Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

Action thriller from the creators of "Training Day". Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) has not served in the presidential guard for a long time, but by chance he will have to protect the head of the United States once again. A group of terrorists seizes the White House (codenamed "Olympus") and takes the president (Aaron Eckhart) hostage. Only Mike, who happens to be in the building by accident, can save the head of state. Read more Antoine Fuqua is primarily known as a director of action films. Among the most famous are "Training Day" (2001), "King Arthur" (2004), "Sagittarius" (2007), the names of which are familiar to many. This time he decided to shoot an action movie in the best traditions of the film series "Strong Nut" and films based on the books by Tom Clancy, which was screened more than once. The cast was also decided to be as explosive as the film itself. The president was played by Aaron Eckhart, the main character was Gerard Butler, in addition to them, the film also starred Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd. Filming began in March 2012, when the Millennium Films studio bought the script. At the end of the same month, Gerard Butler was also invited to star. In addition, the actor acted as a producer. The film "The Fall of Olympus" itself looks like some kind of video game, from the category of shooters, which are very popular now. Considering that the popularity of Bruce Willis' Nutcracker series has started to decline, movies like "Olympus Fall" are a good help for the genre.