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October 13, 2011

Gerard Butler surfaces in sub drama 'Hunter Killer'

ActorGera_Kevin_125952538_400EXCLUSIVE: 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. 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. Butler is in talks to play Capt. Joe Glass, the commander of the USS Toledo, while Sam Worthington is being eyed for the role of Bill Beaman, the leader of a special Navy SEAL unit called.