Scottish actor Gerard Butler, best known for his role as Leonidas in 300, is really shifting his attention to his upcoming movie Gods of Egypt, the most expensive movie he has ever been a part of. Gerard is also scheduled to reprise Patrick Swayze's role in the upcoming Point Break remake. Luke Bracey of G.I. Joe: Retaliation makes news by getting Keanu Reeves' old part.
Gerard Butler has been reportedly confirmed to be playing Patrick Swayze's iconic role of Bodhi in the new Point Break remake, opposite up-and-comer Luke Bracey, who is going to be playing Special Agent Johnny Utah.
But Point Break is hardly on Butler's radar right now; the 44-year-old actor is all about Gods of Egypt, for a very good reason
Gerard is leaving nothing to chance on the film that has the largest budget of any he has ever worked on, and he was The Bounty Hunter.
According to News.com, Gerard admitted in an interview to promote How to Train Your Dragon 2, that he was heading to work a month early to make sure everything went well:
"We're putting major prep into this...I am going to be down there three and a half weeks before we start just so I can be in among it for all the training and the dialect sessions and the rehearsals.
"It's the largest budget movie I have ever worked on. It's huge in every dimension. It's huge in its scope. And it's story. And visually. [I, Robot's] Alex Proyas is the man. Everything about the movie feels bang on."
Gerard went on to explain that he has enjoyed playing some dark characters in the past, but none that compare to his new role as God of Chaos:
"Leonidas was also a dark character but it was ultimately for a higher good. With Set, it's kind of the opposite,'' the actor laughed. "It's a delicious role to get your teeth into."
But don't worry about his Point Remake, just as soon as he wraps shooting in Tahiti, Venezuela, Mexico, Italy, Switzerland, France and Germany over the next six months, he'll be back in L.A. to churn out that piece of crap.
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