Gamer

Gerard Butler stars in this action film as Kable, a flesh-and-blood man whose actions are controlled by popular champion gamer Simon in a deadly first-person-shooter game called “Slayers”. Because the program is hugely popular, the game’s unscrupulous creator has made a fortune from it and will do everything in his power to make sure Kable can never escape the game., In the near future, players remotely control death row inmates in a macabre battle to the death, until Kable, the most famous pawn in this real-life video game, manages to fight his way free., Action set in the future, where online video game players remotely control the bodies of death row inmates in a real-life, bloody battle to the death – until the most famous inmate tries to fight his way free from the game., In the near future, players remotely control death row inmates in a macabre battle to the death, until Kable, the most famous pawn in this real-life video game, manages to fight his way free. Action., Reality and video games merge in this high-concept sci-fi action thriller from Crank creators Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. In the not too distant future, mind-control technology allows humans to control the actions and movements of other humans, allowing reclusive billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall) to create the ultimate video game. It’s called “Slayers,” and it’s a mass-scale, multiplayer online first-person shooter that’s as controversial as it is popular. In the world of gamers, Simon (Logan Lerman) is a rock star; miraculously managing to keep his character alive week after week, he racks up frags like Billy Mitchell jumps barrels. But unlike Mitchell’s Mario, Simon’s video-game avatar is a living, breathing human being named Kable (Gerard Butler). Defying the odds to keep Kable running and gunning though even the most explosive battles, Simon captures the imagination of a global audience. Torn from his family, thrown into prison, and forced to fight against his will, Kable realizes that his only hope of ever seeing his family again is to somehow escape the game, reclaim his identity, and expose Castle’s dehumanizing technology on live television., Gerard Butler stars in this high-octane action spectacle as Kable, a flesh-and-blood man whose actions are controlled by popular champion gamer Simon (Logan Lerman) in a deadly first-person-shooter game called “Slayers.” Because the program is hugely popular, the game’s unscrupulous creator (Michael C. Hall) has made a fortune from it and will do everything in his power to make sure Kable can never escape the game. Directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.