Watch: Gerard Butler Returns in Ridiculous LONDON HAS FALLEN Trailer
I loved Olympus Has Fallen, the outlandish 2013 action movie that was one of two "Die Hard in the White House" films that came out that year. For me, it was so much more entertaining than White House Down because Olympus was dirtier, meaner, and had 100% more Gerard Butler stabbing people in the head. So I've been looking forward to its sequel, London Has Fallen, and really hoping that it'd be able to live up to the ludicrous nature of the first film.
Gramercy Pictures just sent over the first official full trailer for the movie, and it just might live up to expectations. Keep in mind, I don't think this film looks "good" in the traditional sense, but from Butler saying he's made out of "bourbon and poor choices" to Morgan Freeman's rip-off of the classic Taken speech and his over-the-top delivery of "Oh my God," this looks so bad it could be good.
But I'm hoping that they're holding back on a lot of head-stabbing, because that should really be the bread and butter of this franchise. London Has Fallen blows into theaters on March 4th, 2016.
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.