London Has Fallen (2016)

In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

Director:

Babak Najafi

Writers:

Creighton Rothenberger (screenplay), Katrin Benedikt (screenplay)

Stars:

Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alon Aboutboul	...	Aamir Barkawi
Waleed Zuaiter	...	Kamran Barkawi
Adel Bencherif	...	Raza Mansoor
Mehdi Dehbi	...	Sultan Mansoor
Shivani Ghai	...	Amal Mansoor
Martin Petrushev	...	UAV Reaper Pilot
Owen Davis	...	JOSC Officer
Gerard Butler	...	Mike Banning
Aaron Eckhart	...	Benjamin Asher
Michael Wildman	...	Agent Voight
Radha Mitchell	...	Leah Banning
Stacy Shane	...	Stern-Faced Advisor
Penny Downie	...	HS Rose Kenter
Clarkson Guy Williams	...	PM Leighton
Patrick Kennedy	...	MI5 Intel John Lancaster

Storyline

After the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances, all leaders of the Western world must attend his funeral. But 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 President of the United States, his formidable secret service head and a British MI-6 agent who trusts no one are the only people that have any hope of stopping it.

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Plot Keywords:

good versus evil | evil man | mole | sequel | funeral | 

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Taglines:

The world's leaders have assembled. So have their enemies.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site [Germany]

Country:

UK USA Bulgaria

Language:

English Italian French Japanese

Release Date:

4 March 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Olympus Has Fallen 2

Filming Locations:

New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,635,601 (USA) (4 March 2016)

Gross:

$56,112,233 (USA) (28 March 2016)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Gerard Butler Alan Siegel Entertainment, LHF Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the international trailer, a slowed down piano version of London Bridge can be heard.

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Goofs

The president's code name is "Southpaw", and it is mentioned that he is left-handed, but when he is seen shooting a pistol, he shoots with his right hand. However, he may be predominantly left-handed, but do things such as shooting with his right, much the same way that Clint Eastwood is left-handed but mainly shoots using his right hand.

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Quotes

Aamir Barkawi: London is just the first stop. Just imagine every major city, descending into chaos. Your president dies tonight.

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Connections

References Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

User Reviews

I should have stayed at home and washed the dishes

Easter weekend. Do I stay at home and do housework or take in a movie? No contest. Or so I thought. I saw this coming but it was even worse than that. Goodies are generally white, American/British (with a couple of token blacks) while baddies have dark skin, dark hair and come from (actual dialogue from the film) "Fuckheadistan." 'In a thousand years we'll still be here' says the cartoonish American hero who saves the world almost single-handedly. Now where have I heard that before? The film could have been so deliciously different: world leaders gather in London and are assassinated. Then leap into a future world where democracy, fairness, equality prevail until evil white men plot to gather wealth, power and control for their own self-aggrandisement until their plan is foiled single-handedly by secret agent Abdul from Iran. Hmmm, interesting. The actual version even casts a middle-eastern villain as the world's most dangerous arms dealer! The more conflict there is in the world, the better for arms dealers. The Americans and Brits have known that for a century or more and will continue to profit from it. Of course, there are millions and millions of truly beautiful American and British people. I happen to be one :-) I just hope even the least critical-minded of us won't be influenced by this racist, divisive, government endorsed propaganda. Finally, in terms of plot and cinematography, this film is bland, bland, bland. Maybe the producer should go back to Fuckhead City Arizona or wherever it is he comes from.