Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor’s “Gamer” (its the new, now official title, we’re told — formerly “Game”, then “Citizen Game”, but now just “Gamer”) stars Gerard Butler as … well, I’m really not sure what the movie is about. Apparently, from what I can tell, he’s some kind of real person who is controlled by a gamer (like you and me) through a game setting. It’s from the guys who did “Crank”, so it’s gonna be cool, that much is a given. Lionsgate has now released the first poster for the film, called a “motion poster” below. Run your mouse over it to see the crazy effects. The less fancy schmancy poster after that.

Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments, a star player (Butler) from a game called “Slayers” looks to regain his independence while taking down the game’s mastermind (Hall).

Starring Gerard Butler, Milo Ventimiglia, Alison Lohman, Michael C. Hall, John Leguizamo, Efren Ramirez, Terry Crews, Logan Lerman, and Amber Valletta. Written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.

“Gamer” official site.

It’s game on September 4.