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By Kit Bowen, Hollywood.com Staff
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
SCOTLAND OR BUST!
Gerard Butler is finally gaining enough of a following that he can get one of his dream projects off the ground: a biopic of Scottish poet Robert Burns, a cultural icon in his home country but who us Yanks may not know too much about. According to The Times, Butler may get his chance in 2009, with Vadim Jean attached to direct, and most of the budget already in place, thanks to Scottish Screen. The remainder will be raised by signing 250 "subscribers" to the project, which, ironically, is how Burns’ famous Kilamarnock Edition was published. In 1786, investors backed the famous book of Burns' poetry, convincing the poet to abandon his plan to relocate to Jamaica with his mistress and muse Mary Campbell. Hmmm … well, Butler as a dashing poet rising from his rural upbringing to literary greatness could be something to get behind, I suppose.
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