Above is the latest clip from Lionsgates new flick 'Gamer'. In what some might call a modern day 'The Running Man', Gerard Butler plays the lead as Kable in a world where online gaming is played through real people. Here's the synopsis from Lionsgate:
GAMER is a high-concept action thriller set in a near future when gaming and entertainment have evolved into a terrifying new hybrid. Humans control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online games: people play people...for keeps. Mind-control technology is widespread, and at the heart of the controversial games is its creator, reclusive billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall). His latest brainchild, the first-person shooter game "Slayers," allows millions to act out their most savage fantasies online in front of a global audience, using real prisoners as avatars with whom they fight to the death.
Kable (300's Gerard Butler) is the superstar and cult hero of the ultraviolent "Slayers." Kable is controlled by Simon, a young gamer with rock star status who continues to defy all odds by guiding Kable to victory each week. Taken from his family, imprisoned and forced to fight against his will, the modern day gladiator must survive long enough to escape the game to free his family, regain his identity and to save mankind from Castle's ruthless technology.
Sounds like what, 'The Condemened' should have been. I refuse to belive that Gerard Butler would pick a bad action script and the rundown of the story sounds innovative and somewhat original, talk about being topical too! This story has been kinda sorta done in flicks like 'Brainscan' and the previously mentioned 'The Condemened' however never quiet like this. This is gonna hit with alot of 18-24 year old males due just to the content but I think from what I'm seeing that this movie is definatley going to be worth seeing. The action looks amazing and the "Game" overlay doesn't look cheesy which makes me immensely hopeful. Check out the theatrical trailer below and let me know what you think.
