Ralph Fiennes has persuaded Gerard Butler to swap romantic comedies for Shakespeare - the Scottish actor has signed up to star in a new adaptation of CORIOLANUS.
Butler recently starred in The Ugly Truth and is set to romance Jennifer Aniston in The Bounty, but he is now preparing to test his acting skills alongside heavyweight thespians William Hurt and Vanessa Redgrave in the new production.
Fiennes will make his directing debut with the big screen adaptation and take the title role.
It won't be Butler's first time in Coriolanus - his first acting role was in a stage version of the Shakespearean classic.