Gerard Butler Is Singlehandedly Keeping the Everyman Action Hero Alive
Krull. The 1983 science fiction saga, which he calls “a cheap version of Lord of the Rings,” earned poor reviews and flopped at the box office. But its ambitious, anachronistic fantasy—about a valiant prince leading his army against an evil creature—made a deep impression. Its castles and sweeping landscapes nestled inside his teenage subconscious, and Butler awoke consumed with a desire to be an actor—and to continue living in those worlds. “I've always been guided by dreams,” Butler tells me. “I knew I wanted to tell those stories—to have some sense of renewed courage and...