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Gerard Butler returns as the secret service head for the President (Aaron Eckhart) on a trip to London when terrorists attack Morgan Freeman, Charlotte Riley and Angela Bassett also star. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit Olympus Has Fallen begins in London, where the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances His funeral[...]

Prospects for a replacement weren't looking good and according to THR, star Gerard Butler may have contemplated leaving the project. Three directors names rose to the surface. Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) and Gary Fleder (Runaway Jury) were considered but Scandinavian helmer Babak Najafi, (Easy Money II: Hard to Kill) rose to the top and is now in talks to take over London[...]

According to THR, Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckart and Morgan Freeman have all signed on to reprise their roles from Olympus Has Fallen in the cleverly titled sequel: London Has Fallen Fredrik Bond, a video director whose first feature was Charlie Countryman is in talks to direct. In the script, most recent draft written by Christian Gudegast[...]

There may be some signs of trouble on the new film, as THR reports Gerard Butler has now dropped out of the starring role. The big reason appears to be scheduling, as Point Break had been planning to begin shooting in late June, while Butler has also committed to starring in Olympus Has Fallen sequel London[...]

Gerard Butler is on the Presidential protection detail A terrible accident, involving the criminally underused Ashley Judd, occurs and Gerard is banished to the wastelands of the Treasury. Eighteen months later a colossal attack on the White House takes place, and Gerard just happens to make it into the West Wing to start taking down miscellaneous[...]

What if a down in the dumps secret service member had to save the President when the White House comes under terrorist attack? As far as the 'rescue mission after terrorist attack' genre goes this  is a bit bigger than Die Hard, but a bit smaller than Lockout. Gerard Butler plays the secret service member, Aaron Eckhart plays the president[...]