Spoiler alert! Please do not read the following plot summary if you have not seen the film.
Gerard Butler returns as Secret Service Agent Mike Banning in London Has Fallen, the highoctane sequel to the box office smash hit Olympus Has Fallen. Also returning in starring roles for the non-stop, suspenseful action thriller are Aaron Eckhart as U.S. President Benjamin Asher and Morgan Freeman as Allan Trumbull, now the Vice President.
A lavish wedding party gets underway in Lahore, Pakistan. But the father of this bride is Aamir Barkawi (Alon Moni Aboutboul), a lethal arms dealer and one of the most wanted men in the world. A drone strike swiftly kills members of the wedding – including Barkawi’s daughter – but he escapes serious injury, and he and his sons vow vengeance. Two years later in Washington, D.C., Mike Banning and his wife Leah (Radha Mitchell), their marriage stronger than ever, eagerly await the imminent arrival of their first child. Having remained the Secret Service Agent assigned to Asher, Banning is always on alert. When the British Prime Minster dies unexpectedly, Banning knows it is his duty to prep with Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs (Angela Bassett) for them to accompany the President to the state funeral at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
With every powerful world leader set to attend, the funeral should be the most protected event on Earth. Yet within moments of arriving, heads of government are assassinated and London landmarks are attacked. Asher, Banning, and Jacobs are ambushed and retreat amidst a hail of gunfire and explosives. The devastated British capital goes into lockdown. London police and armed forces realize that they have been compromised, with all communications being intercepted. Tasked by Jacobs with keeping Asher safe, Banning must go off the grid and under the radar to stay one step ahead of what he learns are relentless operatives deployed by Barkawi, who have infiltrated the city through the careful plotting of Barkawi and his son Kamran (Waleed F. Zuaiter). But the Barkawis have not counted on the resilience of their quarry. When they tip their hands to the shocking plans they have for the President, Banning will stop at nothing to secure Asher’s safe return home.
Back at the White House, Vice President Trumbull races against time brainstorming with top advisors in the Situation Room (portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley and Olympus Has Fallen veterans Robert Forster, Melissa Leo, and Sean O’Bryan) to get those trapped in London a lifeline of support and a way out. Outnumbered and outgunned, Banning reaches out for help to an English MI6 agent (Charlotte Riley) who rightly trusts no one. Failure is not an option as they attempt to stop the criminals from carrying out the final phase of their revenge plan.
TRIVIA
1. The film is a sequel to the hit 2013 film, ‘Olympus Has Fallen.’ However, latter’s director, Antonia Fuqua, refused to direct the second installment as he did not like the film’s script.
2. After Antonio’s refusal, the makers roped in Fredrik Bond to helm the film, however, he dropped out citing creative differences.
3. Before Babak Najafi was finalized, Wayne Blair and Gary Fleder, were also in consideration as a replacement for Fredrik.
4. As a promotional stint, Morgan Freeman gave voice to the directions in the popular mobile navigation app, Waze.
5. The film was originally aiming for an October 2015 release, however, it was later pushed to March 2016.
#LondonHasFallen was a great action packed movie 🙌🏼 just the kind of movies I like!
— natalie nunn (@missnatalienunn) March 5, 2016
#LondonHasFallen looks like a 90's action flick made in 2006.
— Mr Sunday Movies (@mrsundaymovies) March 5, 2016
#LondonHasFallen is Breathtaking
— Kartik Aaryan (@theaaryankartik) March 4, 2016
Treat for Action movie fans @GerardButler in Full form
Loved it
Congrats @PanoramaMovies @AbhishekPathakk
#LondonHasFallen also has an ordinary start...strange...it had a fabulous trailer...i was expecting a good start
— Girish Johar (@girishjohar) March 4, 2016
10 minutes out of the movie and my heart's still pounding! #LondonHasFallen
— Rangita PritishNandy (@RangitaNandy) March 4, 2016
I now trust @GerardButler with my life , he was amazing in #LondonHasFallen
— Laura (@LauraAndreasx) March 6, 2016
Damn. #LondonHasFallen was good! Another movie to watch over and over again! Whoo it's really amazinggg 😄 @londonfallen
— Nicole Diane Gammad (@nixoxious) March 6, 2016
- What is the release date of 'London Has Fallen'?
Release date of Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman starrer 'London Has Fallen' is 2016-03-04. - Who are the actors in 'London Has Fallen'?
'London Has Fallen' star cast includes Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett and Aaron Eckhart. - Who is the director of 'London Has Fallen'?
'London Has Fallen' is directed by Babak Najafi. - What is Genre of 'London Has Fallen'?
'London Has Fallen' belongs to 'Action, Thriller, Crime' genre. - In Which Languages is 'London Has Fallen' releasing?
'London Has Fallen' is releasing in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu.