Having now moved on to the illustrious world of Guy Ritchie, Frank Darabont films and the likes, Gerard Butler says he won’t be back for any “300” green-screen happy sequel even if it is penned by creator Frank Miller this time.
For one his character died at the end of the movie (we just saved you a $4 rental), and secondly he’s just not really that interested having been there and done that he told Superhero Hype in Toronto (via Cinematical).
“I’ve heard some backroom chatter, but nothing more, so I don’t know if it would be a sequel or a prequel. I don’t want say anymore than that, because I really don’t know. I haven’t read anything. I can’t see it myself — sequel for me absolutely not, but I just mean the idea generally, I’m really not sure which way they would go with that.”
Asked directly if he’d be involved with the sequel, Butler said flat out, no, but it sounds like he’s been approached, thinks the idea is “interesting,” but evidently not interesting enough. “No. They mentioned it, and we’ll leave it at that. It’s a very interesting idea, I have to say.”
The geeks gotta be pissed about this one. There was talk the sequel actually being a prequel, where his character would still be alive, but Butler sounds like he’s out either way.