What do Bruce Willis, Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise have in common? All three know the feeling of being the star of an action franchise. Gerard Butler can now also call himself a member of this elite club, as he started with Olympus Has Fallen in 2013 his very own extremely successful action series.
The film has so far received two sequels, London Has Fallen and Angel Has Fallen, and a fourth part called Night Has Fallen is planned for 2026. Additionally, the spin-off series Paris Has Fallen premiered this year. Tonight you can watch the origin of the franchise on TV.
Action Fest with Gerard Butler: What is Olympus Has Fallen about?
It’s been 18 months since Special Agent Mike Banning (Butler) was released after a tragic incident Personal security guard for the US President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) was fired and transferred to the Treasury Department’s office as a punishment. However, annoyed by his desk work, the ex-elite soldier is given an unexpected chance for rehabilitation.
During a diplomatic meeting in the White House: The US government headquarters was attacked and captured by Korean paramilitaries. The terrorists, led by the unscrupulous Kang (Rick Yune), act with extreme brutality and are able to quickly take President Asher and his staff hostage.
From outside, Speaker of the House of Representatives Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), among others, is desperately trying to bring the situation under control. Banning acts as their contact because he can get into the White House unnoticed and is now the only one who can stop the radical Kang and his people. What no one yet suspects: the attackers are pursuing a plan that could plunge the entire world into chaos.
Olympus Has Fallen surprises with merciless action
There were only three months between the theatrical release of Olympus Has Fallen and Roland Emmerich’s White House Down, which had a very similar theme. A strange coincidence that naturally invites you to compare the two films. What distinguishes today’s TV tip from Emmerich’s action work is this Degree of uncompromising.
Because instead of a typical one-on-all film with humorous inserts, as often occurs in this setting, director Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer) presents one in Olympus Has Fallen surprisingly serious and quite brutal action thriller. The attack sequence in particular is really tough and one merciless hail of bullets follows the next.
You actually rarely see something like this in Hollywood blockbuster cinema and is therefore, alongside the usual charismatic leading actor Gerard Butler, the big trump card of the action thriller.
The audience probably saw it very similarly in 2013 The film grossed $170 million which was a commendable success with a budget of less than half. So it’s no wonder that an entire franchise has now emerged from it.
When is Olympus Has Fallen with Gerard Butler on TV?
The action fireworks Olympus Has Fallen is underway tonight on November 29th at 8:15 p.m. on RTL 2. The station will show the repeat on December 1st at 10:25 p.m.
Both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video currently offer Olympus Has Fallen in their streaming flat rate. The sequels London Has Fallen and Angel Has Fallen are also available there for subscribers.