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Gerard Butler locked in for a futuristic thriller... No, not ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: The Remake, another one!!!

Sounds interesting by Prespez	May 17th, 2007 12:06:18 AM
Hope he's doing this instead of the EFNY remake.
IT WILL MAKE MILLIONS!!! by wackybantha	May 17th, 2007 12:07:30 AM
If they change the title to "300 II."
that sounds pretty fun actually by BadMrWonka	May 17th, 2007 12:13:55 AM
it'll be fun for all the 13 year old boys with confused hard-ons to see Butler in something besides 300 and realize he's an actual actor...and a good one at that...
Sounds good by tristeele	May 17th, 2007 12:15:57 AM
forget about remaking EFNY.
Yep. by lost.rules	May 17th, 2007 12:20:14 AM
I'm in.
Crank was guilty pleasure... by Alonzo Mosely	May 17th, 2007 12:20:18 AM
but this sounds very, very cheesy...
RE: IT WILL MAKE MILLIONS!!! by DocBosch	May 17th, 2007 12:22:03 AM
Don't most movies make millions anyway?
summer blockbuster status? by THE KNIGHT	May 17th, 2007 12:22:05 AM
we'll have to see..
Watchmen? by Blueberry	May 17th, 2007 12:26:34 AM
Butler is supposed to be also in the cast of the Watchmen movie. We know that they start shooting in Vancouver in August for a late 2008 release date. How come AICN, that gave us the news that Snyder was on board as a director months earlier than the official press release, doesn't have any rumors on the casting yet?
Sounds like Death Race 2000 to me minus cars by ZupDog	May 17th, 2007 12:32:23 AM
Sounds a little bit like Death Race 2000, obviously it doesn't sound like it's about cars but DR2000 was about controlling people through the tv and the game etc.
Is Butler the new Jason Statham? Really? by Neo Zeed	May 17th, 2007 12:37:29 AM
Hmmmm. Didn't see that one coming. I hope the effects and fights are better than Crank. Some of the action was good. But some parts (like that rooftop shootout) was like a cheap movie on IFILM.
running man meets crank meets tron meets innerspace by Mr_X	May 17th, 2007 12:39:51 AM
its a blockbuster, remember to add midgets with chainsaws
My pitch... by Colonel Activity	May 17th, 2007 12:51:59 AM
In a future where the laws of nature have abandoned mankind, there's temptation around every corner. Sweet, delicious, wonderful tasty temptation. Welcome to....CANDYLAND!!! (voice of Lord Licorice: I have a bit of a sweet-tooth...hahahaha!) SUMMER 2008
I immediately thought Tron too by CherryValance	May 17th, 2007 01:01:03 AM
As long as he doesn't sing.
colonel... by rabidbothan	May 17th, 2007 01:02:10 AM
that sounds sweet.
CGI... by Colonel Activity	May 17th, 2007 01:05:05 AM
will be used for The Gum Drop Mountains and Chocolate Swamp.
Is he gonna continue to holler uncontrollably? by Doc_Strange	May 17th, 2007 01:18:03 AM
300 consisted of a bunch of grimacing, hollering men running around half-naked. Unintentional, Homo-erotic tendencies aside, the movie sucked. All I got out of it was a bunch of guys going "AAAAAAAAAAARRRGGHHHH!!!!!!!!" and "SPAAAAAARRRTAAAAAAAAAA!!!!". That about sums up the whole movie.
Doc_Strange by antonphd	May 17th, 2007 01:22:34 AM
Do you know how I know you are gay? Because you watched 300 and all you saw was 'a bunch of half-naked homo-erotic guys sucking'.
GB as Gunslinger by Pabodie	May 17th, 2007 01:54:04 AM
Running Man again? I'd rather see GB do some other Stephen King thing. He'd make a good Roland.
Where's the fuckin LOST talkback??????????????????????? by Lamerz	May 17th, 2007 02:00:58 AM
Damn you Herc!
You know how I know YOU'RE gay? by Doc_Strange	May 17th, 2007 02:04:31 AM
You watched 300 and actually enjoyed it.
I'm guessing there won't be a Lost TB untill.... by lost.rules	May 17th, 2007 02:30:01 AM
after the season finale. Too many people now how it's going to end. Damn you, Sylar-eats-brains!
That's a actually pretty decent concept... by KillaKane	May 17th, 2007 03:19:24 AM
...Crank was a lot of fun, with a decent budget and script this could be promising.
Fucking hell... by Franklin T Marmoset	May 17th, 2007 03:48:22 AM
...it sounds like it should have Mark Dacascos in it, or maybe Michael Dudikoff. Anyway, Crank, I believe, is a harbinger of the coming apocalypse. About damn time, really. We are pretty shit.
Sounds cheesy as hell, but I think that's the point by Blarney-Man	May 17th, 2007 03:52:06 AM
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Gerard Butler as HE-MAN!?! by Demode	May 17th, 2007 04:12:34 AM
Might just be a rumor, but there is word that Gerard Butler is going to be HE-MAN! If true, that would be very cool!
He's the new Russell Crowe by SteffanLongdon	May 17th, 2007 04:16:13 AM
I know Gerard Butler as been in movies for a long time now but i think he's the new Russell Crowe, anyone agree?
That bastard threw a phone at me the other day by Franklin T Marmoset	May 17th, 2007 04:33:59 AM
So yes, SteffanLongdon, I do agree.
There are worse things to be pigeon holed in by Yeti	May 17th, 2007 06:01:05 AM
than an action star - seems to me Ah-nold did pretty well by it. So did Pre-meltdown Mel, kurt Ruseel and even Sly (well maybe not so much)
Was kind of hoping the movie would be... by skitch	May 17th, 2007 06:05:47 AM
Westworld...as much as I LOVE the original, this could be a remake worthy of the original with talented actors... Draw...
Wait a minute... by Alientoast	May 17th, 2007 06:08:16 AM
"I thought they were last year's winners!" "No, last year's LOSERS!"...Running Man, 80s cheese at it's best.
Sounds more like a video game than a movie, anyway. by stones_throw	May 17th, 2007 06:09:58 AM

Mickey Rourke as the Gunslinger by Bobo_Vision	May 17th, 2007 06:24:11 AM
I see Rourke as Roland. Butler is the flavour of the year because of 300, but I think he's gonna get old really fast.
Gerard Butler in REBOOT: Based on the Non-hit show by Spandau Belly	May 17th, 2007 06:48:40 AM
With Framke Jensen as Hexa Decimal! I'm slated to write, but casting is not yet confirmed.
Crank was a steaming pile by cowboyone	May 17th, 2007 06:50:40 AM
Video games are for nerds.
Speaking of Running Man by salinacj	May 17th, 2007 07:38:46 AM
That movie was a pile of donkey dung. It would be great if they re-made that movie, and actually followed the Richard Bachman story
They should make the prequel first. by Diagnostic	May 17th, 2007 07:43:09 AM
This move sound like a remake of "the Running Man" but they're gonna use Midi-chlorines to make it more like "the Matrix".
Is there a Unviversal Themepark.. by Diagnostic	May 17th, 2007 07:48:14 AM
with a Running Man Ride? Maybe this is based off of that. Do you think they can use term Midicholines? I would love to see Lucas's Retort.
Gunslinger by salinacj	May 17th, 2007 07:53:27 AM
The Gunslinger is not a buff guy like Roarke and Butler. Its too bad Clint Eastwood is too old, he would be perfect. Maybe Daniel Craig!
I loved Reboot by emeraldboy	May 17th, 2007 08:00:05 AM
Main frame were revoluntionaries.
SO I guess having an extra life seems impossible? by DallasGoodbar	May 17th, 2007 08:03:57 AM
What's the point of playing if you can't reboot and learn from your mistakes?
80's are back by SpencerTrilby	May 17th, 2007 09:01:49 AM
at last! Now, if someone could make an uber-expensive spy-action flick with some fantasy/sci-fi elements and not being afraid of going OTT (say, like the Roger Moore's 007, with better acting and without the cheese) It'd be awesome! Some kind of Terminator/Robocop meets Indiana Jones. I've heard that Favreau intends somthing like that with Iron Man. Hope it's real. I dug the "gritty" Batman Begins, but it lacked 'splosions.
CRANK was not a guilty pleasure by slone13	May 17th, 2007 09:06:23 AM
It was just a shitty movie. I didn't even finish watching it.
THIS! IS!! GAME!!! OVERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!! by godoffireinhell	May 17th, 2007 09:25:57 AM
Bring it!
This is not TRON...THIS! IS! CAKETOWWWWWNNN!!! by SpyGuy	May 17th, 2007 09:44:59 AM
FRRRRRRROOOOOOSSSSSTIIIIIINNGG GG!!!!
I hope the Bishop of Battle makes a cameo . . . by Nice Marmot	May 17th, 2007 09:59:28 AM
You can't have flesh-and-blood people in video games without The Bishop of Battle.
FINISH THE GAME! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! by Stuntcock Mike	May 17th, 2007 10:22:51 AM
Tron remake starring Billy Zane
BRUUUSH YOOOUR TEEEETH by occula	May 17th, 2007 10:24:26 AM
this IS a pretty good idea, and i'm a girl who doesn't even play video games. you know who would have been in this movie 10 years ago? tom cruise. i'm glad to see gents like butler taking the reins.
has there been one good Video Game movie? by modlight	May 17th, 2007 10:44:48 AM
Other than Tron.
CRANK was utter crap! by Motoko Kusanagi	May 17th, 2007 10:57:32 AM
As much as I like Jason Statham, I'm sorry for him being in this scrapheap of a movie. The cutting was awful, the action completely boring, the dialogue laughable. And the wannabe-funny "sex scene" was an unbounded cheek.
Occula's a girl? by Jakes Nel	May 17th, 2007 11:45:01 AM
I mean... hey, baby.
AHHAHAHAHAAHAH by occula	May 17th, 2007 11:50:19 AM
jakes, you just made my morning. yes i am a girl. however, i am married to a video game designer, therefore i have a total lack of authority on all things gamer because i am one of those wives who don't listen. my husband tells me stuff like 'today the tools broke' and i say 'i don't speak spanish.'
Sounds like a Shit Forever Peace by DannyOcean01	May 17th, 2007 12:09:12 PM
Fuck off
The good ones are always taken... by Jakes Nel	May 17th, 2007 12:10:27 PM
Hey, Occula, if you know any other Talkback babes... I mean ladies, be sure to send them my way. I look like Chuck Norris and can almost cook my own meals now. No, seriously.
thumbing through my black book by occula	May 17th, 2007 12:31:27 PM
jakes, i will make sure that the babes i send you do not have chest hair. but the real question is, can you potato-sack the ladies?
Butler needs to be Preacher by Purgatori	May 17th, 2007 12:34:18 PM
Come on...He's Jesse. Just look at him. You know it's true. Anyone else remember that cruddy movie with Peter Bilingsley called Arcade? That was some true blue direct to video brown gold right there.
Another chick? by Purgatori	May 17th, 2007 12:36:10 PM
Wordy McWord occula, mah fellow sistah.
Crank was a fuckin' HORRIBLE movie... by RedEyeDistrict	May 17th, 2007 12:41:52 PM
seriously I'd rather watch AVP again than that shit. Ugh
Is he gonna SCREAM!!! through this one, too? by Mosquito March	May 17th, 2007 12:50:26 PM
After 300, I'm hoping he'll star in a movie with Al Pacino, Sam Jackson and Nick Nolte, where they can all scream their conversational dialogue at the tops of their lungs.
Hi, Purgatori... by Jakes Nel	May 17th, 2007 12:50:26 PM
You're really a dude, aren't you? Occula, What does potato-sack mean? Sounds filthy.
nice, purgatori by occula	May 17th, 2007 12:50:45 PM
pilgrims in an unholy land!
jakes, i don't believe it! by occula	May 17th, 2007 12:52:55 PM
you don't know that chuck norris doesn't teabag the ladies, he potato-sacks them? time to read up, my friend.
I can never understand these damn furriners' accents by Moa Kaka	May 17th, 2007 12:53:09 PM
Hope he works on learning English soon.
you know, now that i read that... by occula	May 17th, 2007 12:59:34 PM
it makes no sense. isn't it the ladies' job to do the teabagging? my husband is probably going to beat me for not knowing that when he gets home from his long days' work of making money to pay the mortgage.
Occula by Jakes Nel	May 17th, 2007 01:00:07 PM
You are one sick female. Too bad you're married.
i'm just glad by occula	May 17th, 2007 01:01:35 PM
this concept is not based on a philip k. dick story. or is it? we have had enough of lackadaisical dick adaptations. seems like every 10 minutes there's one starring some generic dude running around.
jakes, thank you for the compliment. by occula	May 17th, 2007 01:04:00 PM
i am rawther sick. i would say more but i don't want to get banned from the TB, nor do i want the FBI red-flagging my online presence. although who am i kidding, i've probably been on some kind of watchlist since i fooled around with girls in college.
So true... by Jakes Nel	May 17th, 2007 01:15:28 PM
So few truly good Dick adaptations (I did like A Scanner Darkly, though). What's the new one? Next? With poor ol' Nic Cage. Hasn't made a good movie in ages. P.S. I experimented with girls in college too. And most of them seemed to like 'dick adaptations'... See what I did there?
NICE. by occula	May 17th, 2007 01:19:29 PM
taking your lead: i realized i like dick adaptations too. pa-POW!
If you think this is good... by Jakes Nel	May 17th, 2007 01:34:07 PM
...check out the Rocky Joke Contest TB. Those guys are having a hoot, I'm tellin' ya. Guess that's what happens when there's no real "cool news" to debate.
apparently. by occula	May 17th, 2007 01:56:17 PM
i suck at jokes and even i know those are dogshit. uh, no offense, jokesters.
Spandex by carphalen5150	May 17th, 2007 02:20:04 PM
I just hope they get Maria Conchita Alonzo in this thing wearing spandex.
SALINACJ - RE: GUNSLINGER by saintsfreak	May 17th, 2007 02:33:56 PM
Daniel Craig?!? Have you seen him as Bond? If Butler or Mickey won't work, neither will Daniel. Try again.
crank was cool.butler is cool,idea is cool. by pipergates	May 17th, 2007 02:51:12 PM
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Crank was good...if you have ADHD by Mr Incredible	May 17th, 2007 03:11:09 PM
The premise: interesting; the execution: annoying. The ending: absolutely stupid. Statham, work on the TRANSPORTER 3, please.
Nick Nolte, Al Pacino, and now Gerard Butler..... by Doc_Strange	May 17th, 2007 06:04:04 PM
Need to go into a big room all by themselves and just holler until they can't holler anymore. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! !!!!!!! Seriously, do people think yelling at the top of your lungs makes for good cinema? The fuck are YOU smokin?
Gerard Butler as... by Cigsandcoffee1756	May 17th, 2007 06:09:54 PM
The Comedian!!!!!!!!! Please let it be.
Crank was the BIGGEST shitfest! by F-1000	May 17th, 2007 07:00:27 PM
It was a movie that tried to be all style and no substance and didn't even get that right. It was so bad I rechecked the opening credits to make sure my friend (who rented the movie) wasn't playing a cruel joke on me and that Crank wasn't a Uwe Boll movie. Is a movie by Uwe Boll the only movie AICN DOESN'T like? Crank was definitely right down there close to Bloodrayne. Crank was so utterly souless you couldn'tt even enjoy it for the fact that it was a bad movie.
Crank's claim to innovation: by F-1000	May 17th, 2007 07:02:41 PM
You know a movie sycks when their most used "special effect" is Google Earth. Come on, my fucking local news stations think that they're innovative for using it.
Okay, now I need to see Crank by Spandau Belly	May 17th, 2007 07:43:22 PM
I sorta used to think it was the movie everybody was complaining about the month it came out and that was revived when it hit video, but now I realize it has some enduring quality to it that has kept in the conscience of all of you talkbackers and I feel compelled to know what the deal is with this film.
Will they fight in the dark? by David Lazarus Long	May 17th, 2007 07:51:23 PM
I USE ENCARTAAAAAA!!! O_O;
Why DON'T they just call it Running Man? by Spice-Orange	May 17th, 2007 09:23:26 PM
Id be more pshyched. you too, yeah?
The crap keeps coming. by kabong	May 17th, 2007 10:24:30 PM
Maybe Uwe Toilet Boll can direct. BTW, Crank is free on the Internet. That's how good it is. Ha ha ha ha.
Quality not quantity... by Henry Fool	May 18th, 2007 05:50:46 AM
But I don't know if this is the project for him. I love the whole 'most dangerous game' genre of film. Still, he can write his ticket after 300's mega gross. If he's going to become a genre idol then I hope he picks and chooses those kinds of projects. He should wait for a quality project, one people will remember. The Matrix (the first one), Spiderman 2, The Terminator, Predator, Dark City, and Aliens are all pretty good examples of films from the past twenty-five years that have kept their staying power as the time ticks by and still stand as unique (and with rabid fan bases still singing their praises). It may not be realistic to hope for. In fact, let's face it, it isn't. But actors tend to lose their charisma when they start making movies that are just gowing through the motions. Look what happened to Arnold Schwarzenegger in the post 'True Lies' era. If you're going to take trash for jobs, then make sure you take it out of the park and fill the bin with shit that knows how to rock your world. Man, it makes me ache for my childhood (which kind of sucked). The 80's may have been the nail on the lid of the coffin of great 70's films, but they sure did have kick ass action movies.
yeah the running man was the first thing I thought of by misnomer	May 18th, 2007 11:10:07 AM
too. crank was kind of cool really, I'm all for this.
salinacj by misnomer	May 18th, 2007 11:14:47 AM
please tell me you realise that Richard Bachman was actually a ghost name for Stephen King. "OVER HERE CHRISTMAS TREE!" classic.
Crank was fun by liljuniorbrown	May 18th, 2007 11:22:29 AM
Just action movie fun ,not an Oscar caliber deal but come on...An antihero who snorts coke ,fucks his girlfriend in public and just generaly beats ass to raise his adreniline up to keep from dying. Just good fun. This new one sounds good too.

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