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Post by elenoire on Oct 29, 2013 13:50:18 GMT -5
Thanks Swansong! Mike Banning goes to London? www.screendaily.com/5063031.articleLondon Has Fallen heads to AFM 29 October, 2013 | By Jeremy Kay EXCLUSIVE: Nu Image will kick off talks on what is likely to become one of the must-haves of the market as Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman prepare to reprise their roles from the original action smash. Millennium Films is producing and financing London Has Fallen and Alan Siegel and Gerard Butler’s G-Base will also produce. Focus Features will release in the US under the auspices of incoming CEO Peter Schlessel, whose FilmDistrict distributed the original last spring. Shooting is scheduled to begin in London on May 5 2014 on the story of a plot to strike the city during the funeral of the British Prime Minister. Only the President Of The United States, his secret service head and an English MI6 agent can save the day. Angela Bassett and Radha Mitchell also star. Butler, Siegel, Mark Gill, Matt O’Toole and Danny Lerner will serve as producers while executive producers are Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, John Thompson and Christine Crow. Katrin Benedikt and Creighton Rothenberger will return to write the screenplay and the producers are out to directors. Olympus Has Fallen (pictured) scored $161m worldwide earlier this year, of which $62.1m came from international and $98.9m from domestic box office.
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Post by floridarealtor2 on Oct 29, 2013 15:41:42 GMT -5
I am so excited. I figured he had projects in the works. When you can make that kind of $$$$$ for a studio you are in demand. Why wouldn't Antoine not be aboard? Can't wait. It is amazing what goes on behind the scenes that we don't know about and we jump to conclusions.
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Post by sienari on Oct 29, 2013 18:34:43 GMT -5
Love it!!! So when is he suppose to begin filming the Egyptian film?
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Post by Lily on Oct 29, 2013 21:06:48 GMT -5
Elenoire!! www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39215 "Gerard Butler Says London Has Fallen" Aaron Eckhart & Morgan Freeman on for Olympus sequel. Though we’re still slightly pinching ourselves to figure out if this is real, the word arrives from Screen International, not some random rumour site, so we’re going ahead: a sequel to Olympus Has Fallen is in development, Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman and more are on to return and it’ll be called London Has Fallen.
Yes, in the seemingly endless series of films where London Gets It In The Neck (damn these good tax incentives and excellent production facilities!), Nu Image is putting together a package deal for the new movie ready to tempt buyers at the American Film Market.
This time around, the plot will see a terrorist threat to the capital during the funeral of the Prime Minister. Naturally, Eckhart’s President Benjamin Asher, ace Secret Service officer Mike Banning (Butler) and Speaker Trumbull (Freeman) are all present and must now wade in to help. Angela Bassett and Radha Mitchell will show up again too and the producers are looking for someone to play an MI6 agent.
Original writers Katrin Benedikt and Creighton Rothenberger are back on script duty and shooting is scheduled for May next year. One person who isn’t on board is director Antoine Fuqua, so the producers are already taking meetings with potential replacements. Chalk up another one for the film that won the battle of the White House Action Nonsense Thrillers this year…
Administrator I think we need a new thread for this movie....
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Post by Lily on Oct 29, 2013 21:37:45 GMT -5
From Here: www.deadline.com/2013/10/gerard-butler-aaron-eckhart-morgan-freeman-olympus-has-fallen-sequel-london-has-fallen/Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman Back For ‘Olympus’ Sequel ‘London Has Fallen’"2013′s White House action hit Olympus Has Fallen will be sequelized as NuImage/Millennium Films bring returning stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman to London. This time around POTUS (Eckhart) and his trusted Secret Service bodyguard Mike Banning (Butler) plus an English MI6 agent are the only ones who can stop a plot to take down London during the Prime Minister’s funeral. Angela Bassett and Radha Mitchell will also reprise their roles as the director of the Secret Service and Mike’s wife, respectively, while Freeman is back as senator Allan Trumbull. Butler, Alan Siegel, Mark Gill, Matt O’Toole, and Danny Lerner are producing. Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, John Thompson, and Christine Crow are exec producing. Katrin Benedikt and Creighton Rothenberger, who scripted the first Fallen flick, will write the sequel. Filming begins in London next May."
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Post by scottishdreamer on Oct 29, 2013 22:24:18 GMT -5
I am stunned there will be a sequel to OHF. I think it's more from lack of any movie projects this year and that he has a plan to make one next spring! I am thrilled! More Mike Banning can only be a good thing!
The other actor that is in Gods of Egypt is also in Game of Thrones which would make me think that GOE must be going to film in very early 2014 so that the actor can be available for GOT in the spring/summer when they normally film the show. I am just surmising this at this point unless GOE is being delayed for some reason.
I did see in the articles they called Gerry and Alan's company G Base. I take it that is the new name? Maybe I missed the announcement. Gerry said they had a new name but I never heard anymore about it.
I am jumping for joy that Gerry may be doing 2 film projects in 2014. This year has been a tough one for us fans!
Go Gerry!!
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Post by catty on Oct 30, 2013 3:54:09 GMT -5
Wish it was set in Scotland. Then he could 'go all Braveheart' and use his real accent.
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Post by Lily on Oct 30, 2013 4:07:17 GMT -5
New movie, New thread!! Thanks Elenoire I am happy and dance as well .. Look Ladies I found this /photo/1 is photoshop of course, but it useful to warm things up .. "London Has Fallen" Coming Soon...
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Post by fifiserafino on Oct 30, 2013 4:34:50 GMT -5
I am stunned there will be a sequel to OHF. I think it's more from lack of any movie projects this year and that he has a plan to make one next spring! I am thrilled! More Mike Banning can only be a good thing! The other actor that is in Gods of Egypt is also in Game of Thrones which would make me think that GOE must be going to film in very early 2014 so that the actor can be available for GOT in the spring/summer when they normally film the show. I am just surmising this at this point unless GOE is being delayed for some reason. I did see in the articles they called Gerry and Alan's company G Base. I take it that is the new name? Maybe I missed the announcement. Gerry said they had a new name but I never heard anymore about it. I am jumping for joy that Gerry may be doing 2 film projects in 2014. This year has been a tough one for us fans! Go Gerry!! SD GBASE is the acronym for Gerard Butler Alan Siegal Entertainment .. They started using it a while ago when they weren't able to use Evil Twins any more
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Post by floridarealtor2 on Oct 30, 2013 19:24:28 GMT -5
Wish it was set in Scotland. Then he could 'go all Braveheart' and use his real accent. How can he use his accent? He is Mike Banning and will have to follow thru from the original OHF.
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Post by catty on Oct 31, 2013 4:14:25 GMT -5
Flo, I was joking Glad Gerry is working on something exciting and he gets to work in London Town.
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Post by christy on Nov 6, 2013 21:50:27 GMT -5
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Post by Emily on Nov 8, 2013 4:27:37 GMT -5
Ross King was just on Lorraine a morning TV show here in the UK and he mentioned Gerry and that he has NOT seen or read a script for London Has Fallen.
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Post by elenoire on Jan 12, 2014 14:46:07 GMT -5
A very very busy year ahead for Gerry... twitter.com/UKFilmNewsGerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman reprising their roles for London Has Fallen, Production to begin on May 5, 2014 in London
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Post by fifiserafino on Jan 12, 2014 16:03:03 GMT -5
Very busy - the radio interview with GOE director Alex Proyas revealed the starting date to be late March/early April
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