Army Ranger Mike Banning is a Secret Service agent assigned to be the chief of the U.S. Another sequel, Angel Has Fallen, was released on August 23, 2019.įormer U.S. Olympus Has Fallen was one of two films released in 2013 that depicted a terrorist attack against the White House the other was White House Down.Ī sequel, titled London Has Fallen, was released on March 4, 2016, with the principal cast members reprising their roles. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Fuqua's direction and Butler's performance, but criticized the violence and screenplay.
It earned $170 million against a $70 million production budget. The film was released in the United States on March 22, 2013, by FilmDistrict. The plot depicts a North Korean-led guerrilla assault on the White House, and focuses on disgraced United States Secret Service agent Mike Banning's efforts to rescue U.S. The film stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Cole Hauser, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Radha Mitchell, and Rick Yune. It is the first installment in the Has Fallen film series.
Gallery Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay written by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt.
