Gerard Butler To Star In Ralph Fiennes’ CORIOLANUS

It’s a shame that Law Abiding Citizen only earned $52 Million domestically, I thought it was a smart thriller that didn’t get a fighting chance. But Gerard Butler isn’t giving up, his next gig will pair him up with an Oscar caliber Brit thesp who knows how to deliver a powerhouse performance in every role he plays on screen…

According to Hollywood Reporter, Butler is set to star opposite the great Ralph Fiennes in CORIOLANUS which will be Fiennes’ directorial debut. The best part of this project is that the script was written by John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator, The Last Samurai).
The story is a contemporary version of Shakespeare’s Rome-set political and family drama.
Butler will play Tullus Aufidius, commander of the Volscian army.
CORIOLANUS is a 1608 tragedy by William Shakespeare, based on the life of the legendary Roman leader, Gaius Martius Coriolanus, check out the original story OVER THERE
Director Fiennes isn’t joking around, he’s round up a group of people who give acting a good name, William Hurt, Eddie Marsan, Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave.
Production starts in March 2010 in Serbia in March

This is off topic but the title CORIOLANUS cracks me up because it reminds me of the kind of word that Jemaine Clement‘s character in Gentlemen Broncos Trailer would love to hear.