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F. Gary Gray's Law Abiding Citizen Trailer with Gerard Butler

by Alex Billington
August 13, 2009

Whoa, I did not see this coming! The trailer for F. Gary Gray's Law Abiding Citizen starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx has debuted on Entertainment Tonight (via GerardButler.net). Normally they re-edit and screw up the trailer, but this time they have a clean embed of the trailer, even though it's a lot smaller than I'd like it. This is another one of those revenge stories, but you just wait, it starts to get a bit interesting part of the way through. I don't know why, but I wasn't expecting anything special - boy was I wrong! This looks awesome, I can't wait to see how it plays out and what the heck is even going on!

Watch the trailer for F. Gary Gray's Law Abiding Citizen:

You can also watch the Law Abiding Citizen trailer in High Definition on Apple

An everyday guy (Gerard Butler) decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family's killers free. His target: The district attorney (Jamie Foxx) who orchestrated the entire deal.

Law Abiding Citizen is directed by New York filmmaker F. Gary Gray, of Friday, Set It Off, The Negotiator, A Man Apart, The Italian Job, and Be Cool previously. The screenplay was written by fellow filmmaker Kurt Wimmer, who wrote Sphere, The Thomas Crown Affair, Equilibrium, The Recruit, and Street Kings most recently. Overture Films is bringing Law Abiding Citizen to theaters everywhere on October 16th this fall.

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From around the web:

wrongturn687

Looks great and it's cool to finally see Butler as the villan. I'm tired of seeing him in all these corny romantic comedies and this should deffentially bring him back on track. Great cast too.
qweqwu

holly fuck this is some cool shit
Big Red Moose

Looks fantastic. Probably going to be one of the most underrated films next year. Reminds me a bit of Death Race meets The Jackel meets Face/Off meets Saw. I am very excited, let's just hope they execute.
http://www.gerardbutler.net GerardButler.Net

Great write up Alex, sure does look like one wild ride with two great actors and a supporting cast to die for!!! Thanks for the shout out!
bltzie

HOLY SHIT! sssoooold!
jwm

Wow. Can't wait 'till it comes out. Awesome. Oscar contender anyone?
kreig70

wow. the trailer went from okay to kickass halfway through. looks really good.
Lazarus from Sparta!!!!

Colm Meany!!!!!!! Yay an old Trek-actor with good acting chops back on top in a studio sleeper thriller hit!!! Nice! Oh and Gerad and Jamie Foxx are cool too!
Cameron

That just gave me goosebumps!! Fuckin SWEET!!
Mike D

GB as a bad guy.... Jamie Fox gettin' his ass handed to him..... NICE!!! Great trailer!
Robbie

Wow, a shiver went up my spine the shot of Butler after Foxx said "The deal is done, I'm sorry." That expression on Butler's face is just amazing to see.
gplongwood

This looks really good!
DoomCanoe

looks great!
miracle disease

Two Thumbs Up!
Xerxex

Loved it, but I think a little too much was shown in the trailer, but I'll forgive it, because it looks awesome, Glad to see Butler doing some good guy/bad guy/anti-hero role.
http://erikkeating.blogspot.com erik

but is he technically a bad guy? he's just showin the SYSTEM what happens when you let the bad people free. looks good though.
ADM86

WOW..two thumbs up..fuck it 3 ill grow a new one for this movie!
dan

when i first heard about this i thought it would just be another standard "revenge" movie...........boy was i ever wrong. this looks really awesome!
OCP

Wow that fraking sick, cant wait
http://darklydreamingdavid.wordpress.com DAVE ID

I'm all Geek-Happy. I hope it rocks.
-Peter-

this looks very promising. but I have a feeling it'll end up being a forgettable crime action movie
Spider

Awesome! Looks like Foxx screwed with the wrong guy! Talk about 'unleashing the fury'. I'm there!
Cody

AWESOME.......Gerard Butler is a perfect badass actor hands down.
KARUB1989

"I´m gonna bring the whole system down on your head" !!!! How F### awesome is that....haha...!!!!
alan

well i think i completely agree with the goose bumps thing (wowowowowowowowwowow) good job butler and fox
http://moviepocket.net Nicholas

Jamie Foxx rullz! and the trailer too!!!! Just brilliant
Jon

holy shit this looks awesome, definitely seeing this one.
Clayton

Yeah that's cool. ill get stoned and see that
chanklas

i like it alot
big r

wow... fuck me!! That was AWESOME
Carlos

Damn... That looks too good. I´m definately watching this.
http://twitter.com/gimmesumsuga Mathieu

Frank Darabont was supposed to direct this at one stage, wasn't he?
Syphous

wow. I wanted to get another wow in just because this looks b'dass. Right out of left field. KILL EM ALL!
coto

how do I play the trailer doesn't work
Janika

If any of you are having trouble watching the trailer, here is a link to it on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6mWddnKpXA
Jon Johnson

Holy macaroni!
Matthew

TWO THINGS #1 - Anytime you can use the line, "It's going to be biblical." and it sounds badass, I'm so there. #2 - The shot at the end of the trailer was sweet.
Zac

This does look awesome. I'm a big fan of Butler.
mangelo

he's not an everyday guy right? halfway through it says somethin like he was a spy that's a dime a dozen
Shemah

Awesome, awesome trailer!! Came back for more, but apparently the vid has been taken down by ETOnline perhaps? (???) Anyways, killer movie and I can't wait to watch it!!
Dee

Jamie picked the wrong sidekick to go up against Gerard "Rape your Life" Butler. He's the one that let the Joker escape after they had him captured.
Shemah

Thanks for putting it up again, Alex!! It's great to see Gerard Butler back in the action zone.. instead of those rom coms! I've totally marked my calendar for this one! Sweeet!
Allen Reeve

Look's intresting.
buooy

worth of watching
dave13

looks amazing! Butler looks great in this! his righteous demon look about his face is quite good in the trailer.
Marty

Finaly, a movie that looks like it's actually worth going to see !!
F.C.

"It's going to be biblical." !!!! Holy effing shit!!!! I'm not into these type of movies, but man, this blew me away!
C Miller

Amazing. Jamie does well with his music and movies....!
Drived

Looks really good. I must see this one...
Roobaby

This flick looks awesome! And it's always fantastic to see Michael Irby on the big screen. Can't wait until it opens in the Miami area! Thanks for posting this trailer.
Trey

looks great!...cant go wrong with Jamie and Gerard
wetworks

Nice, I'm there!
Bash

Surprisingly, looks good - seems to be in a similar vein to 7even. Oh, and also stars Colm Meaney who is class.
http://www.mirthnadir.com Mirth

Very nice looking trailer here. Looking forward to it!
Brian Barajas

is there anything gerard butler isnt in right now?
http://www.patiencemovie.com Nick Sears

SICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCK
smacky63

AWESOME
Phil

Gerard Butler looks like Randy Quaid in that screenshot.
http://www.twitter.com/dt4storms Dusty

hell yeah... love the concept and looks like fun
Jordan

The Jackal meets Death Wish
Fisherr

Looks fresh and new.
ClerksFan

This looks good...I'm really looking forward to seeing this
ChrisUK

Eagle Eye style anyone? looks awesome!
Jeanne

about time Gerry did a good ass-kicker. he can portray a bad ass when he wants to
tankmaster

Wow not bad!!!!
desiree

looks hot! will we be seeing jamie foxx naked on here also?
Bry from Chi

I'm interested.
darren

I really hope that at the end of this movie, the bad guy wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
N

Damn, that looks badass.
Mod

(SPOILER) His twin brother is in the jail and the real man is at large.
cravin

This looks great. How will the press bring this down? Wish they would give Gerry his due, he is a good actor. I agree with jwm - Oscar anyone?
ClerksFan

(SPOILER) Mod is an idiot
Chad

That looked awesome can't wait to see it!
Sam

Definitely stoked on this one
Roberto Dinamite

wow one of the few movie trailers where there's not ONE person talking shit about it. looks like its gna be an amazing film!!
Irene

Nerve racking, definitely a movie for the guys. Pleased the acting roles were changed and we see many sides of Gerry but do not know if I will survive the movie.
Khalil7

This looks great! I can't wait. They did show quite a bit for a trailer. I hope that means that there is a wicked twist towards the end.
Malcolm

Sorry, sick of DIVA FOXX, sick of Quaid, getting tired already of Butler - there is a thing called over exposure you know - and I'm so, so, sick of that overrated, hyper lucky Worthington guy, who is not even in this but yet, I'm over him, his crappy American accent, dopey Aussie accent and his foul mouthed, Foxx inspired diva-ness.
Sally

Dexter: The Motion Picture.
Pikey Chav

It looks like he's having a piss.....AAAAAAHHHHH.......shake, shake...
neonblue120

i can relate my wife and kid were killed in a home invasion and then i went on a murderous rampage best fun i ever had
Sam Worthington Must Die

Aaah. So, why did you kill your wife and kid then......?
scmglove

I can't agree more with post #17. I don't think I've been this excited to see a movie in a very long time.
Mr.Big

Looks great, with that corny name i almost didn't watch trailer. I'm glad i did.
?????

Holler at Philly! This looks like complete craziness!
http://www.daequitas.deviantart.com Burak "D'aequitas"

this has the promise of a great sick revenge flick with an awefully perfect twist is definetely worth watching