Brosnan AND Butler!!!
Now that's what I call box-office poison.
shareOh really? I just heard Butler's 300 had an opening day take of 27 million--not too shabby...
share300's takings have little if anything to do with Butler's participation.
shareYou must be joking, right? If not, please expand your opinion.
While I recognize there were many other fine performances in 300--and as long as they fit the mood of it, they are--Butler was the heart[/] of it, and you don't have to be a fan to see it.
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Butler has never been a box-office draw, and 300 would be taking just as much without him. Audiences are not seeing 300 for any particular actor, even those involved in the production would admit that.
shareYou must be joking, right? If not, please expand your opinion.
While I recognize there were many other fine performances in 300--and as long as they fit the mood of it, they are--Butler was the heart[/] of it, and you don't have to be a fan to see it.
No he is not joking. Imo the credit for the amazing success of 300 SHOULD Go to the computer programmers who spent months and months in a house in Montreal and basically MADE the movie. I too believe it would have been as successful with pretty much any actor who went to the gym for three months straight prior to shooting.
You seem like a Butler fan and I am not trying to undermine him (and I know he has a big fan-club) but saying that he is the heart of the movie...I think not. Perhaps I think so because most of the people I know (and myself included), went and saw 300 regardless of the actors. Some of my friends still dont know who Gerard Butler is, even after watching 300.
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Yes, I am a Butler fan. But whether people knew who he was or not, he brought humanity and heart to the story. If you don't care about the people--and all of them were very good--you're not going to care about the special effects.
"Hello, my naughty little monkeys!"--Craig Ferguson
Very true SnowMoon and anyway "Margaret Thatcher", Brosnan made a lot of money for the Bond franchise and was in Mrs. Doubtfire which made a pretty penny. If somebody like Orlando Bloom or Collin Ferrell were chosen for Leonidas, I don't think it would have done as well considering they each had an epic bomb and would not have been right for the role. Besides, if you look at films, most of the time a movie bombs beacuse so many factors bomb. Movies with unknowns do well because of the film, movies with big stars bomb because the movie sucks. A name and special effects aren't necesarilly enough to make people want to see it. I am a gerry fan but I don't own every one of his movies because as a whole I don't like all of them. That does not mean he's box office poison, the movies were either bad or just not promoted well. That is usually the hit or miss. Get an education. P.S 300 would have bombed if it did not have good actors or a good story.
shareI had no idea who Gerald Butler was till I saw 300 and I will say he MADE the movie. I totally agree with the poster above who posted that with Colin or Orlando I doubt it would have done so well. And really does anyone think Colin would have the tenacity to train hard for 2-3 months?? haha I mean really.
Give him another hit movie and he'll be a megastar - mark my words and this isn't coming from a Gerald Butler fan - this is coming from someone who didn't even know he was. I sure do now though.
I think that 90% of Hollywood actor could not have passed as King Leonidas. I think he did make that movie. He was believable as the character.
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Good thought....i think Colin would have made an excellent Leonidas. Bloom would have made an excellent kid Leonidas... :D
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