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Gerard Butler Tackling 'Coriolanus' Next 
Action star has signed on for lead in Shakespeare story
By Phil Guie | Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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Gerard ButlerGerald Butler, who time traveled for the action flick 300, is getting set to play a Roman army commander in a film adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Coriolanus".

But as it turns out, this Coriolanus is going to be set in contemporary times. John Logan has penned the script, and Ralph Fiennes will direct.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Butler will play Tullus Aufidius, commander of the Volscian army. The political and family drama will co-star Fiennes, William Hurt, Eddie Marsan, Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave.

Shooting is set to begin in Serbia next March, and Icon Entertainment International is currently representing the film to distributors. Coriolanus will mark Fiennes’ directorial debut.

Butler recently starred in the action films Gamer and Law Abiding Citizen.

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