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Post by canadia on Oct 14, 2011 14:17:42 GMT -5
Supposedly Gerry is "in negotiations" but 1. it was first reported by Variety, usually quite reliable and 2. they usually don't leak this stuff if it is almost a done deal, just a matter of getting someone to sign on the dotted line. And given it is Relativity Media as one of the partners behind the movie. Here is the Variety article: Gerard Butler surfaces in 'Hunter Killer' Thesp in talks to star in Antoine Fuqua's sub drama; Worthington eyed for a role By Jeff Sneider butler Butler With Gerard Butler earning strong reviews for his dramatic turn in Relativity Media's "Machine Gun Preacher," the Scottish actor has reteamed with the studio that supported his passion project, as he's in negotiations to star in Antoine Fuqua's "Hunter Killer." Based on the novel "Firing Point" by George Wallace and Don Keith, story follows an untested submarine captain who must work with a Navy SEAL team to rescue Russia's president, who's taken prisoner during a military coup. The two sides team to stop a rogue Russian general from igniting WWIII. Butler is in talks to play Capt. Joe Glass, the commander of the USS Toledo, while "Avatar" star Sam Worthington is being eyed for the role of Bill Beaman, the leader of a special Navy SEAL unit called the Dev Group. Original Film's Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe are producing with Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh. Relativity's recently promoted co-prexy Tucker Tooley will exec produce the pic, adapted by Jamie Moss, John Kolvenbach and Arne Schmidt. Studio is currently targeting a winter start date. "Hunter Killer" is skedded to open Dec. 21, 2012, the day Disney would have opened "Lone Ranger" before it was pushed to May 31, 2013. Pic's current box office competition includes Paramount's Brad Pitt starrer "World War Z," Fox 2000's "Life of Pi" and Universal's untitled Judd Apatow comedy. Butler next stars in Ralph Fiennes' "Coriolanus" and Relativity's untitled omnibus comedy from producers Peter Farrelly and Charles B. Wessler. Thesp recently wrapped Gabriele Muccino's soccer comedy "Playing the Field" and will soon begin filming Curtis Hanson's surfing pic "Of Men and Mavericks." Butler is repped by Alan Siegel Entertainment and CAA, which also reps Worthington and Fuqua www.variety.com/article/VR1118044392
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Post by LongTimeLurker LTL on Oct 14, 2011 14:46:49 GMT -5
Supposedly Gerry is "in negotiations" but 1. it was first reported by Variety, usually quite reliable and 2. they usually don't leak this stuff if it is almost a done deal, just a matter of getting someone to sign on the dotted line. And given it is Relativity Media as one of the partners behind the movie. Here is the Variety article: Gerard Butler surfaces in 'Hunter Killer' Thesp in talks to star in Antoine Fuqua's sub drama; Worthington eyed for a role By Jeff Sneider butler Butler With Gerard Butler earning strong reviews for his dramatic turn in Relativity Media's "Machine Gun Preacher," the Scottish actor has reteamed with the studio that supported his passion project, as he's in negotiations to star in Antoine Fuqua's "Hunter Killer." Based on the novel "Firing Point" by George Wallace and Don Keith, story follows an untested submarine captain who must work with a Navy SEAL team to rescue Russia's president, who's taken prisoner during a military coup. The two sides team to stop a rogue Russian general from igniting WWIII. Butler is in talks to play Capt. Joe Glass, the commander of the USS Toledo, while "Avatar" star Sam Worthington is being eyed for the role of Bill Beaman, the leader of a special Navy SEAL unit called the Dev Group. Original Film's Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe are producing with Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh. Relativity's recently promoted co-prexy Tucker Tooley will exec produce the pic, adapted by Jamie Moss, John Kolvenbach and Arne Schmidt. Studio is currently targeting a winter start date. "Hunter Killer" is skedded to open Dec. 21, 2012, the day Disney would have opened "Lone Ranger" before it was pushed to May 31, 2013. Pic's current box office competition includes Paramount's Brad Pitt starrer "World War Z," Fox 2000's "Life of Pi" and Universal's untitled Judd Apatow comedy. Butler next stars in Ralph Fiennes' "Coriolanus" and Relativity's untitled omnibus comedy from producers Peter Farrelly and Charles B. Wessler. Thesp recently wrapped Gabriele Muccino's soccer comedy "Playing the Field" and will soon begin filming Curtis Hanson's surfing pic "Of Men and Mavericks." Butler is repped by Alan Siegel Entertainment and CAA, which also reps Worthington and Fuqua www.variety.com/article/VR1118044392I wonder how this will effect "Afterburn?" It would be GREAT of G could align himself a well-respected director (or two...or ten) to form a lasting professional relationship with, like Scorsese - DiCaprio, DeNiro, Fincher - Pitt, etc have to very positive (and award-nominated/-winning) results.
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Post by gersarchitect on Oct 14, 2011 18:38:56 GMT -5
I agree LTL and I had hoped he would do that with Zach Snyder or Guy Ritchie... sigh.
I wonder if Fuqua and Gerry have a deal for a movie going on and first that was supposed to be Consent to Kill.... then that was killed.... then Afterburn before it apparently went up in flames and now Hunter Killer.... which has "kill" in the title as well but I sure hope this project will stay alive for a change...
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Post by gersarchitect on Oct 14, 2011 18:45:48 GMT -5
blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/gerard_butler_to_become_hunter_killer/#Summit Relativity Media has been very aggressive with “Hunter Killer,” earmarking the picture for a December 2012 release date for months as Phillip Noyce decided whether he was the right man for the director’s chair. Though he left the project in August, Relativity continued to show faith in the adaptation of George Wallace‘s best-seller “Firing Point,” bringing on Antoine Fuqua to direct. And with a winter start date being eyed, it looks like they have their leading men. Gerard Butler is in negotiations to play Captain Joe Glass, the inexperienced submarine commander who ends up forming an alliance with a Navy SEALS team to rescue a kidnapped Russian president. There appears to be two more plum roles yet to be cast, with the Navy SEALS leader and the evil Russian general behind the kidnapping. While we’re hoping it’s a character actor all-star for the latter, Variety claims the project is looking to involve Sam Worthington as the former. This is not the first time Fuqua and Butler’s paths have crossed, as the two were linked to “Afterburn,” a ridiculous-sounding science fiction comic adaptation from superproducer Neal Moritz. Both projects make sense for Butler’s career trajectory, as he’s been alternating between tough guy action roles and softer, less conventional parts for a while now, and “Hunter Killer” would be the final Butler-starring film of 2012, coming after the romantic comedy “Playing The Field” and the inspirational surfing drama “Of Men And Mavericks.” Worthington just wrapped his own surfing film “Drift” and seems to have a clear schedule for the near future, as he’s been linked to a number of science fiction projects that probably wouldn’t start shooting anytime soon. He was supposed to feature in “The Last Days Of American Crime” for F. Gary Gray, but it appears that fell through, as it was being shopped at Cannes for a September start date. It looked like “Hunter Killer,” a collaboration between screenwriters Jamie Moss, John Kolvenbach and Arne Schmidt, would have a clearer path to success after “The Lone Ranger” departed from that December 21st release date. But that period remains crowded, as “Hunter Killer” will face off against “The Life Of Pi,” Judd Apatow‘s “This Is Forty” and “World War Z.” Did we mention “Django Unchained” sees release four days later? Relativity’s an aggressive company, but they aren’t stupid, so it wouldn’t be surprising for them to either postpone that winter start date and select a 2013 release strategy, or go full force and shoot this quickly.
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Post by gersarchitect on Oct 14, 2011 18:47:30 GMT -5
Hm, interesting that Worthington just shot a movie with F Gary Gray.... small world.
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Post by fifiserafino on Oct 17, 2011 6:28:32 GMT -5
www.nextmovie.com/blog/hunter-killer-gerard-butler/Gerard Butler Is a 'Hunter Killer'[/size] You know what's cool? Submarine movies. All that gripping tension as a group of tightly wound fighting men, stuck beneath two hundred billion metric tons of water, stand in strained silence, listening to the hull creak as the sonar pings out the approach of a deadly torpedo/enemy sub/killer squid. It's so damn manly that the only way it could possibly be more manly is if they had someone like, you know, Gerard Butler as captain. Right? Well, if you're a fan of undersea adventure, then today is your lucky day, because Variety is reporting that Butler is, in fact, in negotiations to play a sub captain in the upcoming thriller "Hunter Killer." Break out the Old Spice, y'all. "Hunter Killer" -- which, based on the punctuation, probably refers to someone who kills hunters, but we're not quite sure -- is the latest project from director Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day," "Shooter"). And it also marks a reunion of sorts for Butler, who previously teamed with "Hunter Killer" studio Relativity Media for this fall's explosive drama "Machine Gun Preacher." So how do you top playing a former biker gang member who trades in drug dealing for operating a militant orphanage in the depths of war-torn Africa? Well, by playing "an untested submarine captain who must work with a Navy SEAL team [possibly headed by "Avatar's" Sam Worthington] to rescue Russia’s president, who’s taken prisoner during a military coup." Now that's what we call a manly movie.
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Post by gersarchitect on Oct 28, 2011 20:45:40 GMT -5
LMAO, just thought of something... Hunter Killer is coming out 12/21/12? Interesting date
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Post by Dianne on Feb 8, 2012 17:15:03 GMT -5
www.variety.com/article/VR1118049887?refCatId=13Thanks Shellie Relativity banks on relationships Company brings film trio to Berlinale By Jeff Sneider 'Haywire' Relativity's 'Haywire,' starring Gina Carano, screens out of competition in the Berlin fest Relativity Media will have a strong presence at the Berlin market, which could see an effect from the ongoing consolidation of suppliers changing the distributor landscape. Relativity brings three pics including Antoine Fuqua's "Hunter Killer," to star Gerard Butler; Lasse Hallstrom's "Safe Haven," based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks; and Philip Noyce's "Timeless," toplined by Liam Hemsworth ("The Hunger Games"). Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe are producing the espionage thriller "Hunter Killer" with Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh, while Relativity co-prexy Tucker Tooley will exec produce with co-writer Arne Schmidt. The "Twilight" team of Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen will produce the Dana Stevens-scripted "Safe Haven" with Kavanaugh and Sparks, while Tooley will exec produce the pic, which hits theaters Valentine's Day 2013. Bill Kelly wrote "Timeless," which Kavanaugh is producing with Sunil Perkash. Relativity continues to expand its global reach. Company has an exclusive multi-year deal with FilmNation Entertainment to oversee the international sales and distribution of its pics. FilmNation will be Relativity's sales agent on the ground in Berlin. "Relativity's international platform is very strong and the industry is at a very interesting time of consolidation. Lionsgate buying Summit provides opportunities for companies like Relativity. Likewise, when Warner Bros. absorbed New Line, that left an opening for other companies, and Relativity stepped into the fold and closed many of its output deals in the wake of that transaction," said Marcus. Relativity has shored up its foreign output deals, having just closed a new pact with South African distrib Nu Metro Distribution that will run through November 2014. Pics in the pact include Steven Soderbergh's action-thriller "Haywire," Tarsem Singh's adventure comedy "Mirror Mirror," the Navy SEAL actioner "Act of Valor" and the comedy "21 and Over." Relativity's renewed output deals include: • Imagem Filmes, which handles the distribution of Relativity's films in Latin America, has extended through December 2014. • Roadshow Films, which distributes in Australia and New Zealand, has extended through March 2014. • Taiwan's Studio Solutions Group. has extended the deal through April 2016. • Canada's Alliance Films and U.K.-based Momentum Pictures have extended through August 2015. • Village Roadshow Film Distributors Greece and Singapore distrib Golden Village Pictures, each extending their pacts through March 2014. Among the advantages to having a strong collection of output deals is the guarantee of distribution, according to Marcus. "It's nice to not have to go to market and sell every individual territory for each film. Quite frankly, having surety of sales and distribution allows us to spend time building long-term partnerships and efficiencies. We're able to go to the Berlin market and talk about marketing campaigns and distribution strategies with our partners rather than sales prices and deal points." Relativity's network of foreign output partners already includes TriPictures (Spain), MGN/Paradise Films (CIS and eastern Europe), Nordisk Film (Scandinavia and Iceland), A-Film Distribution (Benelux), Gulf Film (the Middle East), Aqua Group Inc/Pinema (Turkey), Entertainment in Motion (Global Airlines), Sky Land (joint venture with IDG and Saif Partners in China) and Senator Entertainment (Germany). "When you have a film that overperforms, it should lead to overages, which should have the same effect as a bidding war over a particular title at market," said Marcus. "The benefit of output deals is also mitigating downside risk. The difference in going to market versus having an output deal is difficult to predict, but we make up for the differential by having marketing and distribution efficiencies, and having great integrations with international distributors is invaluable." Relativity also inked a deal with Netflix to license all pay TV rights for Latin America through 2018, which will include films produced and released by Relativity, starting with "Act of Valor" in February. "We generally do all-rights deals, but the Netflix arrangement splits our Latin America deal into two components -- pay TV and all other rights -- providing additional benefits," explained Marcus. Relativity's 3D epic "Immortals" has grossed $225.4 million worldwide, and "Haywire" will screen out of competition at the fest, with Soderbergh and stars Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender and Antonio Banderas in attendance.
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Post by Dianne on Feb 8, 2012 17:38:45 GMT -5
Thank you why translated from French Deux gros tournages américains à Québec? Le 10 novembre 2011 La grande région de Québec pourrait accueillir le tournage de deux grosses productions américaines en 2012 : un film réalisé par Steven Spielberg et un autre qui souhaite s’installer aux chantiers maritimes Davie et qui mettrait en vedette Sam Worthington et Gerard Butler. Si le projet se concrétise, l’équipe de « Hunter Killer », un « thriller » politique doté d’un budget de 70 millions de dollars, débarquerait à Lévis l’été prochain, pour une période variant entre trente et cinquante jours. Selon le grand patron des Studios Mel’s, Michel Trudel, des représentants de la maison de production Relativity Media (qui a tourné le film « Blanche-Neige » à Montréal, plus tôt cette année) se rendront à Lévis au cours des deux prochaines semaines afin d’aller inspecter les lieux. « Ils sont en repérage. S’ils trouvent ce dont ils ont besoin, ils resteront », a dit Michel Trudel. Selon le site Web spécialisé IMDB, c’est Antoine Fuqua (« Jour de formation », « King Arthur ») qui est pressenti pour réaliser « Hunter Killer », qui sera l’adaptation du roman « Firing Point », devant être publié en 2012. Les acteurs Gerard Butler et Sam Worthington (« Avatar ») seraient fortement considérés pour tenir les deux rôles principaux. Spielberg dans la mire De son côté, le Bureau des grands événements de Québec tente d’attirer, pour une journée ou deux de tournage extérieur, l’équipe du prochain film de science-fiction de Steven Spielberg, une mégaproduction de 200 millions de dollars qui sera tournée à Montréal, de juillet à septembre 2012. « Si des scènes peuvent cadrer avec ce que nous avons à offrir à Québec, c’est possible qu’ils viennent faire un tour ici. Le bureau a soumissionné en ce sens. Si M. Spielberg a envie de venir ici, je pense qu’on a de belles choses à lui montrer », a dit la conseillère municipale Julie Lemieux, responsable des dossiers liés à la culture à l’Hôtel de Ville de Québec. Selon Michel Trudel, une décision des producteurs du film de Spielberg est attendue d’ici à deux semaines. Le cinéaste américain connaît déjà la région pour y avoir tourné une scène du film « Arrête-moi si tu peux », en 2002, avec Leonardo DiCaprio. www.tourismelevis.com/fr/actualite/deux-gros-tournages-americains-a-quebecr/Translation www.tourismelevis.com/fr/actualite/deux-gros-tournages-americains-a-quebecr/Two large American turnings in Quebec? On November 10, 2011 The great area of Quebec could accomodate the turning of two large American productions in 2012: a film carried out by Steven Spielberg and another which wishes to settle with the maritime building sites Davie and which would put in the high-speed motorboat Sam Worthington and Gerald Butler. If the project is concretized, the team of “Hunter Killer”, political a “thriller” equipped with a budget of 70 million dollars, would unload in Lévis the next summer, for one period varying between thirty and fifty days. According to the big boss of the Studios Mel' S, Michel Trudel, representatives of the production company Relativity Media (which made film “White-Snow” to Montreal, earlier this year) will go to Lévis during the two next weeks in order to go to inspect the places. “They are in location. If they find that which they need, they will remain”, said Michel Trudel. According to Web site specialized IMDB, it is Antoine Fuqua (“Day of formation”, “King Arthur”) which is had a presentiment of to carry out “Hunter Killer”, which will be the adaptation of the novel “Firing Point”, in front of being published in 2012. The actors Gerald Butler and Sam Worthington (“Misadventure”) would be strongly considered to hold the two main roles. Spielberg in the test card On its side, the Office of the great events of Quebec tries to attract, for one day or two of external turning, the team of next science fiction film of Steven Spielberg, a mégaproduction of 200 million dollars which will be turned to Montreal, from July to September 2012. “So of the scenes can tally with what we have to offer to Quebec, it is possible that they come to make a turn here. The office tendered in this direction. If Mr. Spielberg wants to come here, I think that one has beautiful things to show him”, said the municipal advisor Julie Lemieux, person in charge of the files related to the culture with the Town hall of Quebec. According to Michel Trudel, a decision of the producers of film of Spielberg is awaited from here two weeks. The American scenario writer knows already the area to have turned a scene of film “Stops there me if you can”, in 2002, with Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Post by canadia on Feb 8, 2012 17:40:47 GMT -5
So this would seem to be a confirmation that Gerry has signed onto this movie for sure.
In retrospect the man that Gerry is seen with having lunch with and caught on camera by TMZ with the whole Who is Brandi Glanville thang which is for another thread to discuss, was Antoine Fuqua and that this film is up on the priority list. If they are already trying to sell this filming cannot be too far behind. Maybe that script Gerry was reading was a final draft of Hunter Killer. Then again he could have several scripts in his murse.
A poster on the newsbox, Why? suggested that they were looking at Quebec as a possible location and people are wondering about Scotland sightings for Gerard this week.
From my perspective, either Quebec or Scotland or both might work for a submarine movie, you need cold beauty, and frankly Canadian film incentives aren't what they once were whereas as Scotland has started to attract some major films like Marc Forster filming World War Z with Brad Pitt partly in Scotland and England. I am not sure if Gerard is still officially the Film Ambassador for Glasgow and whether he can take any credit for World War Z coming to Scotland.
I actually like the sounds of this role for Gerard, my only concern is who is backing the film but now that they seem to have their financing back to some order, aka they found a sugar daddy, I guess I'll have to give the benefit of the doubt but you know what they say, fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me.
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Post by Dianne on Feb 8, 2012 17:45:02 GMT -5
Didn't Gerry film 300 in Quebec?
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Post by canadia on Feb 8, 2012 17:45:25 GMT -5
Interesting given Gerry's connections to Montreal. Levis Quebec makes great sense it is on the mouth of the St. Lawrence en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9vis,_Quebec
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Post by canadia on Feb 8, 2012 17:47:16 GMT -5
Yes so beside spending that time in Montreal when he was a baby he filmed 300 in Montreal and I think even a part of Timeline was filmed in Quebec.
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Post by gersarchitect on Feb 8, 2012 19:25:34 GMT -5
I can see that they would shoot portions of Hunter Killer in Quebec but doesnt the story also involve the abduction of the Russian president? I wonder if some of this will be shot in Europe. I assume most of the submarine scenes will be shot in a studio.
Thanks for clarifying that Gerry's lunch appointment that day was DeFuqua. I wondered if that was somebody famous in the biz.
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Post by ajax on Feb 8, 2012 23:53:59 GMT -5
And wasn't there a photo - if I am not totally mistaken - of a lunch where DiCaprio actually WAS there? Wonder if we have something else in the works, here?
Italy, maybe?
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