We’ve all seen movies based on video games, but movies ABOUT video games are a whole different animal. That’s what we’ll get September 4th when Gerard Butler hooks up and plugs in for the upcoming movie Gamer. Set in a world where gaming has gone to its ultimate level–humans controlling other humans in a sophisticated deathmatch, one such live-meat avatar, played by Butler, decides he doesn’t like the life of a video game character. Butler’s out to regain his freedom by taking down the cruel controller of the most popular game of the time–Slayers. Here’s the trailer! So will this one be a blockbuster or will we be looking for a cheat code to transport us out of the theatre? The password to the comments section is “look down”–so let us know what you think. Thanks for watching! Gamer Official movie trailer is provided courtesy of Lionsgate. Gamer is scheduled to hit theaters on September 4th, 2009