Tag: Olympus Has Fallen
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Gerard Butler Settles $10 Million Lawsuit Over ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Payments
After a prolonged legal battle spanning more than two years, Gerard Butler and the producers of the “Olympus Has Fallen” franchise reached a settlement regarding the actor’s $10 million lawsuit on Thursday. The suit sought a share of profits generated by the 2013 White House action franchise.The actor claimed in the 2021 lawsuit that he…
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2013 Was the Year of Dueling White House Action Movies
2013 was the year that the Die Hard franchise finally met its bitter end. Although opinions on 2007’s Live Free or Die Hard were mixed, the resounding response to 2013’s A Good Day To Die Hard was that it was finally to let this franchise rest with Hans Gruber in its grave. It was getting…
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‘Emancipation’ Review: Will Smith’s Unrelentingly Brutal Slave Epic Is a B Movie with Delusions of Grandeur
, Antoine Fuqua’s thoroughly Oscar-pilled “Emancipation” is the kind of immaculate misfire that could only happen because Hollywood is spinning off its axis. Because the American film industry has sacrificed medium-budget programmers at the altar of monolithic franchise blockbusters, original stories can only expect to be told if they feed into the awards machine and/or…
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Law Abiding Citizen Is Getting A Law Abiding Sequel
A Gerard Butler-led vigilante thriller is getting a sequel over a decade after its release: Village Roadshow Pictures has announced it’s working on a follow-up to 2009’s “Law Abiding Citizen.”If you’ve forgotten about “Law Abiding Citizen” amidst the onslaught of similar Butler-led films since, you’re not alone, but we’ll refresh your memory. The film stars…
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‘Night Has Fallen’: Gerard Butler Teams With ‘Angel Has Fallen’ Director For Another Mike Banning Adventure
First, the White House was in trouble in “Olympus Has Fallen.” Next, it was all of London in “London Has Fallen.” Then, it was God and angels and the Devil in “Angel Has Fallen”. Now, Gerard Butler is going to save…night?Continue reading ‘Night Has Fallen’: Gerard Butler Teams With ‘Angel Has Fallen’ Director For Another…
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Netflix: Movies and TV Shows Leaving in November
As Netflix adds a number of new titles, the streaming service is also saying goodbye to a trove of movies and TV shows over the next month.High-profile films leaving the streamer include the entire Ocean’s trilogy, Moneyball, The Addams Family, Stand and Deliver, West Side Story, Olympus Has Fallen, Y Tu Mamá También, Adam Sandler…
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Russell Crowe Thriller ‘Unhinged’ First Major Release to Debut as Theaters Re-Open
If everything goes according to plan, “Unhinged,” a thriller with Russell Crowe, will be the first wide release film to debut in U.S. theaters when and if exhibition chains re-open in July.The film will bow on July 1, preempting Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” currently scheduled to bow on July 17, by more than two weeks. “Unhinged”…
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Dueling Documentaries in the Works About Boeing 737 Max Air Disasters
Armageddon and Deep Impact. Antz and A Bug’s Life. Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down. They’re called twin films — movies with similar premises released right on top of each other. The most recent example was the strange case of Fyre and Fyre Fraud, competing and complimentary documentaries about the ill-fated Fyre Festival that…
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Box Office: ‘Angel Has Fallen’ Heads Toward $14 Million Holiday Weekend
“Angel Has Fallen” continues to fly at the box office. The Lionsgate and Millennium film is heading for a $14 million Labor Day weekend, following $2.8 million in Friday’s domestic ticket sales.While slightly below earlier predictions, that should push the film’s total domestic gross to around $43 million come Monday. “Angel Has Fallen” beat expectations…
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Lance Reddick Joins Gerard Butler in ‘Angel Has Fallen’
Lance Reddick has joined the cast of Angel Has Fallen, Millenium Films’ third installment in its Olympus Has Fallen series, starring Gerard Butler as a heroic Secret Service agent.Reddick, best known for his appearances in the John Wick films, Fringe and The Wire, will play the character of Gentry, interim director of the Secret Service,…