertising budget to back it up in the United States.

At an interview, Alan Horn, president of Warner Bros stated the following:

"For now, we're preparing to release the film in October, but I don't see it starting out on 800 screens."

Alan Horn then went on to say that the real problem is that Warner Bros have too many film titles to distribute, and prefer to allocate more budget towards other blockbusters such as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Alan Horn then went on to say that the real problem is that Warner Bros have too many film titles to distribute, and prefer to allocate more budget towards other blockbusters such as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Gerard Butler News on the production of Priest:

Gerard Butler will star in a film adaptation of 'Priest'. The role that he accepted, is a warrior priest who hunts vampires. He will be working side by side with Steven Strait, who will co-star as sheriff. The movie film is a post-apocalyptic horror Western based on a Min-Woo Hyung comic book. Film production commenced in October 22nd 2006 in New Mexico.

[Picture: Gerard Butler and David Wenham at the Comic Convention 2006]

In an interview with Gerard Butler at the Comic Convention International in San Diego, Gerard quotes:


"I believe it's Santa Fe, I'm not quite sure. ... This is actually ... a vampire flick, but with a real western feel to it. So it's kind of a really interesting idea..And it will be a kind of cool thing to be doing that in the desert...You Know what it feels like? It feels almost like a kind of Client Eastwood Unforgiven. That kind of movie. Somebody who's had his day of being at his peak, and now it's past, and yet he's been called to have a bigger test than he's ever had before. So it's ... Unforgiven, Mad Max, but with the feel of The Searchers, you know, the John Wayne movie]. It's a bit difficult to throw all those movies together to give you kind of a feel."

[Source: Gerard Butler Interview: San Diego Comic Convention International: July 22 2006]

Priest Movie Film Review Synopsis:

The story is based on a warrior priest who disobeys church law by teaming with a young sheriff and a priestess to track down a band of renegade vampires who have kidnapped the priest's niece.

Priest Movie film release date: 2008 (tbc).

Gerard Butler Interview: The makings of 300:

[Picture: Frank Miller, Gerard Butler and David Wenham at the Comic Con 2006]

In an interview with Gerard Butler at the Comic Convention International in San Diego, Gerard quotes:

"There was a few injuries. At times it seemed like every day somebody else was being carted off to the hospital. There was a couple stunt men got injured. I don't know about you [turning to co-star David Wenham], but I pulled my groin at one point. And then I got drop foot, and I was flopping around, my foot was flopping around, for like six days, and then I damaged my shoulders from just doing too much, basically overdoing it. What killed us the most were the swords and the shields and the spears,and that was just, like, doing routine after routine and doing it again and again, to get that strength and that stamina and also to get that form. To really look like you knew what you were doing. So there was that, and that went on for months and months, and we'd be doing that between shots, jumping off in the gym with all the stunt guys. But it was great, I mean it was a lot of fun. Especially the early days, when we were all like pretty sh_ty at it."

[Source: Gerard Butler Interview: San Diego Comic Convention International: July 22 2006]

View our Gerard Butler picture gallery for pictures from the movie Rock n Rolla.