Has Fallen
Has Fallen is an American action film series starring Gerard Butler as United States Secret Service agent Mike Banning. The series includes the films Olympus Has Fallen (2013), London Has Fallen (2016), and Angel Has Fallen (2019). The films also stars Aaron Eckhart as U.S. President Benjamin Asher, and Morgan Freeman as the Speaker of the House (and eventual President) Allan Trumbull. The films have received generally mixed critical reception and have grossed a combined total of $523 million worldwide.
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Based on | Characters by Creighton Rothenberger Katrin Benedikt |
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Release date | 2013–present |
Running time | 339 minutes (Cumulative of 3 films) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $170 million (Cumulative of 3 films) |
Box office | $523.5 million (Cumulative of 3 films) |
The film series will continue, as Butler signed on for three more feature films. With plans to expand into a franchise, producers have various foreign, local-language, TV spin-offs in development.[1]
Films
Film | U.S. release date |
Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
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Olympus Has Fallen | March 22, 2013 | Antoine Fuqua | Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt |
Antoine Fuqua, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Ed Cathell III, Danny Lerner and Mark Gill | |
London Has Fallen | March 4, 2016 | Babak Najafi | Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt and Christian Gudegast and Chad St. John |
Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt | Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Mark Gill, John Thompson, Matt O'Toole and Les Weldon |
Angel Has Fallen | August 23, 2019 | Ric Roman Waugh | Robert Mark Kamen and Matt Cook & Ric Roman Waugh |
Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, John Thompson, Matt O'Toole, Les Weldon and Yariv Lerner | |
Night Has Fallen | TBA | Robert Mark Kamen & Ric Roman Waugh | Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Heidi Jo Markel, Les Weldon, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger and Yariv Lerner |
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Disgraced Secret Service agent (and former presidential guard) Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) finds himself trapped inside the White House when North Korean terrorists attack. Using his inside knowledge, Banning must work with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.
London Has Fallen (2016)
In London for the British Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders ordered by a Pakistani terrorist leader and his son.
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
Mike Banning is framed for the attempt to assassinate the President by a rogue private military company and must race against time to clear his name while uncovering the real threat.
Night Has Fallen (TBA)
In November 2019, Alan Siegel announced that three additional Has Fallen films are in development.[2] In November 2020 the fourth film, titled Night Has Fallen, was given the greenlight with Butler confirmed to reprise his role as Mike Banning in addition to serving as producer. Waugh will return to the series as director, with a script he co-wrote with Kamen. The project will be a joint-venture production between G-BASE, Eclectic Pictures, Campbell Grobman Films, and Millennium Media. Alan Siegel, Heidi Jo Markel, Les Weldon, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger, and Yariv Lerner will also serve as producers.[3]
Future
Following Night Has Fallen, two more movies will follow. In addition to the movies, television spin-offs are being considered. Because of the film series' popularity in other territories, he also announced plans for various television series to debut in foreign countries, with each show's local mother tongues to be the spoken languages. Siegel stated that the intent for TV show installments, would be to expand the franchise and add additional characters to appear in future films.[1][2] In November 2020, producer Greenstein confirmed development for a television series is on-going.[4]
Cast and characters
Additional crew and production details
Film | Composer | Cinematographer | Editor(s) | Production companies |
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Olympus Has Fallen | Trevor Morris | Conrad W. Hall | John Refoua | Millennium Films, Nu Image, G-BASE, FortyFour Studios, West Coast Film Partners |
FilmDistrict | 119 minutes |
London Has Fallen | Ed Wild | Paul Martin Smith and Michael Duthie | Millennium Films, G-BASE, Gramercy Pictures, LHF Film, Nu Boyana Film Studios |
Focus Features | 99 minutes | |
Angel Has Fallen | David Buckley | Jules O'Loughlin | Gabriel Fleming | Millennium Media, G-BASE, CB Films, Cinesite Studios, Eclectic Pictures, Nu Boyana Film Studios |
Lionsgate | 121 minutes |
Night Has Fallen | TBA | TBA | TBA | Millennium Media, G-BASE, Campbell Grobman Films, Eclectic Pictures, Nu Boyana Film Studios |
TBA | TBA |
Reception
Box office performance
Film | Box office gross | Budget | |||
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Olympus Has Fallen[5] (2013) | $30,373,794 | $98,925,640 | $71,344,561 | $170,270,201 | $70 million |
London Has Fallen[6] (2016) | $21,635,601 | $62,524,260 | $143,230,187 | $205,754,447 | $60 million |
Angel Has Fallen[7] (2019) | $21,380,987 | $69,030,436 | $78,471,554 | $147,501,990 | $40 million |
Total | $73,390,382 | $230,634,684 | $293,046,302 | $523,526,638 | $170 million |
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Critical and public response
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
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Olympus Has Fallen | 49% (197 reviews)[9] | 41 (30 reviews)[10] | A-[11] |
London Has Fallen | 28% (196 reviews)[12] | 28 (35 reviews)[13] | A-[11] |
Angel Has Fallen | 39% (183 reviews)[14] | 45 (33 reviews)[15] | A-[11] |
References
- Tom Grater (November 8, 2019). "'Angel Has Fallen' Producer Alan Siegel: Expect More Sequels & Local Language Spin-Offs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- Grater, Tom (November 8, 2019). "'Angel Has Fallen' Producer Alan Siegel: Expect More Sequels & Local Language Spin-Offs In Millennium Franchise". Deadline. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- McNary, Dave (November 9, 2020). "Millennium's Jeffrey Greenstein Unveils a Fourth 'Fallen' as AFM Launches". Variety. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- McNary, Dave (November 9, 2020). "Millennium's Jeffrey Greenstein Unveils a Fourth 'Has Fallen' as AFM Launches". Variety. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Olympus Has Fallen (2013)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- "London Has Fallen (2016)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- "Angel has Fallen (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- "Has Fallen Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "Olympus Has Fallen". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Olympus Has Fallen". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- "Cinemascore". Cinemascore.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- "London Has Fallen". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "London Has Fallen". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- "Angel Has Fallen". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Angel Has Fallen". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved April 9, 2020.