Gerard Butler Replaces Liam Hemsworth in 'The Raven'?

Gerard Butler may have found his next role: star in the sci-fi action flick The Raven, according to THR!

The 43-year-old actor would play Chris Black, a man on the run from a robotic police force, while a giant police ship coordinates the effort from the skies above.

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Liam Hemsworth was formerly attached to the role, as was Mark Wahlberg at one point, but the earlier iterations of the project fell apart.

ARE YOU EXCITED to possibly see Gerard Butler in The Raven???