| Has Fallen | |
| Based On: | Characters by Katrin Benedikt Creighton Rothenberger |
| Starring: | Gerard Butler Aaron Eckhart Morgan Freeman See additional cast |
| Distributor: | FilmDistrict (1) Focus Features (2) Lionsgate Films (3) |
| Released: | 2013-present |
| Runtime: | 339 minutes (3 films) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $170 million (3 films) |
| Gross: | $523.5 million (3 films) |
| Production Companies: | G-Base Nu Image |
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 have received generally mixed critical reception and have grossed a combined total of $523 million worldwide.
The film series will continue, as Butler has signed on for three more feature films. With plans to expand into a franchise, producers have various foreign, local-language, TV spin-offs in development.
See main article: Olympus Has Fallen. 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.
See main article: London Has Fallen. 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.
See main article: Angel Has Fallen. 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.
In November 2019, Alan Siegel announced that three additional Has Fallen films are in development.[1] In November 2020, the fourth film, titled Night Has Fallen, was given the greenlight with Butler confirmed to reprise his role as Mike Banning in addition to serving as producer. Waugh will return to the series as director, with a script he co-wrote with Kamen. The project will be a joint-venture production between G-BASE, Eclectic Pictures, Campbell Grobman Films, and Millennium Media. Alan Siegel, Heidi Jo Markel, Les Weldon, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger, and Yariv Lerner will also serve as producers.[2]
In October 2023, after a lengthy lawsuit, it was confirmed that the monetary disputes between Butler and Millennium Media/Nu Image had been settled; while production on Night Has Fallen is expected to commence following the ending of ongoing actors and writers strikes.[3]
Following the release of Night Has Fallen, at least two more movies will follow. In addition to the movies, Millennium Media has plans to expand the film series into a franchise with the addition of television spin-offs being considered.
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympus Has Fallen | Antoine Fuqua | Katrin Benedikt & Creighton Rothenberger | Mark Gill, Alan Siegel, Danny Lerner, Gerard Butler, Antoine Fuqua & Ed Cathell III | ||
| London Has Fallen | Babak Najafi | Chad St. John, Katrin Benedikt, Christian Gudegast & Creighton Rothenberger | Katrin Benedikt & Creighton Rothenberger | Mark Gill, Les Weldon, Alan Siegel, Matt O'Toole, John Thompson & Gerard Butler | |
| Angel Has Fallen | Ric Roman Waugh | Matt Cook, Ric Roman Waugh & Robert Mark Kamen | Les Weldon, Alan Siegel, Matt O'Toole, Yariv Lerner, John Thompson & Gerard Butler | ||
| Night Has Fallen | Ric Roman Waugh & Robert Mark Kamen | Les Weldon, Alan Siegel, Yariv Lerner, Gerard Butler, Heidi Jo Markel, Jonathan Yunger & Jeffrey Greenstein | |||
In November 2019, it was announced that multiple television series spin-offs were being developed. Because of the film series' popularity in other territories, it was announced that plans include various television series to debut in foreign countries, with the idea being that each show's local mother tongues will be the spoken languages. Siegel stated that the intent for TV show installments, would be to expand the franchise and add additional characters to appear in future films. In November of the following year, the studio confirmed development for a television series is on-going.[4]
In November 2021, Head of Millennium Media Jeffrey Greenstein confirmed that a Has Fallen television series is in development and a priority for the studio.[5] Mathieu Kassovitz was tapped to lead the series, Paris Has Fallen, in May 2023, with StudioCanal producing and Howard Overman penning the screenplays. Butler is expected to reprise his role from the films, featuring in a cameo role during the first season.[6] [7] In October 2023, it was revealed that Kassovitz had been replaced by Tewfik Jallab due to creative differences.[8]
| Character | Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympus Has Fallen | London Has Fallen | Angel Has Fallen | Night Has Fallen | ||
| Michael Jameson "Mike" Banning | Gerard Butler | ||||
| Allan Trumbull | Morgan Freeman | rowspan="2" | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Connor Asher | Finley 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 | ||||
| Composer | Cinematographer | Editor(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 Wild | Paul Martin Smith and Michael Duthie | Focus Features | 99 minutes | |||
| Angel Has Fallen | David Buckley | Jules O'Loughlin | Gabriel Fleming | Millennium Media, G-BASE, CB Films, Cinesite Studios, Eclectic Pictures, Nu Boyana Film Studios | Lionsgate | 121 minutes | |
| Night Has Fallen | Millennium Media, G-BASE, Campbell Grobman Films, Eclectic Pictures, Nu Boyana Film Studios |
| Film | Box office gross | Budget | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening weekend (North America) | North America | Other territories | Worldwide | ||
| Olympus Has Fallen[9] (2013) | $30,373,794 | $98,925,640 | $71,344,561 | $170,270,201 | $70 million |
| London Has Fallen[10] (2016) | $21,635,601 | $62,524,260 | $143,230,187 | $205,754,447 | $60 million |
| Angel Has Fallen[11] (2019) | $21,380,987 | $69,030,436 | $78,471,554 | $147,501,990 | $40 million |
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $170 million |
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympus Has Fallen | 50% (202 reviews)[13] | 41 (30 reviews)[14] | A−[15] | |
| London Has Fallen | 28% (197 reviews)[16] | 28 (35 reviews)[17] | A− | |
| Angel Has Fallen | 39% (190 reviews)[18] | 45 (33 reviews)[19] | A− |