‘Bounty’ of Hollywood Stars
Gerard Butler hit the craps table at the Borgata.
Atlantic City is currently Hollywood East. Two movies are being filmed in town, Bounty Hunter, co-starring Scottish hunk Gerard Butler (300, PS I Love You) and Jennifer Aniston, and The Warrior starring Nick Nolte and Jennifer Morrison (House).
I heard that last night Butler was playing craps at the Borgata. According to my source, he needs to look like an expert for his film role and he needs a lot of work. He kept throwing the dice off the table. He was playing with his own money but being Scottish that means he was being careful with his funds. He lost his whole wad, $150. No, I didn’t miss any zeros folks. My friend reports that he was the sweetest and nicest celebrity she has ever seen on a game, without any of the “I’m a movie star” baggage. She said he was playing without getting too much attention. I guest the 300 fans don’t recognize him with without his warrior garb. He will be very big later this summer when his romantic comedy with Katherine Heigl, The Ugly Truth, opens. It was on my list of most anticipated films this summer.
Bounty Hunter is an action flick, with Butler playing a bounty hunter who’s hired to retrieve his ex-wife, a journalist who witnessed a murder and has skipped bail, played by Aniston. Bounty Hunter is scheduled to be released in late 2009.
Tags: Borgata, Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Morrison, Nick Nolte
June 26th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
SO glad to read what your friend said about Mr.Butler at the craps table. Not that it particularly matters to me since he and I have about as much opportunity to chat as I do of lunching on Mars, but I was starting to worry nonetheless. I fell for him, like zillions of other ladies worldwide, a few years back when he was dirty and hairy in Beowulf & Grendel, and have watched his wild variety of movies as they flew out of the big screen faster and faster. He used to joke in interviews, encouraging people/producers/directors/audiences to hire him, humbly refusing to accept the title Movie Star. Then 300 came along and the paparazzi recognized the handsome mug and were shocked by the gentleman’s friendly, open manners. It’s great for everyone, really. But he’s gotten awfully busy lately, and that’s the Ugly Truth of it. And every time I see a new batch of pics he’s looking a little grey around the gills, a little baggier under the eyes. He knows he’s a movie star now, and I wonder if he sometimes regrets it. I wish him all the best and I hope he puts up with it a very long time. He’s a lot of fun to watch, and like your friend said: the sweetest and nicest celebrity she has ever seen.
June 30th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
I filmed as an extra on this AC shoot and truthfully I could not see Mr. Butler on set through Jennifer Aniston’s beauty……