Remember last year when there were two competing White House-under-siege movies? Of course you do. One was a major summer release directed by Roland Emmerich entitled White House Down, and the other was the lesser marketed Olympus Has Fallen, directed by Antoine Fuqua. Well, in a surprising turn of events, one of those movies is getting a sequel, and it’s not the one that had all the marketing power of a major summer blockbuster.
The Wrap has revealed that Focus Features has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to London Has Fallen, a follow-up to the Gerard Butler-starring action/thriller. The film is currently scheduled for an October 2nd, 2015 release and is in search of a new director, since Antoine Fuqua has decided not to helm the follow-up.
Olympus Has Fallen was arguably the biggest ’80s action throwback of the year when it came out, something that was greatly magnified thanks to its highly deserved R rating.
Who do you think should direct the sequel? Sound off in the comments below.
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groundedGeek…. I don’t know how you can say it wasn’t terrible, cause it was. One of the worst action movies I ever attempted to watch. So bad, I turned it off and put Batman & Robin on to wipe it from my mind
This may be because, of the two, Olympus was the only one that was not terrible. As the article said, it was SO reminiscent of 80’s over-the-top action flicks that it was actually kind of enjoyable from a nostalgic angle. Will it have Butler, is the question… otherwise, it will probably be much like a Speed 2. 😛