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| producer = [[Gerard Butler]] <br> Mark Gill <br> Danny Lerner <br> Matt O'Toole <br> Alan Siegel <br> Les Weldon |
| producer = [[Gerard Butler]] <br> Mark Gill <br> Danny Lerner <br> Matt O'Toole <br> Alan Siegel <br> Les Weldon |
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| writer = Creighton Rothenberger <br> Katrin Benedikt <br> |
| writer = Creighton Rothenberger <br> Katrin Benedikt <br> Chad St. John |
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| starring = Gerard Butler <br> [[Aaron Eckhart]] <br> [[Morgan Freeman]] |
| starring = Gerard Butler <br> [[Aaron Eckhart]] <br> [[Morgan Freeman]] |
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| music = [[Trevor Morris (musician)|Trevor Morris]]<ref name=FilmMusic>{{cite web|title=Trevor Morris to Return for ‘London Has Fallen’|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2015/04/23/trevor-morris-to-return-for-london-has-fallen/|website=Film Music Reporter|accessdate=24 April 2015|date=23 April 2015}}</ref> |
| music = [[Trevor Morris (musician)|Trevor Morris]]<ref name=FilmMusic>{{cite web|title=Trevor Morris to Return for ‘London Has Fallen’|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2015/04/23/trevor-morris-to-return-for-london-has-fallen/|website=Film Music Reporter|accessdate=24 April 2015|date=23 April 2015}}</ref> |
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London Has Fallen | |
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Directed by | Babak Najafi |
Written by | Creighton Rothenberger Katrin Benedikt Chad St. John |
Produced by | Gerard Butler Mark Gill Danny Lerner Matt O'Toole Alan Siegel Les Weldon |
Starring | Gerard Butler Aaron Eckhart Morgan Freeman |
Music by | Trevor Morris[1] |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Focus Features Gramercy Pictures[3] |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
London Has Fallen is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by Babak Najafi and written by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Christian Gudegast and Chad St. John. It is a sequel to Olympus Has Fallen. The film stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman.
Filming began on October 24, 2014, in London, a Christmas break started in November with filming resumed in February 2015. London Has Fallen is set to be released on October 2, 2015, by Focus Features under their recently revived Gramercy Pictures label.
Plot
The story picks up in London, where the British Prime Minister has died under mysterious circumstances and his funeral is a must-attend event for leaders of the Western world. What starts out as the most protected event on Earth turns into a deadly plot to kill the world's most powerful leaders and unleash a terrifying vision of the future. The only hope of stopping it rests on the shoulders of the President of the United States of America Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart), his formidable Secret Service lead agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), and a British MI-6 agent (Charlotte Riley) who rightly trusts no one.[4]
Cast
- Gerard Butler as Secret Service Agent Mike Banning[5]
- Aaron Eckhart as President Benjamin Asher[5]
- Morgan Freeman as Vice President Allan Trumbull[6]
- Angela Bassett as Lynne Jacobs, the Director of the United States Secret Service[5]
- Robert Forster as US Army General Edward Clegg[7]
- Melissa Leo as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan[8]
- Radha Mitchell as Leah Banning, Mike's wife and a nurse[5]
- Jackie Earle Haley as Deputy Chief Mason[9]
- Sean O'Bryan as Ray Monroe, Deputy Director of the National Security Agency[7]
- Mehdi Dehbi as Sultan Mansoor, the youngest of three brothers whose life has been forever changed after a drone strike.[10]
- Alon Aboutboul[7]
- Charlotte Riley as the MI-6 agent[11]
- Waleed Zuaiter[7]
Production
Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett and Radha Mitchell will return for a sequel titled London Has Fallen revolving around a plot to strike London during the funeral of the British Prime Minister.[5] Production was scheduled to begin in May 2014 in London, with Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt returning to pen the script. Director Antoine Fuqua, however, was not returning due to his commitments with The Equalizer.[12] On May 1, 2014, it was announced Focus Features had acquired distribution rights to the sequel and will release it on October 2, 2015.[13] On August 18, 2014, it was announced that Charlie Countryman director Fredrik Bond would be taking over direction from Fuqua,[14] but Bond left the film on September 18, just six weeks before the shooting was set to begin.[15] On September 28, director Babak Najafi signed on to direct the film.[8] On October 10, Jackie Earle Haley joined the film to play Deputy Chief Mason.[9] On November 12, Mehdi Dehbi joined the film to play Sultan Mansoor, the youngest of three brothers whose life has been forever changed after a drone strike.[10]
Filming
The principal photography on the film began on October 24, 2014, in London.[7][16] A four-week shooting would be taken place with actors Freeman, Eckhart, Bassett and Melissa Leo and then there would be a Christmas break.[8] But Gerard Butler who was filming Geostorm in October, would take part in February 2015 when filming would again start after a pause. The filming has recommenced around March 2015 with Butler and Eckhart filming scenes.[17] A helicopter was seen making an expert landing in the courtyard of Somerset House, which is normally used to host London Fashion Week and summer film screenings.[18] Butler and Angela Bassett were seen filming in Somerset House.[19] Butler stated in an interview that the movie was also filmed in India and is set to continue in Bulgaria.[20] The President of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev visited the set of London Has Fallen during filming at Boyana Cinema Center in Bulgaria.[21][22] Filming would last through April 2015.[8]
Release
On May 20, 2015, Focus Features relaunched their Gramercy Pictures label for action, horror, and science-fiction movies. London Has Fallen will be one of Gramercy's new releases.[23]
References
- ^ "Trevor Morris to Return for 'London Has Fallen'". Film Music Reporter. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "London Has Fallen: Extra Large Movie Poster". IMP Awards. 2015.
- ^ Petski, Denise (May 20, 2015). "Focus Features Revives Gramercy Pictures Label For Genre Films". deadline.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "The International London Has Fallen Teaser Poster". Comingsoon.Net. 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, and Aaron Eckhart Returning for OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN Sequel LONDON HAS FALLEN
- ^ Goldberg, Matt (November 4, 2014). "Filming begins on London Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler; First Synopsis Revealed". Collider. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Rosser, Michael (November 3, 2014). "London Has Fallen begins filming". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Kit, Borys (September 28, 2014). "Troubled 'Olympus Has Fallen' Sequel Finds Director". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ a b Sneider, Jeff (October 10, 2014). "'Olympus Has Fallen' Sequel Lands Jackie Earle Haley As First New Cast Member". thewrap.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ a b Yamato, Jen (November 12, 2014). "'London Has Fallen' Adds 'Tyrant' Thesp". deadline.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Goldberg, Matt (May 8, 2015). "First LONDON HAS FALLEN Poster Is Already Hating British Landmarks". Collider. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ London Has Fallen Heads to AFM
- ^ "Focus Features Dates 'Olympus' Sequel 'London Has Fallen' For October 2015". Deadline.com. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Fredrik Bond to Direct 'Olympus Has Fallen' Sequel". Variety. August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ^ Kit, Borys (September 18, 2014). "'Olympus Has Fallen' Sequel Loses Its Director". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "First day of filming "London Has Fallen" sequel to "Olympus Has Fallen". Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman". Nick McArdle on Instagram. 24 October 2014.
- ^ Flint, Hanna (March 5, 2015). "A bloodied Gerard Butler hits the London Has Fallen set wearing a battered suit and tie with co-star Aaron Eckhart". Daily Mail.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "PICTURED: Helicopter makes a dramatic landing at Somerset House as Gerard Butler continues filming his new movie London Has Fallen". Daily Mail.com. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ "PICS: Gerard Butler spotted speeding down Strand in filming of action thriller". Roar News. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Haq, Nilo (31 March 2015). "Interview with Gerard Butler in Dubai". Saudi Beauty blog. Dubai.
Eye candy Gerard Butler is the new ambassador for Boss Bottled
- ^ "Плевнелиев: Три пъти повече филми може да се снимат у нас". btv Новините. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Bulgarian President visits London Has Fallen". Gerard Butler GALS. Bulgaria. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Petski, Denise (May 20, 2015). "Focus Features Revives Gramercy Pictures Label For Genre Films". deadline.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015.