Gerard butler is beowulf beowulf is the hercules of his culture, although hes mortal, says berzins. Gerard butler the phantom of the opera brings the right balance of physicality. This is my second favorite film on the beowulf tale, my favorite is the 2007 live. Without going into the story, it can safely be said that the introduction of the hero beowulf wonderfully played by gerard butler leads to a tale of honor, friendship, loyalty, bravery, horror, and retribution. In this thoroughly updated version of the seminal anglo saxon poem, the battlescarred norse hero beowulf gerard butler king leonidas in 300 leads a troop of warriors across the sea to help an old friend, king hrothgar stellan skarsgard pirates of the caribbean. Beowulf and grendel movie news, pictures and info featuring gerard butler.
Gerard butler makes for an excellent beowulf, and the first we see of the character is him trudging ashore after his swimming match with brecaa lovely sidestory in the poem that pretty much. With hringur ingvarsson, spencer wilding, stellan skarsgard, ingvar sigurdsson. A comprehensive list of gerard butler s historical, current and future film projects. Beowulf and grendel was a smash hit at the sarasota film festival. Gerard butler had to travel to iceland to play the part of beowulf. See more ideas about beowulf, gerard butler and gerard butler movies. Word gets to the geatish warrior beowulf gerard butler who decides to come to the aid to the danes. Sep 19, 2016 actor gerard butler worked with architect alexander gorlin and film designer elvis restaino on his 3,300squarefoot loft in new york city. Gerard james butler was born in paisley, scotland, to margaret and edward butler, a bookmaker. Actor gerard butler worked with architect alexander gorlin and film designer elvis restaino on his 3,300squarefoot loft in new york city. The 50yearold angel has fallen actor was spotted running errands on.
Keeping the monster alive also dovetails with the actionfilm formula in which a hero the dashing gerard butler as beowulf battles a villain. Sep 14, 2005 gerard butler beowulf stellan skarsgard hrothgar sarah polley selma ingvar e. Beowulf is very much a mortal human and this rendition isnt supernatural. Gerard butler was born in paisley, scotland on november he is a scottish actor. He went on to play the lead in many romantic comedies and action thrillers. Rank of gerard butlers movies by box office performance.
This adaptation, filmed in iceland, is faithful to beowulfs tone, but makes many changes to the story. The film was a cooperative effort among eurasia motion pictures, spice factory, and. Net officially unofficial fan site dedicated to the career of scottish actor gerard butler, gb. In denmark, during the 6th century, danish king hrothgar and his warriors kill a troll whose son, grendel, vows revenge. In this film grendel is more the hero than beowulf and far from being treated as an evil descendant of cain is intended to be portrayed as a wronged and persecuted troll. In defense of gerard butler, king of modern trash cinema film. Keeping the monster alive also dovetails with the action film formula in which a hero the dashing gerard butler as beowulf battles a villain the imposing ingvar sigurdsson as grendel while. Trying to give us the true story behind the epic, the movie only. To add insult to injury, in the extra features, he tries to talk intelligently about what the director was trying to achieve, and it truly is laughable. Directed by sturla gunnarsson, starring gerard butler as beowulf.
Beowulf sees killing as a necessary evil, but its something hes done a lot of, says gerard butler, cast as the legendary warrior. In 2010, butler voiced the role of stoick the vast in the animated actionfantasy film how to train your dragon, a role he later reprised in legend of the boneknapper dragon 2010, gift of the night fury 2011 and how to train your dragon 2 2014. Gerard butler makes for an excellent beowulf, and the first we see of. Gerard butler heads out for the day in beverly hills. Scottish heartthrob gerard butler wont be part of the remake of the surfer cult classic point break, leaving the filmmakers just a month to recast his role before filming is set to begin in. V teto moderni verzi anglosaske epicke baje vede norsky hrdina beowulf gerard butler svou druzinu na pomoc staremu priteli, danskemu krali hrothgarovi stellan skarsgaard, jehoz. Young persons guide to becoming a rock star 6 episodes 20002001 mystery. The game was released on xbox 360, playstation 3, pc and psp formats. Il dvd, tutto sommato, ha buoni fondamentali audio e video. Film avec gerard butler streaming vf complet papystreaming.
This is my second favorite film on the beowulf tale, my favorite is the 2007 live action animated film with ray winstone, anthony hopkins and angelina jolie. Gerard butler biowiki, age, height, wife, kids, net worth. See more ideas about beowulf, gerard butler and grendels mother. Gerard butler heads out for the day in beverly hills gerard butler is on the move. Gerard butler, scottish actor, known for his rugged masculinity and charm, who often appeared as legendary literary and historical figures, notably leonidas in 300 2006, the movie that made him an international star. Gerard butler, stellan skarsgard this adaptation, filmed in iceland, is faithful to beowulfs tone, but makes many changes to the story. The game was announced by ubisoft on may 22, 2007, during its ubidays event in paris. Sigurdsson grendel, eddie marsan father brendan, tony curran hondscioh, rory mccann breca, steinunn olina porteinsdottir queen wealtheow, martin delaney thorfinn, ronan vibert thorkel, elva osk olafsdottir sea hag, hringur ingvarsson young grendel, philip whitchurch fisherman. Sang in a rock band whilst training to be a lawyer.
This has a very viking feel and is more mortal, more human. The characters are voiced by the original actors who starred in the film. Comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Aug 08, 2012 the first film i will discuss is the movie beowulf and grendel was released in 2005 and aimed at humanizing the scourge of heorot. Sigurdsson grendel eddie marsan brendan tony curran hondscioh rory mccann breca ronan vibert thorkel martin delaney thorfinn crew sturla gunnarsson director, producer alex marshall executive producer andrew rai berzins coproducer, screenwriter andrew rai berzins. Jan 11, 2018 gerard butler makes for an excellent beowulf, and the first we see of the character is him trudging ashore after his swimming match with brecaa lovely sidestory in the poem that pretty much. Grendel is the last surviving member of a primitive tribe. Gerard butler stars in this epic as beowulf, and, in my opinion, it is the low point in his career even worse than timeline, if that is possible. Gerard butler was born on november 1969 and currently as of 2020, he is 50 years old. Gerard butler 1726 hd wallpapers background, published by cadence. Gerard butler, stellan skarsgard, sarah polley, ingvar e. There are no more adversaries, but he is too young to hang up his sword.
Gerard butlers best movies gerard butler filmography. This film is very different than the 2007 film in the way it depicts the beowulf and grendal, but i liked it. If youre looking for a beowulf film that feels accurate to the tone and plot. A tremendous legend has built up around him and by the time the story starts, he feels a little bit defined by it. It stars gerard butler as beowulf, stellan skarsgard as hrothgar, ingvar. It was released on november, 2007, in the united states. The toronto star has discovered that gerard butler has many devoted fans south of the border, and many of them have gone to great length to be able to see beowulf and grendel. The soundtrack was composed by hilmar orn hilmarsson. Beowulf and grendel officially unofficial gerard butler web. A comprehensive list of gerard butlers historical, current and future film projects. Interesting facts regarding the making of the film beowulf and grendel was born from conversations between sturla and screenwriter andrew rai berzins more than seven years prior to the making of the film. Teddy oneill celtic moods musical reflections of ireland.
Gerard butler beowulf, stellan skarsgard king hrothgar, sarah polley selma, ingvar e. Grendal is portrayed as almost a cromagnon man and his mother a witch crone. Hes made many people suffer and will do it again with a viciousness, but he sees the folly of it all. This is my second favorite film on the beowulf tale, my favorite is the 2007 live action animated film with ray winstone. Gerard butler dot net officially unofficial gerard butler web source. In the film, grendel ingvar sigurdsson is on a campaign of vengence against king hrothgar stellan skarsgard who killed his father. Jul 07, 2006 keeping the monster alive also dovetails with the action film formula in which a hero the dashing gerard butler as beowulf battles a villain the imposing ingvar sigurdsson as grendel while. Krvavy pribeh o bitve valecnika beowulfa s obrem grendelem. There is one line, where he is speaking with bandits, and says, this is my life. Net has interviews, news, pictures, movie information, fan club, films, multimedia. Gerard butler list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Keeping the monster alive also dovetails with the actionfilm formula in which a hero the dashing gerard butler as beowulf battles a villain the imposing ingvar sigurdsson as grendel while. The scottish actor gerard butler has been in numerous films and television series since his onscreen debut in 1997s mrs brown.
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