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Displaying all articles tagged:
Gerard Butler
another one?
Nov. 20, 2024
How to Train a (Live-Action) Dragon
At least Toothless looks cute in the first trailer.
By
Jennifer Zhan
and
Michael Savio
january movies
Jan. 30, 2024
Which January at the Movies Was the
Most
January?
We examined the 130 films to open wide in January over the past 15 years to find out which year was the most January of them all.
By
Nate Jones
movie review
Jan. 13, 2023
Plane
Good
Plane
is a movie for your lizard brain — the part of you that craves basic sensations. The part that expresses itself in grunts.
By
Bilge Ebiri
movie review
Sept. 16, 2021
Copshop
Is a Nasty, Nutty Slaughterfest
Gerard Butler continues to do the lord’s work.
By
Bilge Ebiri
movies
Aug. 5, 2021
Gerard Butler’s Hair Is Pushed Back — Not Slicked Back — in
Copshop
So he’s probably playing a good guy.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
revenge thriller irl
July 31, 2021
Gerard Butler Sues
Olympus Has Fallen
Producers for Profits
Butler’s lawsuit claims, “Producers embarked on a scheme designed to grossly misrepresent the finances of the film.”
By
Rebecca Alter
our action hero
Jan. 4, 2021
The Ordinary-Guy Action Movie Lives On, Thanks to Gerard Butler
One of our most underrated and likable screen presences discusses his love for a nearly extinct kind of disaster picture.
By
Bilge Ebiri
movie review
Dec. 18, 2020
Greenland
Might Actually Be Too Effective
I wanted to see Gerard Butler fight a comet named Clarke. Instead, I got a real movie.
By
Bilge Ebiri
odes
Aug. 29, 2019
Long Live Gerard Butler, and the Gerard Butler Movie
He is an action star for the age of the declining action star, and he’s almost single-handedly keeping a very specific type of film alive.
By
Bilge Ebiri
movie review
Jan. 7, 2019
The Vanishing
Is a Phenomenally Well-Made Thriller
You’ll never want to go in a lighthouse again.
By
David Edelstein
movie review
Oct. 25, 2018
Sub Thriller
Hunter Killer
Is a Satisfyingly Clichéd Throwback to Simpler Times
Gerard Butler stars in an undersea thriller filled with sub-movie hallmarks and featuring a competent American government trying to do its best.
By
Bilge Ebiri
disaster movies
Oct. 19, 2017
So What Exactly Is Going On With Gerard Butler’s
Geostorm
?
Jerry Bruckheimer was brought in to oversee reshoots, Andy García is president, and there’s something called “Dutch Boy.”
By
Hunter Harris
sequels
Oct. 26, 2016
Gerard Butler Set for Sequel
Angel Has Fallen
The bad guys are after Gerard this time.
By
Karen Brill
movie review
Feb. 27, 2016
Gods of Egypt
Is Like Watching Someone Else Play a Video Game
The Gods (or whoever made this movie) must be crazy.
By
Bilge Ebiri
trailer mix
Nov. 17, 2015
Watch the First
Gods of Egypt
Movie Trailer
Gerard Butler rips out a magic eyeball, and the plot just goes up from there.
By
Emma Barrie
trailer mix
Nov. 5, 2015
London Has Fallen
Trailer: It’s Explosion Time
Here we go again.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
casting couch
May 14, 2014
Gerard Butler Replaced in
Point Break
Remake
Edgar Ramirez is your new Bodhi, people.
By
Jesse David Fox
casting couch
Jan. 9, 2014
Gerard Butler in Talks for
Point Break
Remake
He’d play the Patrick Swayze part.
By
Jesse David Fox
most valuable stars 2013
Oct. 22, 2013
10 Actors Who Fell Off the Most Valuable Stars List
Blake Lively, Keanu Reeves, Gwyneth Paltrow, and seven others who were on last year’s list but didn’t make the cut for 2013.
By
Kyle Buchanan
sports
July 8, 2013
Bradley Cooper and Gerard Butler: A Wimbledon Love Story
With selfies.
By
Amanda Dobbins
movie review
Mar. 22, 2013
Edelstein on
Olympus Has Fallen
: Hollywood Has Made Us a Vengeful Nation
This revenge-happy “White House under siege” movie is a disgusting piece of work, but it certainly hits its marks.
By
David Edelstein
last night on late night
Mar. 15, 2013
Timberlake, Fallon: 2 Singing Summer Camp Dorks
Plus: Despite what the
Spring Breakers
have been saying, James Franco didn’t actually stay in character the whole time, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
By
Caroline Shin
trailer park
Jan. 22, 2013
Olympus Has Fallen
Trailer: Gerard Butler Is America’s Only Hope
=
Die Hard
x (
Air Force On
e - flying)
By
Jesse David Fox
movie review
Dec. 7, 2012
Movie Review:
Playing for Keeps
Can’t Stop Humping Its Own Leg
Gerard Butler and Jessica Biel star.
By
Bilge Ebiri
casting couch
Oct. 30, 2012
Gerard Butler Books Another Soccer Movie,
Dynamo
He’ll play a Ukrainian goalie in the WWII-set
Dynamo
.
By
Zach Dionne
movie review
Oct. 26, 2012
Chasing Mavericks
: This Surfing Movie Is Point Blah
How could two Oscar-nominated filmmakers (Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted) have worked on this stiff surfing movie?
By
Bilge Ebiri
delays
Sept. 1, 2012
Backers Shut Down
Motor City
The crew of the Albert Hughes thriller was sent home today.
By
Caroline Bankoff
trailer mix
Aug. 7, 2012
Playing for Keeps
Trailer: Gerard Butler, Soccer Slut
He wants to coach, but ladies want to get into his soccer shorts.
By
Kyle Buchanan
trailer park
July 26, 2012
Chasing Mavericks
Trailer: Gerard Butler, Surf Guru
Bearded and hanging ten.
By
Kyle Buchanan
casting couch
Mar. 17, 2012
Gerard Butler Cast in White House Action Movie
He’ll play an ex-Secret Service agent.
By
Caroline Bankoff
last night on late night
Sept. 21, 2011
Last Night on Late Night: Demi Lovato Doesn’t Know a Lick of Spanish
Plus: Paula Abdul has an awkward interview with David Letterman, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
By
Caroline Shin
trailer mix
Aug. 19, 2011
Machine Gun Preacher
Trailer: Finally, a Story About How Sudan’s Civil War Affected a White American Guy
Starring Gerard Butler.
By
Margaret Lyons
the industry
Nov. 16, 2010
Industry: Carey Mulligan Will Play Daisy Buchanan
Plus: Blossom joins the cast of ‘The Big Bang Theory.’
By
Avi Zenilman
tv
Oct. 22, 2010
Gerard Butler Is Developing a
Pinkerton
TV Series
Weezer fans, this one isn’t for you.
By
Kyle Buchanan
the industry
June 22, 2010
Industry Roundup: Kristen Bell to Save
Whales
Plus: Dr. Strange finally gets his due.
By
Lane Brown
the industry
May 10, 2010
Industry Roundup: Hopkins, Butler, Monaghan
Plus: Maxwell and Jill Scott embark on a tour.
By
Josh Duboff
pranks
Mar. 29, 2010
Gerard Butler Caught Grabbing Jen Aniston’s Butt
Photo shows what goes on behind the scenes in fan photos.
By
Lindsay Robertson
last night on late night
Mar. 25, 2010
Late Night: Tina Fey’s Hilarious Daughter
Plus Gerard Butler doesn’t understand jokes on our regular late-night roundup.
By
Dan Duray
critical drubbings
Mar. 18, 2010
A.O. Scott: Butler and Aniston Play ‘Blunted, Dumbed-Down Caricatures’
’Times’ critic tears ‘Bounty Hunter’ apart in amusing fashion.
By
Josh Duboff
Mar. 18, 2010
Jessica Simpson Is Right
Plus: Gerard Butler is getting
Benjamin Button
–ed.
By
Edith Zimmerman
cheek by jowl
Mar. 18, 2010
Face-off:
The Bounty Hunter
’s Gerard Butler vs. Boba Fett
Can Gerard Butler keep up with cinema’s most ruthless bounty hunter?
By
Amos Barshad
quote machine
Mar. 11, 2010
Kristen Stewart Treated Dakota Fanning Like a Lady
Plus: Gerard Butler used to get laid way more.
By
Edith Zimmerman
party lines
Mar. 3, 2010
Butler Discusses Oscars at
Cosmo
Awards
He’s presenting at the awards show and hatched a plan.
By
Bennett Marcus
thespians
Nov. 10, 2009
Outtakes From
The Ugly Truth
Show Off Gerard Butler’s Improv Skills
He’s clearly been studying up on Del Close.
By
Mark Graham
the industry
Nov. 4, 2009
Gerard Butler Brings Shakespeare Into the Now
Plus: Helen Mirren!
The Berenstain Bears
! Kirstie Alley!
By
Adam K. Raymond
quote machine
Oct. 8, 2009
Jason Bateman on His Small, Funny Package
Plus: Hilary Swank gets ornery.
By
Emma Pearse
snl
Sept. 10, 2009
SNL
Books Some Hosts
Megan Fox, Ryan Reynolds, Drew Barrymore, and Gerard Butler will host the first four episodes this season.
By
Lane Brown
trailer mix
Aug. 14, 2009
Law Abiding Citizen
Trailer: Gerard Butler Is Still in Search of an Identity
Sounds (and looks) like a stretch to us.
By
Mark Graham
quote machine
July 24, 2009
That Wasn’t Tracy Morgan You Saw Last Night
Plus: Ryan Reynolds no fan of sex scenes.
By
Emma Pearse
orgasms
July 1, 2009
When It Comes to Onscreen Orgasms, Katherine Heigl Is No Meg Ryan
Better luck next time, Heigl.
By
Mark Graham
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