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Post by ck100 on Nov 9, 2020 22:18:33 GMT
Millennium Media has tapped Gerard Butler to return as Mike Banning for Night Has Fallen, the fourth entry in the Fallen franchise.
"Gerard Butler isn't done as Mike Banning just yet. Millennium Media has announced a fourth entry in the popular "Fallen" franchise titled Night Has Fallen. It will serve as a sequel to 2019's Angel Has Fallen, which proved that the series still has plenty of gas in the tank. The news comes as the 41st American Film Market gets underway. The AFM has pressed forward by holding an online edition this year. The studio will launch global sales of the project during the event. According to multiple reports, Gerard Butler will return in his starring role with director Ric Roman Waugh at the helm. Waugh helmed Angel Has Fallen, which was quite successful, earning $133 million at the global box office. Robert Kamen is also returning to pen the screenplay. Plot details are being kept under wraps for the time being. There is no word on other possible returning cast members, such as Morgan Freeman or Nick Nolte, who was introduced as Mike Banning's father in the most recent installment. Millennium Media president Jeffrey Greenstein said that the hope is to shoot the sequel next year.
"We're hoping to do it in 2021. We're working with Gerard Butler and Ric Roman Waugh on the specific dates. Our partners are very happy about it. We're also beginning to develop it as a TV series."
Beyond Night Has Fallen it seems the studio hopes that Mike Banning can make the jump to the small screen as well. The series launched in 2013 with Olympus Has Fallen, which saw Gerard Butler trying to thwart an attack on the White House. The movie earned $172 million worldwide against a $70 million budget, paving the way for 2016's London Has Fallen. The follow-up was an even larger success, taking in $195 million. Interestingly, the reported budget has decreased with each entry, which is uncommon in the realm of theatrically-released sequels. But that could be the key to longevity, especially with looming uncertainty at the box office for the foreseeable future.
Les Weldon, Yariv Lerner, Alan Siegel, Gerard Butler, Jeffrey Greenstein and Jonathan Yunger are on board as producers. Avi Lerner, Trevor Short and Boaz Davidson are also set as executive producers. The intention is to shoot the movie at Nu Boyana Studios in Bulgaria. Additional filming is set to take place around Europe.
It is difficult to speculate where the story could go in Night Has Fallen. The previous installment shook things up a bit, with Mike Banning, a well-trained former Army Ranger and Secret Service member, on the run, framed for an attempted assassination on the president. By the end, things were cleared up and Banning had reunited with his father. There is no word yet on a possible release date. But with production expected to take place next year, sometime in 2022 seems likely. We'll be sure to keep you posted as any further details on the project are made available. This news was previously reported by Variety."
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Post by politicidal on Nov 9, 2020 23:39:19 GMT
Sure why not. The second one I liked the most. It's kind of funny that these movies make just enough money to get another sequel (and I guess rentals factor in as well).
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 9, 2020 23:42:13 GMT
My favorite of the franchise so far is Angel Has Fallen, which is the third movie in the series.
1. Angel Has Fallen - 6/10
2. Olympus Has Fallen - 5.5/10
3. London Has Fallen - 4.5/10
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Post by Ransom on Nov 9, 2020 23:58:08 GMT
That's funny because the third one was mostly filmed at night anyway. A night titled or centred movie isn't exciting to anyone but a bat.
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 10, 2020 0:02:37 GMT
That's funny because the third one was mostly filmed at night anyway. A night titled or centred movie isn't exciting to anyone but a bat. There are a whole bunch of very good movies that have night in the title and/or take place mostly at night. There are more daytime scenes in Angel Has Fallen than nighttime scenes. You might be thinking of London Has Fallen. The only two nighttime scenes I can think of are the first big chase scene after he is arrested and the action scene in the forest with Nick Nolte.
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Post by ck100 on Nov 10, 2020 0:12:09 GMT
A night titled or centred movie isn't exciting to anyone but a bat. There are a whole bunch of very good movies that have night in the title and/or take place mostly at night.
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 10, 2020 0:15:02 GMT
There are a whole bunch of very good movies that have night in the title and/or take place mostly at night. I actually dislike that movie, but in terms of majority opinion it obviously qualifies.
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Post by ck100 on Nov 10, 2020 0:24:23 GMT
And also:
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 10, 2020 0:27:13 GMT
Here are a few I actually like.   |
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Post by Ransom on Nov 10, 2020 0:37:44 GMT
That's funny because the third one was mostly filmed at night anyway. A night titled or centred movie isn't exciting to anyone but a bat. There are a whole bunch of very good movies that have night in the title and/or take place mostly at night. There are more daytime scenes in Angel Has Fallen than nighttime scenes. You might be thinking of London Has Fallen. The only two nighttime scenes I can think of are the first big chase scene after he is arrested and the action scene in the forest with Nick Nolte. Must have been that long truck crash in the third movie making it look like a life sentence to watch. The worst of the sequels. And it had Nick Nolte in it which made it worse. |
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 10, 2020 0:47:11 GMT
There are a whole bunch of very good movies that have night in the title and/or take place mostly at night. There are more daytime scenes in Angel Has Fallen than nighttime scenes. You might be thinking of London Has Fallen. The only two nighttime scenes I can think of are the first big chase scene after he is arrested and the action scene in the forest with Nick Nolte. Must have been that long truck crash in the third movie making it look like a life sentence to watch. The worst of the sequels. And it had Nick Nolte in it which made it worse. It is the best of the trilogy as far as I'm concerned. Still not good, but more interesting, more emotional and more intense than the first 2 movies. Nick Nolte is terrific in the movie imo. Anytime he appears in a movie the movie becomes instantly better,
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Post by Ransom on Nov 10, 2020 0:51:02 GMT
Must have been that long truck crash in the third movie making it look like a life sentence to watch. The worst of the sequels. And it had Nick Nolte in it which made it worse. It is the best of the trilogy as far as I'm concerned. Still not good, but more interesting, more emotional and more intense than the first 2 movies. Nick Nolte is terrific in the movie imo. Anytime he appears in a movie the movie becomes instantly better, The first movie had Rick Yune as the villain and Aaron Eckhart don't talk rubbish. |
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 10, 2020 0:57:28 GMT
It is the best of the trilogy as far as I'm concerned. Still not good, but more interesting, more emotional and more intense than the first 2 movies. Nick Nolte is terrific in the movie imo. Anytime he appears in a movie the movie becomes instantly better, The first movie had Rick Yune as the villain and Aaron Eckhart don't talk rubbish. 
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Post by Ass_E9 on Nov 10, 2020 3:31:37 GMT
Ending with the final installment: I Have Fallen (and I Can't Get Up) |
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Post by ck100 on Nov 10, 2020 3:46:44 GMT
At least Morgan Freeman will be happy to have another easy paycheck:
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Post by leesilm on Nov 13, 2020 17:19:57 GMT
Possibly, they could do something where a protégé of his gets in over their head, or goes missing with whomever they were protecting, and Butler's character has to go save them.
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