People may have already forgot about the dueling “President taken hostage” movies of 2013, one being OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN and the other WHITE HOUSE DOWN. Well, let’s just say the former did considerably better than the latter, so much so that the studio decided to greenlight a sequel. LONDON HAS FALLEN is directed by Babak Najafi, and written by Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt and Christian Gudegast and Chad St. John. Most of the first film’s cast is returning including leading man Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Jackie Earle Haley, Melissa Leo, Radha Mitchell, and Sean O’Bryan. Alon Moni Aboutboul, Charlotte Riley and Waleed Zuaiter join the fun this time. The story takes The President of the United States (Eckhart) and his Secret Service head (and pal) Banning (Butler) to London, where a nefarious plot to kidnap and murder The Prez on full broadcast is enacted, only Banning is preventing the terrorists from completing their mission… and of course all hell breaks loose as a result. Check out the trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
The sequel to the worldwide smash hit “Olympus Has Fallen,” a non-stop, suspenseful action thriller that delivers high-octane excitement through a heightened sense of authenticity. The visceral intensity springs from a timely premise: after the British Prime Minister passes away, his funeral becomes a target of a terrorist organization to destroy some of the world’s most powerful leaders, devastate the British capital, and unleash a terrifying vision of the future. The only hope of stopping it rests on the shoulders of the President of the United States (Aaron Eckhart) and his formidable Secret Service head (Gerard Butler), and an English MI-6 agent (Charlotte Riley) who rightly trusts no one. Morgan Freeman also stars as the Vice President of the United States.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
