![]() At times it just feels tragic as I’m trying to connect with this kid, and I don’t really know how to do it because I never really tried, but it develops into something beautiful as I kind of make my way into his heart, and likewise him to me. We have a great chemistry, and the more the movie went on we realized it was such a great part of the story. I just clicked with him straight away, and I think you feel that in the movie. He’s got a big heart and a great sense of humour. He walked out… Actually, he walked IN and we went “This is the kid.” He’s the nicest kid, but he’s totally unpredictatble, but in a great way. This kid is magical, and even though we screen tested a few kids for the role, from the second we saw him we knew. What was it like working with Noah Lomax as your son? My relationship to my ex-wife (Jessica Biel) and especially with my boy, and getting myself into these ridiculous situations with these horny married women or single mothers, so there’s a bit of Shampoo going on in there was well, and that’s something that’s a lot easier to explain. We made sure we used people who were experienced in the game, but there was still an element where we had to explain where if you were filming the game what would be the best way to do it and where to cut the moments together.īut honestly, the soccer was secondary to the more important themes about love, second chances, fatherhood, and making sacrifices to look for what’s more important, and that’s what really grabs you about the film. The referees were proper referees and the coaches were proper coaches. So they knew a lot about how to approach the football or soccer in the movie, and all the kids in the film were all from soccer teams. He had Tottenham tattoos everywhere, that guy, but he was great, too. GB: A little bit, but we used this guy who’s actually become a good friend of mine named Oliver Weiss who played for the Swiss National Team and who was trained in LA by a guy who played for Tottenham years ago named Mickey Hollander. Did you find that when you guys were making the film you had to find yourselves explaining the appeal of it? It’s kind of a tough sell trying to make a film about soccer, even kids playing it, in North America. I love those kinds of movies where you can laugh and cry at the same time. I mean, it’s hilarious and sexy and racy at times, but at the end of the day it’s also very poignant and emotional and it’s a real kind of feel good inspirational story, and I love those kinds of movies and I think there’s always an element of that in everything I do. There’s a lot to be said for having testosterone and making a movie with all the guys that has its own sort of powerful message, but at the end of the day this movie shows that I do really have a sort of soppier heart and it’s nice that this touches on all of that. Gerard Butler: They all really start with their own pros and cons, but this one I have to say was really all pros. Is that always a conscious decision for you? You’re often going back and forth between heavier fare like 300, Gamer, and Law Abiding Citizen and then going back to something a bit lighter like this. It’s almost like getting a chance to play the same character across several films without every having to leave a single movie.ĭork Shelf sat down with Butler during a recent stop off in Toronto to talk about working with kids, his great cast, his fading accent, and trying to make a film with soccer as a backdrop in the United States. Playing a former soccer star now living penniless while coaching his estranged son’s losing league team, Butler gets the chance to headline an ensemble comedy – alongside such heavy hitters as Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, and Judy Greer – that’s part rom-com, part inspirational kiddie sports film, part adult sex farce, and part family drama. In a way, it almost seems like his whole career has been building to a film like this week’s Playing for Keeps. From headlining a big screen adaptation of Phantom of the Opera to family films like Nim’s Island and How to Train Your Dragon to a handful of romantic comedies, Butler’s CV looks far more varied than a quick glace at his rugged features and almost effortless charm would suggest.
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