Gerard Butler shows his softer side in Playing for Keeps new clip

We're used to seeing Gerard Butler play a tough guy – think 300 and Machine Gun Preacher – but in this new clip from his latest flick, Playing For Keeps, the hunky Scotsman shows his softer side and plays doting dad. In the upcoming rom-com, Gerard plays George, a former professional athlete with a weak past who tries to redeem himself by coaching his son's football (and that's proper football) team. But the womaniser finds it hard to resist scoring with the team's restless, improbably hot, 'soccer moms', the cad...

Dennis Quaid co-stars and leading ladies include Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Watch the snippet below to see Gerard play dad to young Noah Lomax and stay tuned for more on th eupcoming release on iVillage.co.uk...

Playing For Keeps hits UK cinemas January 1st 2013 - what better way to ease out of the NYE hangover and into the new year?