Dear Gerard Butler’s Agent,
I don’t have any experience as an agent. I’m not saying I necessarily could do your job better than you, and I know that there is a lot that goes into which actors get which parts. Sometimes certain people just have to take the roles they can get.
That said: Have you paid any attention to the filmography of your client? In case somehow you’ve been 80 percent asleep for the last decade or so, here’s a little recap:
“The Ugly Truth”
“P.S. I Love You”
“Law Abiding Citizen”
“The Bounty Hunter”
“300”
(I know some people liked that one, but no)
In other words, garbage after garbage after garbage after garbage after garbage, and I didn’t even include “Playing for Keeps” or “Olympus Has Fallen,” whose sequel “London Has Fallen” opens next week. First this week Butler returns with this, which looks absolutely horrendous and many think is sure to bomb:
“Gods of Egypt”
Honestly, I feel bad for your client. These movies are not his fault. The material is awful and would be no matter who was in it. I interviewed him a few years ago about a sort of OK movie called “Machine Gun Preacher,” and he was incredibly nice and fun.
Granted, the “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise is good:
And I liked “Chasing Mavericks,” which nobody saw (since you can’t tell in the GIF and probably forgot about it, yes, he’s in it):
Really, though. For his sake, for our sake, for the sake of everyone’s time and happiness: Please stop. Stop allowing him to do these type of movies. Find the one that’s going to help him transition into different material, and then stay there. Thank you in advance.
Best,
Someone Who Can’t Believe How Many Bad Movies One Actor is Able to Make
@mattpais, mpais@redeyechicago.com
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