Has Fallen

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Has Fallen
Created by
  • Creighton Rothenberger
  • Katrin Benedikt
Years2013–present
Films and television
Film(s)
Television series Paris Has Fallen (2024)

Has Fallen is an American action thriller 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 star Aaron Eckhart as U.S. President Benjamin Asher, and Morgan Freeman as the Speaker of the House (and eventual President) Allan Trumbull. The films received generally mixed reception and grossed a combined total of $523 million worldwide. In 2019 it was announced that the film series would continue, but as of October 2024 there are none in production.

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With plans to expand into a franchise, there are various foreign, local-language television spin-offs in development. The first of these, Paris Has Fallen , starring Tewfik Jallab in the lead role, premiered on Canal+ in France on September 18, 2024.

Films

Overview of the Has Fallen films
FilmU.S.
release date		DirectorScreenwriter(s)Story byProducer(s)
Olympus Has Fallen March 22, 2013 Antoine Fuqua Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin BenediktAntoine Fuqua, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Ed Cathell III, Danny Lerner, Mark Gill
London Has Fallen March 4, 2016 Babak Najafi Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Christian Gudegast, Chad St. JohnCreighton Rothenberger, Katrin BenediktGerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Mark Gill, John Thompson, Matt O'Toole, Les Weldon
Angel Has Fallen August 23, 2019 Ric Roman Waugh Robert Mark Kamen, Matt Cook, Ric Roman WaughGerard Butler, Alan Siegel, John Thompson, Matt O'Toole, Les Weldon, Yariv Lerner

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

After a failed attempt to save First Lady Margaret Asher, disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Banning must take action after a North Korean terrorist group seize control of the White House. Banning uses his inside knowledge to rescue President Benjamin Asher from his kidnappers.

London Has Fallen (2016)

During the funeral of the British Prime Minister in London, the city is attacked by a large army of Islamic terrorists, killing five world leaders, damaging major landmarks and generating mass panic, masterminded by Pakistani arms dealer and terrorist leader Aamir Barkawi. When President Benjamin Asher gets kidnapped by the terrorists, Secret Service agent Mike Banning must once again save President Asher.

Angel Has Fallen (2019)

Mike Banning is framed for the attempt to assassinate President Allan Trumbull by a rogue private military company and must race against time to clear his name while uncovering the real threat.

Future films

In November 2019, Alan Siegel announced that three additional Has Fallen films were in development. [1] In November 2020, the fourth film, titled Night Has Fallen, was given the green light, with Butler announced to reprise his role as Mike Banning in addition to serving as producer, and Waugh to return as director, with a script co-written with Kamen. The project was to be a joint venture production between G-BASE, Eclectic Pictures, Campbell Grobman Films, and Millennium Media. [2] In October 2023, after a lengthy lawsuit, it was confirmed that monetary disputes between Butler and Millennium Media/Nu Image had been settled, and production on Night Has Fallen was expected to commence after the end of the 2023 actors' and writers' strikes. [3]

Television

In November 2019, it was announced that multiple television series spin-offs were being developed. Because of the film series' popularity in other territories, plans included various television series to debut in foreign countries, with each show's local mother tongues used as the spoken languages. Siegel said that the TV shows would expand the franchise and add additional characters to appear in future films. [1] In November 2020, the studio confirmed that development for a television series was ongoing. [2]

Paris Has Fallen (2024)

In November 2021, Millennium Media confirmed that a Has Fallen television series was in development. [4] In May 2023, Mathieu Kassovitz was tapped to lead the new series Paris Has Fallen, with StudioCanal producing and Howard Overman penning the screenplays. [5] [6] In October 2023, Kassovitz was replaced by Tewfik Jallab due to creative differences. [7] [8] On August 29, 2024, the trailer for the series was released, and the series premiered on September 23, 2024 on Canal+. [9] The eight-part series premiered on SBS Television in Australia on September 26, 2024. [10] It is scheduled to be released in the United States on Hulu in late 2024. [11]

Cast and characters

Overview of cast and characters from the Has Fallen series
CharacterFilm
Olympus Has Fallen London Has Fallen Angel Has Fallen
201320162019
Michael Jameson "Mike" Banning Gerard Butler
Allan Trumbull Morgan Freeman
Leah Banning Radha Mitchell Piper Perabo
Benjamin "Ben" Asher Aaron Eckhart  
Ruth McMillan Melissa Leo  
Edward Clegg Robert Forster  
Lynne Jacobs Angela Bassett  
Ray Monroe Sean O'Bryan  
Lawrence O'Donnell Lawrence O'Donnell  
Margaret Asher Ashley Judd Mentioned 
Connor AsherFinley Jacobsen 
Lynne Banning Jessica and Maisie Cobley
Dave Forbes Dylan McDermott  
Agent Roma Cole Hauser  
Kang Yeonsak Rick Yune  
Jacqueline Marshall  Charlotte Riley  
Mason  Jackie Earle Haley  
Sir Kevin Hazard  Colin Salmon  
Aamir Barkawi  Alon Aboutboul  
Kamran Barkawi  Waleed Zuaiter  
Clay Banning  Nick Nolte
Wade Jennings  Danny Huston
Helen Thompson  Jada Pinkett Smith
David Gentry  Lance Reddick
Martin Kirby  Tim Blake Nelson

Additional crew and production details

Overview of production crew for the Has Fallen films
FilmComposerCinematographerEditor(s)Production
companies		Distributing
company		Running time
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 WildPaul Martin Smith and Michael DuthieMillennium Films,
G-BASE,
Gramercy Pictures,
LHF Film,
Nu Boyana Film Studios 		Focus Features 99 minutes
Angel Has Fallen David Buckley Jules O'LoughlinGabriel Fleming Millennium Media,
G-BASE,
CB Films,
Cinesite Studios,
Eclectic Pictures,
Nu Boyana Film Studios		 Lionsgate 121 minutes

Reception

Box office performance for the Has Fallen films
FilmBox office grossBudget
Opening weekend
(North America)		North AmericaOther territoriesWorldwide
Olympus Has Fallen [12] $30,373,794$98,925,640$71,344,561$170,270,201$70 million
London Has Fallen [13] $21,635,601$62,524,260$143,230,187$205,754,447$60 million
Angel Has Fallen [14] $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
Critical and public response for the Has Fallen films
Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Olympus Has Fallen50% (202 reviews) [15] 41 (30 reviews) [16] A− [17]
London Has Fallen28% (197 reviews) [18] 28 (35 reviews) [19] A− [17]
Angel Has Fallen39% (190 reviews) [20] 45 (33 reviews) [21] A− [17]

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