A Biker
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Gerard Butler was seen cruising the streets of Los Angeles on Thursday November 24th, riding his vintage BMW motorcycle, and wearing a true biker’s outfit that matched perfectly with his new slim silhouette.
Charity Founder Award
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Gerard Butler his the red carpet at the 2010 CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute held at The Shrine Auditorium on Saturday (November 20) in Los Angeles. He presented an award to the founder of a Scottish charity for his work feeding hungry children.
Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow flew to LA to pick up the prize of £16,000 for the charity Mary's Meals which he founded in 1992. The former salmon-farmer from Argyll shared the stage with Gerard Butler at a ceremony in Hollywood on Saturday.
Mr MacFarlane-Barrow was the only British nominee selected for the CNN Hollywood Heroes show, an award scheme which recognises "ordinary people having an extraordinary impact".
Butler said: "I'm proud because he's a fellow Scot. Every day Magnus lets children know that they matter, that someone thousands of miles away cares about them."
Butler described the founding of Mary's Meals, which happened when Magnus and his brother Fergus made a plan to deliver aid to Bosnia while having a drink at their local pub.
He said: "Whenever a story starts like this: 'two brothers walk into a bar', it doesn't end well but this story is different.
"Magnus Macfarlane-Barrow walked into a bar with his brother. They were having a drink and talked about the heart-wrenching images of the Bosnian war they'd just seen on the TV. So they made an extraordinary decision that most of us don't make. They decided to help."
Mary's Meals provides a school meal a day for almost 460,000 children in 16 countries. The prize money will be spent on school-feeding projects in Malawi, where the charity supports more than 12% of primary school children.
Mr Macfarlane-Barrow said: "It's wonderful to be able to receive this award on behalf of the thousands of people who are working to realise the vision we have that every child in the world will be able to receive at least one meal every day in a place of education."
Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow flew to LA to pick up the prize of £16,000 for the charity Mary's Meals which he founded in 1992. The former salmon-farmer from Argyll shared the stage with Gerard Butler at a ceremony in Hollywood on Saturday.
Mr MacFarlane-Barrow was the only British nominee selected for the CNN Hollywood Heroes show, an award scheme which recognises "ordinary people having an extraordinary impact".
Butler said: "I'm proud because he's a fellow Scot. Every day Magnus lets children know that they matter, that someone thousands of miles away cares about them."
Butler described the founding of Mary's Meals, which happened when Magnus and his brother Fergus made a plan to deliver aid to Bosnia while having a drink at their local pub.
He said: "Whenever a story starts like this: 'two brothers walk into a bar', it doesn't end well but this story is different.
"Magnus Macfarlane-Barrow walked into a bar with his brother. They were having a drink and talked about the heart-wrenching images of the Bosnian war they'd just seen on the TV. So they made an extraordinary decision that most of us don't make. They decided to help."
Mary's Meals provides a school meal a day for almost 460,000 children in 16 countries. The prize money will be spent on school-feeding projects in Malawi, where the charity supports more than 12% of primary school children.
Mr Macfarlane-Barrow said: "It's wonderful to be able to receive this award on behalf of the thousands of people who are working to realise the vision we have that every child in the world will be able to receive at least one meal every day in a place of education."
CNN Heroes
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This year's "CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute" will definitely be a star-filled night, as more celebs are lined up to attend the event, which will honor all of the Top 10 CNN Heroes (who you can view at CNNHeroes.com) as well as the CNN Hero of the Year.
Jessica Alba, Kid Rock, Kiefer Sutherland, Aaron Eckhart, Gerard Butler and Marisa Tomei will be in attendance along with stars like Halle Berry, Demi Moore, LL Coool J and Renee Zellweger.
In addition to performances from Bon Jovi and Sugarland, Grammy-winning artist John Legend has been added to the slate for a set that will also feature rapper Common and singer Melanie Fiona.
Jessica Alba, Kid Rock, Kiefer Sutherland, Aaron Eckhart, Gerard Butler and Marisa Tomei will be in attendance along with stars like Halle Berry, Demi Moore, LL Coool J and Renee Zellweger.
In addition to performances from Bon Jovi and Sugarland, Grammy-winning artist John Legend has been added to the slate for a set that will also feature rapper Common and singer Melanie Fiona.
No More 300
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Gerard Butler is not that eager on the idea of making a sequel for the movie 300.
He thinks that it would be impossible for him to get back in shape for the role.
According ShowbizSpy, the Ugly Truth actor admits training for the first flick was “torture” — and he doesn’t really want to have to do it again.
“I don’t know if I can ever get back in that kind of shape because I was ridiculous in that movie. I don’t think I’d be capable of that again.
“I know there is still talk of another 300 movie but I’m not sure if I have what it takes to torture myself like that again.”
He thinks that it would be impossible for him to get back in shape for the role.
According ShowbizSpy, the Ugly Truth actor admits training for the first flick was “torture” — and he doesn’t really want to have to do it again.
“I don’t know if I can ever get back in that kind of shape because I was ridiculous in that movie. I don’t think I’d be capable of that again.
“I know there is still talk of another 300 movie but I’m not sure if I have what it takes to torture myself like that again.”
Afterburn
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Gerard Butler is in talks to star in the sci-fi action movie Afterburn, reports Deadline.
Brooklyn's Finest director Antoine Fuqua has also entered negotiations to board the project, which is based on the comic book from Canadian publisher Red 5.
The movie takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth that has been destroyed by a solar flare. Butler will lead a group of treasure hunters who return to the scorched planet to capture valued items such as the Mona Lisa and the Crown Jewels.
A Man Apart writer Christian Gudegast will rework the script, while Tobey Maguire and Neal Moritz are attached as producers.
Brooklyn's Finest director Antoine Fuqua has also entered negotiations to board the project, which is based on the comic book from Canadian publisher Red 5.
The movie takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth that has been destroyed by a solar flare. Butler will lead a group of treasure hunters who return to the scorched planet to capture valued items such as the Mona Lisa and the Crown Jewels.
A Man Apart writer Christian Gudegast will rework the script, while Tobey Maguire and Neal Moritz are attached as producers.
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Born in Paisley, Scotland, to Margaret and Edward Butler, Gerard Butler was raised along with his older brother and sister in his hometown of Paisley, Scotland. He also spent some of his youth in Canada. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he and his siblings were raised primarily by their mother, who later remarried.
film debut was as Billy Connolly's younger brother in "Mrs. Brown (1997)". His film career continued with small roles, first in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and then Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, Butler was cast in two breakthrough roles, the first being Attila the Hun in the USA film Attila (2001/I) and Wes Craven's new take on the Dracula legacy - Dracula 2000 (2000).
The role that garnered him most attention from both moviegoers and movie makers alike was that of Andre Marek in the big-screen adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel Timeline (2003). He appeared in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera (2004), playing the title character in the successful adaptation of the stage musical. It was a role that brought him much international attention. Other projects include Dear Frankie (2004), The Game of Their Lives (2005) and Beowulf & Grendel (2005).
In 2007 he starred as Spartan King Leonidas in the Warner Bros. production 300 (2006), based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, which brought him into the A-list sphere.
