| | 'Olympus Has Fallen': Gerard Butler on Getting 'Even' With Dylan McDermott | |
| | Author | Message |
---|
Dallas Permanent Resident of the Home of the Sanely Insane
Number of posts : 13493 Registration date : 2008-11-06
| Subject: 'Olympus Has Fallen': Gerard Butler on Getting 'Even' With Dylan McDermott Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:42 pm | |
|
[Only admins are allowed to see this link]
'Olympus Has Fallen': Gerard Butler on Getting 'Even' With Dylan McDermott
The actor recalls the cigarette burn that left a mark while filming the Antoine Fuqua-directed action thriller.
In Gerard Butler’s latest action flick Olympus Has Fallen, the actor plays a former Secret Service agent who returns to the White House when the President (Aaron Eckhart) is taken hostage by a Korean terrorist group. The patriotic thriller -- also starring Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo and Dylan McDermott -- is packed with fight sequences, and one particular stunt with McDermott resulted in actual injuries on both sides. our editor recommends
"He flicked [a cigarette] into my neck – which was part of the scene – but because I was supposed to be sweaty and I had glycerin on, the top of the cigarette, the lit part, stuck to my neck. At first, I think everybody thought that I was just being a whiny baby, until the next day, it came up in a big scab," Butler told The Hollywood Reporter before a special NYC screening of the film, presented by The Cinema Society.
"To be honest, I always thought the cigarette was a stupid idea but I let [McDermott] do his thing, and then hopefully he felt a little bad afterwards. But the same evening, we were doing a fight sequence and I had to chop him, and I was supposed to miss. I chopped him in the neck, and he had to go to the doctor! We were even," he added.
Director and longtime friend Antoine Fuqua insisted on adding an authenticity to film’s action sequences when he agreed to join the project. And so the Training Day helmer called on seasoned stunt coordinator Keith Woulard (Black Hawk Down, Iron Man 2), the same former Navy SEAL who consulted with Fuqua on 2003's Tears of the Sun. Just as Butler trained extensively for the physical demands of his 2006 breakout movie 300, he worked with the SEALs throughout the 10-week shoot to adopt the habits of an ex-Secret Service agent like his character, Mike Banning.
“Every time I had a break or even when I was talking to people, I’d be performing the moves so that it became secondhand, or I’d be loading my gun, unloading and loading it so I could do it on the move,” Butler recalled. “There’s nothing worse than when you do a movie and you have to do a scene and you gotta move quick, and you have a short schedule, and you’re messing up. ... When you move right, when you load your gun right, when you know how to hold it right, you know how to fight properly, you look like a badass. That’s what it’s all about!”
Throughout the screening, Butler’s foul one-liners drew loud laughs and his fight sequences repeatedly brought applause from the audience, which included Star Jones, Harvey Weinstein and Jennifer Esposito. Tense scenes collected audible gasps; Victoria’s Secret model Lindsay Ellingson – seated in the front row of the Tribeca Grand Hotel’s screening room – mostly held her head down during the bloodier scenes.
With the line between violence on the big screen and tragedy on the news blurring more than ever before, the decision to portray a presidential hostage didn’t intimate Fuqua.
"Just like if it were a heist movie: how would you really take down a bank?” explained Fuqua of taking on the terrorism plot. "Hopefully, the good guys are looking at the movie as well going, we’re not gonna let that happen. So you catch-22: show the bad guys the plan, show the good guys on film so they could prevent it."
He added: “You kind of wish we would’ve saw something on 9/11 so we could’ve maybe thought about it.”
Olympus Has Fallen opens in theaters March 22.
| |
| | | sami_stardust Complete Loss of Marbles
Number of posts : 2482 Location : Atlanta, GA Registration date : 2009-08-13
| Subject: Re: 'Olympus Has Fallen': Gerard Butler on Getting 'Even' With Dylan McDermott Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:42 pm | |
| I am not trying to be critical, and I don't read articles on any other actors, so no one take this the wrong way: BUT.....does Gerry get hurt, maimed or injured on every film he does and is he the only one who does? LOL! Seems like every time a new movie comes out we read about some sort of injury. Now...as I said: that could just be the 'nature of the beast' and happens all the time on everyone's films, and I just don't hear about it. (Coz I don't care. HA!) Or?? Maybe Gerry just really IS a whiny baby. (his words...not mine.) | |
| | | LegoJulie Complete Loss of Marbles
Number of posts : 3506 Location : Texas, Our Texas Registration date : 2008-10-29
| Subject: Re: 'Olympus Has Fallen': Gerard Butler on Getting 'Even' With Dylan McDermott Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:33 am | |
| People get hurt all the time. I don't see it as GB being whiny. I'm sure it gets really tedious and boring saying it was great working him/her, they were great to work with, they were great actors, they were fun to work with. Mishap stories are a lot more fun and interesting, and I see it as GB trying to keep interviews interesting both for the audience and for himself. I'm not interested in actors saying the other actors were great and perfect and professional. BORING! | |
| | | Dallas Permanent Resident of the Home of the Sanely Insane
Number of posts : 13493 Registration date : 2008-11-06
| Subject: Re: 'Olympus Has Fallen': Gerard Butler on Getting 'Even' With Dylan McDermott Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:57 pm | |
| I think it's a little bit of both. I think Gerry is very conscious of his "macho" image (and playboy image) and I think he likes to feed into it. It's his bread and butter to some extent. I also think he gets asked a lot of questions about it etc. But it does seem that it's his standard answer -- in addition to "The film is amazing" and "I'm so proud of this film". | |
| | | sami_stardust Complete Loss of Marbles
Number of posts : 2482 Location : Atlanta, GA Registration date : 2009-08-13
| Subject: Re: 'Olympus Has Fallen': Gerard Butler on Getting 'Even' With Dylan McDermott Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:34 pm | |
| That makes perfect sense. | |
| | | Sponsored content
| Subject: Re: 'Olympus Has Fallen': Gerard Butler on Getting 'Even' With Dylan McDermott | |
| |
| | | | 'Olympus Has Fallen': Gerard Butler on Getting 'Even' With Dylan McDermott | |
|
Similar topics | |
|
| Permissions in this forum: | You cannot reply to topics in this forum
| |
| |
| Latest topics | » Heard on Twitter (and Facebook) Part 2Mon Oct 09, 2017 5:51 am by Dallas » Dutch developer Sticky Studios tapped for mobile game based on disaster movie GeostormThu Oct 05, 2017 5:17 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler cuts a casual figure in leather jacket and baseball cap as he cosies up to mystery brunette during night out in LondonMon Sep 25, 2017 12:50 am by Dallas » Hell for leather! Gerard Butler cuts a cool figure in biker gear as he hops on motorcycle after lunch date with mystery blondeThu Sep 21, 2017 5:05 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Signs Some Autographs for His FansThu Sep 21, 2017 4:33 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Goes Shirtless for a Stroll on the Beach with Morgan BrownWed Sep 13, 2017 5:38 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Catches a Flight from Los Angeles to LondonTue Sep 12, 2017 3:52 am by Dallas » Gerry at Burning ManThu Sep 07, 2017 2:13 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Says Hello to Chris Hemsworth at Mayweather vs McGregor FightMon Aug 28, 2017 5:41 am by Dallas » Las Vegas for Mayweather McGregor Fight weekend - Aug. 26, 2017Sun Aug 27, 2017 2:27 am by Dallas » EXCLUSIVE: Gerard Butler is spotted kissing mystery blonde at Vegas club after split from Morgan Brown Sun Aug 27, 2017 1:44 am by Dallas » 'He can't commit': Gerard Butler 'splits from on/off girlfriend Morgan Brown AGAIN'... after 'make or break' holiday in MexicoWed Aug 23, 2017 1:13 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Has a Night Out in MalibuFri Aug 11, 2017 3:44 am by Dallas » Shirtless Gerard Butler shows off his buff body as he enjoys some fun in the sun in MalibuWed Aug 09, 2017 5:05 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Wraps Up His Weekend in MalibuTue Aug 08, 2017 2:40 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Flaunts Buff Biceps During Coffee OutingThu Aug 03, 2017 5:19 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Enjoys Cabaret Night Out in Saint Tropez!Tue Aug 01, 2017 3:35 am by Dallas » Shirtless Gerard Butler shows off his beefy frame in bright trunks as he makes a splash during Formentera getawayThu Jul 27, 2017 7:10 am by Dallas » Come here, you! Laughing Gerard Butler cuddles up to a female friend as he jokes around with pals at a beach club in IbizaFri Jul 21, 2017 5:07 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Goes Incognito on Crowded Beach in SpainFri Jul 21, 2017 1:12 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Shows Off His Growing Hair During Spain VacayMon Jul 17, 2017 3:17 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Waves Goodbye After a Quick Trip to Italy!Thu Jul 13, 2017 3:20 am by Dallas » Ischia Global Film & Music Festival - July 2017Thu Jul 13, 2017 2:53 am by Dallas » Gerard Butler Suits Up in Ischia, Rides Scooter Around TownWed Jul 12, 2017 4:51 am by Dallas » What a difference a mane makes! Suited Gerard Butler slicks his hair back for Ischia Film Festival... hours after a VERY scruffy arrival by boatTue Jul 11, 2017 5:36 am by Dallas |
April 2024 | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | | | | Calendar |
|
|