lucaskidi
am hanging in
missing my brothers very much- they left me here by myself got up enough nerve the other day to listen to Renner singing w/o crying but I could hear them teasing me
which they always did
I saw a few months ago her career has stalled but she was taking time away to attend to a family member-might have been her dad
glad your surgery went well
Keepers seems to be the kind of film where atmosphere will be everything- if its done in the manner of Picnic at Hanging Rock it will be awesome with a bit of The Thing (still one of the best depictions I have seen regarding paranoia) and Shutter Island tossed in for good measure- a "little film" if you will
annie
"What we do in life echoes in eternity" maximus

Gerry looks good in that photo too, as he does in Facebook candid from Friday with friends.
Thanks for posting it and his interview.
Noticing the ET pic of Hilary Swank can't help but think shouldn't these 2 work together again? They hit it off in PS I Love You, so it's a nice thought. Haven't seen Hilary in Anything in eons, and she 111chas her Oscar, but when an actor doesn't get seen at all in movies, it seems to snowball into them Never Ever getting work again.
Have you heard anything about Hilary coming up? She has 2 movies in post, out in 2017.
Nothing 2015 and 1 for voice work only 2016 on her IMDb. Did she decide to take a break for a couple years, or was it the industry putting her on the shelf? Or Hilary was just not offered anything good?
Been gone, taking a break myself I had a bit of surgery. Distracting stuff. Glad to check out this board again. And there's good news finally with Keepers!
Hope you're well,
kidi

everyone
hope you are well
enjoy
Gerry in attendance at FIDF couple of weeks ago
http://www.etonline.com/news/203125_star_sightings_ryan_phillippe_is_honored_gerard_butler_is_dapper_and_hilary_swank_bonds_with_olympian/
on Monday on FB Q& A with Butler ( I'd never submit a question in this manner. Mine would be buried at the end- resigned to the "Sorry we don't have enough time" pile. I expect the answers will have been heard all before and nothing new will be said. There might be a moment when he lets something slip out- its time such as these I appreciate an actor. The actors I have met were in non formalized settings)
http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/gerard-butler-movies
(Can't afford those Festina watches he promotes either.)
annie
"Once more into the fray. Into the last good fight I'll ever know. Live and die on this day. Live and die on this day." Ottway

Filming "Geostorm" continues in New Orleans.
From the Russian web site:
https://translate.go16d0ogle.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://gbutler.ru/&prev=search

Thanks Annie. Maybe this movie will wind up worth watching.
DECEMBER 16, 2016 11:47am PT by Rebecca Ford, Borys Kit
Warner Bros., Skydance's 'Geostorm' Undergoes Reshoots, Brings on Jerry Bruckheimer (Exclusive)
The troubled project starring Gerard Butler hired a new director for the reshoots after pushing the release date multiple times.
Skydance, David Ellison's company, is facing some bad weather.
Geostorm, the companys big-budget Gerard Butler environmental disaster movie, is undergoing significant reshoots as producers try to rejig the movie that was to have showcased the directorial debut of producer and screenwriter Dean Devlin.
Danny Cannon, who directed the 1995 Sylvester Stallone action movie Judge Dredd and has since become a reliable television helmer on such shows such as Gotham, is directing the reshoots which are being overseen by newly-installed producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
The reshoots are not just light spruce-ups, either. Up to to $15 million is being spent, according to sources, and some notable characters are even being jettisoned from the script.
Studio insiders play down the reshoots, terming them "pick-ups," and say the high cost is due to reassembling the international cast close to two years after the movie had wrapped principal photography. Also on the docket was significant visual effects work and music work.
Geostorm marks the feature directorial debut of Devlin, who made his name writing and producing Roland Emmerichs disaster tentpoles such as Stargate and Independence Day. Butler plays a man who heads into space to prevent climate-controlling satellites from creating a man-made storm of epic proportions. At the same time, he and his estranged brother learn of a plot to assassinate the president.
Geostorm is not only a big bet for Devlin as his directorial debut, but for Skydance, which is using the project, like it did with 2015's Terminator: Genysis, to transform the company from a film financier to a full-fledged creative production company. Ellisons Skydance Productions independently produced and financed the film with Devlin's Electric Entertainment before it was picked up by Warner Bros. even though the company has a first-look deal with Paramount and has co-financed many of Paramount's key franchises, such Mission: Impossible- Rogue Nation and Star Trek Into Darkness. According to sources, Greg Silverman, who announced Dec. 14 that he is leaving his studio post as Warners president of worldwide production, initiated the relationship with Skydance.
Geostorm began shooting in October, 2014 in Louisiana and was initially slated for release on Oct. 21, 2016. But when test screenings in December, 2015 resulted in below average or not bad but room for improvement (as one insider put it) feedback, it was decided that the movie needed some work. In early 2016, Bruckheimer, the producer behind such mega-projects as the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, was brought in to consult as Skydance pondered whether to try to make changes in post or to prep for re-shoots. In the meantime, the release date moved to January 2017 and then to Oct. 20, 2017, its current slot.
5b4Multiple sources say the reshoots took place from Dec. 3-14 in Louisiana. The changes are significant. New characters, including a female scientist, have been added, while like a character played by Vikings star Katheryn Winnicks was recast. Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island) wrote the new pages for the reshoots.
Insiders say that Devlin remains on board as the director of the movie but was unavailable to film the reshoots. The companies received a DGA dispensation to allow another director to helm the new scenes, say the insiders.
In todays landscape of big budget films, reshoots and additional photography are not an indicator that a film wont be successful. In fact, additional photography is now routinely added into the schedule and budget.
And even the most troubled of projects can sometimes find success in the end. For example, 2013s World War Z, which Skydance was in involved with, suffered multiple setbacks, bringing on Damon Lindelof and Drew Goddard to rewrite the third act but ultimately was a commercial success, grossing over $540 million.
Likewise, for the Star Wars spin-off Rogue One, which is hitting theaters this weekend, Lucasfilm and Disney bought on Tony Gilroy to write and help oversee extensive reshoots for a top-to-bottom makeover of film. The Felicity Jones-starrer has received strong reviews and is expected to be have the second biggest Decemb68ber domestic box office opening ever (behind 2015s The Force Awakens).
Geostorm will be one of two original Skydance productions for 2017. The company also developed and made the sci-fi thriller Life, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds and that Sony will release March 24.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jerry-bruckheimer-boards-geostorm-as-866329

everyone,
not at all surprised given the multiple release dates due to regime changes at WB
sounds as if once the film was relooked at in post- some things didn't work/adjustments made to tone/themes
reshoots become expensive when they are not planned for owing to have to reassemble the principal cast/locations returned to
Marvel always includes in their contracts a 2 week reshoot period if necessary
he5b4y World War Z and Rogue One underwent extensive reshoots and they turned out pretty well
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jerry-bruckheimer-boards-geostorm-as-866329
http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/gerard-butlers-geostorm-undergo-expensive-reshoots/
annie
"Well, here we are." Lily

KeepersBurns,
GOE- for what it was, wasn't all that bad. It was just jarring the first time Gerard spoke but I love it when he speaks naturally
Probably not re:Animals I did very much like Ford's A Single Man but Adams I just can't stomach her (Renner saved Arrival for me)
did see Miss Sloane and Chastain was very good- will see her next up in Zookeepers Wife with Daniel Bruhl whom I like
Passengers isn't performing well but do let me know if you like it
Next up for me
Silence/Hidden Figures
Saw A Monster Calls and Felcity Jones was incredible. The entire cast was perfect and everyone in the theatre cried at it's end
(I kept wondering why Sheridan/Villenueve/Ford/don't reach out to Butler for these sorts of roles- why he doesn't approach them. Maybe he's just not motivated enough
It's ashame really as I like to think he has it in him to deliver an emotional performance in the vein of Dear Frankie/The Jury)
EDIT- Butler has 2 films on this list I don't agree but sheesh
http://screenrant.com/worst-movies-of-the-year-2016-dirty-grandpa/?view=all
annie

Annie,
I can't agree with his loves Lobster was too weird even with Colin and Rachel it got rough. Witch was too flat and slow, and there is NO WAY ON EARTH Love and Friendship can be in top 10 - so dull and I love Kate B and watched it for her.
GOE - not a surprise ding, not the best, but not dull Gerry supporting role was the best in it along with Nicolaj. It no way compared to rock bottom sci-fi wreck ID Resurgence.
Are you going to see Nocturnal Animals? I loved
it, but it's a thriller that divides opinion.
My must see on big screen is Passengers

everyone
this is not the list you want your films to be on but hey its just this critic's
opinion, right?
http://www.mannythemovieguy.com/index.php?entry=entry161221-040040
annie
"Make sure you surprise them" tagline Miss Sloane

They should quit while they are ahead or behind, depending on your point of view. If the silly title is any indicator, this is apt to be another stinker.
No way this bad ass Butler could reprise the Phantom role. Mr. Sensitive is now Mr. Sadist. That ship has sailed, along with the studio enhanced voice in the film.

I need to.
He has a GORGEOUS singing voice, and I think his role as the Phantom really brought that out. Besides, I'm just anxious to see him (along w/ the original 2004 movie cast) in
Love Never Dies
.
1 Cross + 3 Nails = 4given

BlueBlazesWildcat88
The world needs to hear that beautiful voice of his again.
he doesn't have to reprise POTO to hear it perhaps he might find a role where he can
annie

I don't want another sequel to "Olympus Has Fallen." I want the sequel to "Phantom of the Opera" to happen. I'm anxious for Gerry to reprise his role as the Phantom. The world needs to hear that beautiful voice of his again.
1 Cross + 3 Nails = 4given

everyone
hello
Mike Banning returns.
and I'll be there
the tajectory is similiar to Neeson's Taken roles
annie
http://theplaylist.net/gerard-butler-will-save-day-angel-fallen-20161026/

This actually sounds good!
Finally!

Robyn51
Joe Alwyn is an up and coming young actor- his showcase role in which he is being bandied about for Oscar recognition is Ang Lee's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk- I saw the trailer when I saw Inferno on Friday
Not familiar with Mullan and am looking sooooooo forward to Nyholm's Taboo starring one of the best actors ever- Tom Hardy
Cross Creek is fully financing this- they've financed such films as Rush/A Walk Among the Tombstones/Hacksaw Ridge (a po5b4tential Oscar nominee)/Ides of March/Legend
that this is based on an actual event in Scotland we can hear Butler's natural voice! and yes if the film is allowed to breathe, this may just let peeps know Butler can act as he did in The Jury/Dear Frankie
have a wonderful week!
annie
"A wise man can learn more from his enemies than a fool from his friends."

This is the kind of movie I have been waiting to see Gerry in. It seems like a class production all the way, with an award winning director and decent scriptwriters at last. I also really like Peter Mullan, although I am not familiar with Joe Alwyn at all. I'm really looking forward to this one, much more so than 'Angel Has Fallen' which IMO sounds kind of predictable and a bit like 'Air Force One'.

everyone
this I will see
might be in the realm of Shutter Island/or Kurt Russell's The Thing- one can only hope
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afm-gerard-butler-joe-alwyn-team-psychological-thriller-keepers-942417
annie
Thanks Annie for finding this. I thought the article should be printed because the story sounds so wonderful for Gerry.
AFM: Gerard Butler, Joe Alwyn Team for Psychological Thriller 'Keepers'
7:06 AM PDT 10/31/2016 by Alex Ritman
Protagonist is introducing the film about warring lighthouse keepers to buyers at AFM.
Gerard Butler is having a busy few weeks.
Fresh from joining Angel Has Fallen, the third in Millennium Films' action franchise, the actor is now heading to the seas of Scotland for Keepers alongside Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk breakout Joe Alwyn.
The psychological thriller, to be directed by award-winning Danish director Kristoffer Nyholm (The Killing, The Enfield Haunting, Taboo), will see Butler play one of a trio of lighthouse keepers pitted together on a remote island off the Scottish coast. Peter Mullan (Trainspotting) also will star in the film, inspired by a true unsolved local mystery and written by BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Celyn Jones and actor/writer Joe Bone.
Production Company Mad as Birds confirmed that the film is set for an early 2017 shoot in the U.K. Protagonist Pictures will introduce the project to buyers during AFM, which gets underway Wednesday in Santa Monica. The film will be fully financed by Cross Creek Pictures (Hacksaw Ridge, Black Mass, Black Swan, Rush, Everest).
Keepers will be produced by Andy Evans, Ade Shannon and Sean Marley for Mad as Birds, Butler and Alan Siegel for G-Base and Brian Oliver for Cross Creek. The project was brought into Cross Creek by Jason Seagraves, who will serve as executive producer. The film is cast and co-produced by Reg Poerscout-Edgerton.
I feel incredibly fortunate to have Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan and Joe Alwyn leading the cast of Keepers great actors who are deeply committed to this project, and who will go the distance," said Nyholm. "These men are the strong and unique characters at the heart of this story, which is a journey from innocence to animalistic survival. Keepers was great to read, will be an adventure to make and terrifying to watch!"
Co-writers Jones and Bone, who conceived the idea for Keepers while starring together in the biographical drama Castles in the Sky, added: Our objective was to create a unique script that Kristoffer wanted to direct, great actors wanted to perform and a wide audience will want to see. We also wanted to say something poignant about trust and the frailty of the human condition. Keepers has all the shock and awe life can offer, wrapped up in a film that we hope will cling to its audience well after the last reel stops turning in the cinema.
Protagonist is selling international rights for Keepers. CAA, which represents Butler, Alwyn and Nyholm, will co-represent North American rights. Butler is also repped by Alan Siegel Entertainment; Alywn by Independent Talent Group; and Nyholm by United Agents. Mullan is repped by Markham, Froggatt and Irwin. Celyn Jones is repped by APA, Thruline and Hamilton Hodell.

everyone
this I will see
might be in the realm of Shutter Island/or Kurt Russell's The Thing- one can only hope
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afm-gerard-butler-joe-alwyn-team-psychological-thriller-keepers-942417
annie

That was a very brave thing you did Gretchen, God bless you.

So this film could go straight to dvd?

I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. I think many of us have been through that difficult decision to let a pet go to stop the pain and suffering. It is good to stay till the end, if you can handle it. Hugs.

Glad you didn't have to deal with the storm. 9 days, wow. I think I've been 5 days without power, and that was enough for me! It was hot too. Ugh. I think that was after Hurricane Irene.
Today was a sad day. Had to put my oldest dog to sleep. It was time, and he slipped away while I was hugging his face, rubbing his ears, and kissing the top of his sweet head. That's only the second pet I've ever taken to have put down, and I was so upset with the first dog I couldn't stay. I always kind of regretted that and vowed to stay with this one. I'm glad I did. He was a good boy.

Glad to hear that you weren't in danger. We got lucky and the storm bypassed us. Our generator has helped keep us warm in the past and provides minimal comforts (coffee maker, microwave, one tv), but it is a small one. It's a must where we live in the sticks. One storm left us without power for nine days,