Gamer movie trailer and poster

GAMER movie poster

GAMER is an upcoming movie that stars Gerald Butler (from the hit movie 300) and Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under’s David Fisher and Dexter Morgan from Showtime’s Dexter) that sets out to create a Death Race-style Massively Multiplayer Online-related film set in a very terrible and ultraviolet future earth.

Gamer is a high-concept action thriller set in the near future, a time when mind-control technology has taken society by storm. Humans control other humans in a mass-scale, multiplayer online game. Reclusive billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall) has created the controversial form of entertainment, “Slayers,” a hugely popular game that allows millions to act out their innermost desires and fantasies – online – in front of a global audience. Gaming has evolved into a terrifying new dimension — mind control, manipulation and people playing people.

At the center is Kable (300’s GerardButler), the superstar and cult hero of “Slayers,” the savage, ultraviolent first person shooter game. 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.

Here is a trailer for the upcoming film.

GAMER stars Gerard Butler (300, THE UGLY TRUTH), Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”), Amber Valletta (TRANSPORTER 2), John Leguizamo (RIGHTEOUS KILL, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13) and Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”) and is set for release in North America on September 4th, 2009.