… Then around 2015, we went, ‘OK, I can see this now.’ … You had a completely different reaction when you read the script. “When I read the script in 2011, there wasn’t anything going on between these, there wasn’t any tension. “That’s the reason we made the movie,” Butler said. … While all the minds in the war room fight it out in Washington, we have to send in this clandestine black ops team into Russia and we find out nothing is going on as expected.”Īs producer, Butler felt the timing was perfect considering recent U.S.-Russian relations. “At the beginning of the movie, two submarines go down under mysterious circumstances - one Russian, one U.S. has that locates and destroys enemy subs and surface ships with stealth,” Butler said. “‘Hunter Killer’ is actually a type of fast-attack nuclear submarine the U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general. submarine captain named Joe Glass, who teams with U.S. … That’s the idea behind great action thrillers.”īutler plays an unproven U.S. You take the kernel of an idea and go to town. “The Phantom of the Opera is hereeeee, but where the hell is that sub?” Butler joked. “It’s pretty exhilarating right from the start. So, how would his Phantom describe his new submarine action thriller “Hunter Killer?” I Love You” and “The Phantom of the Opera.” WASHINGTON - Gerard Butler’s career spans everything from action heroes in “300” and “Olympus Has Fallen” to heartthrobs in “P.S. WTOP's Jason Fraley chats with Gerard Butler ( Jason Fraley) Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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