Gerard Butler to receive Variety’s International Star of the Year Award
Congratulations Gerry!
Gerard Butler to receive Variety’s International Star of the Year Award
December 2, 4:52 PM, Ann Lake
It’s been a banner year for Gerard Butler and the hits just keep on coming. The Dubai Film Festival unveiled their line-up for this year’s event and revealed that Butler will receive Variety’s International Star of the Year award at the 2009 event. The festival runs from December 9 – 16.
Past recipients of the award include British actors Jude Law and Hugh Grant.
The Scottish-born actor saw three films in cinemas this year with Sony’s The Ugly Truth, Lionsgate’s Gamer and Overture Films’ Law Abiding Citizen, the first film from Butler’s production company Evil Twins.
In 2010, his new releases include the Dreamworks animated film How To Train Your Dragon and The Bounty, co-starring Jennifer Aniston.
Butler is also scheduled to begin work on the film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus in March 2010. The movie is Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut and is also predicted to star Vanessa Redgrave and William Hurt. Fiennes will portray the title character and Butler will star opposite as Tullus Aufidius.
He was also just recently named the first ambassador for the Glasgow Film Office.
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) is the leading film festival in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Since its inception in 2004, the festival has served as an influential platform for Arab filmmakers and talent at an international level, by spearheading the cinema movement in the region.
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