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Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American politicalactionthriller film directed and co-produced by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay written by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, and is the first installment in the Has Fallen film series. The film stars Gerard Butler (who also co-produced), Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman with Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Cole Hauser, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Radha Mitchell, and Rick Yune in supporting roles.

The plot depicts a North Korean–led guerrilla assault on the White House, and focuses on disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Banning's efforts to rescue U.S. President Benjamin Asher.

The film was released in the United States on March 22, 2013, by FilmDistrict, and grossed $170 million against a $70 million production budget. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Fuqua's direction, action sequences and Butler's performance, but criticized the overt violence and the screenplay. Olympus Has Fallen was one of two 2013 films that depicted a terrorist attack against the White House; the other was White House Down, which was released three months later.

A sequel, titled London Has Fallen, was released on March 4, 2016, with the principal cast members reprising their roles. A third film, Angel Has Fallen, was released on August 23, 2019.

Plot

Mike Banning, a former U.S. Army Ranger, serves as a Secret Service agent in the Presidential Protective Division. He cultivates a warm, personal bond with President Benjamin Asher, First Lady Margaret, and their son, Connor. During a snowy drive, the Presidential state car loses control on a bridge. Mike manages to rescue President Asher, but the limousine falls off the bridge, killing Margaret.

Eighteen months later, Mike finds himself removed and demoted from the presidential detail and assigned to the Treasury Department.

En la Casa Blanca , la reunión del presidente Asher con el primer ministro surcoreano Lee Tae-Woo se ve interrumpida cuando terroristas norcoreanos independientes , bajo el mando de Kang Yeonsak, lanzan un ataque coordinado con el objetivo de tomar el control del edificio. Con la ayuda de Dave Forbes, un exagente del Servicio Secreto convertido en contratista de seguridad privada, toman como rehenes a Asher y a varios altos funcionarios en el Centro Presidencial de Operaciones de Emergencia , y ejecutan a Lee en directo para que el mundo sea testigo de su poder. Antes de ser asesinado, el agente Roma alerta al Pentágono de que "Olympus ha caído".

Mike se une a la defensa inicial antes de entrar en la Casa Blanca. Desactiva sus sistemas de vigilancia y, usando el auricular satelital de Asher, establece comunicación con la directora del Servicio Secreto, Lynne Jacobs, y el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes , Allan Trumbull. El presidente interino se encuentra allí dirigiendo las operaciones en la sala de reuniones de emergencia del Pentágono.

Kang, aprovechándose del cautiverio de Asher, exige a Trumbull que retire las fuerzas estadounidenses de Corea del Sur . Su objetivo final es detonar el arsenal nuclear estadounidense , convirtiendo Norteamérica en un páramo radiactivo como represalia por la muerte de su madre, accediendo al sistema Cerberus, el mecanismo de seguridad para evitar un ataque nuclear, que requiere códigos que solo poseen Asher, la Secretaria de Defensa Ruth McMillan y el Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto, el Almirante Joseph Hoenig. Asher insta a McMillan y Hoenig a revelar sus códigos para salvar vidas, confiado en su determinación de resistir.

Tras encontrar a Connor oculto entre las paredes del edificio, Mike lo pone a salvo, frustrando así el plan de Kang de obligar a Asher a revelar su código. Mike elimina a numerosos comandos, entre ellos Forbes. El jefe del Estado Mayor del Ejército, el general Edward Clegg, convence a Trumbull para que autorice un ataque aéreo contra la Casa Blanca. Sin embargo, los terroristas interceptan y aniquilan a la fuerza de ataque con su avanzado sistema antiaéreo Hydra 6 antes de que Mike destruya las armas con un lanzacohetes . En respuesta, Kang ejecuta al vicepresidente Charlie Rodríguez.

Mike desactiva la red de comunicaciones de Kang, obligándolo a exponer a sus agentes para poder ejecutar públicamente a McMillan en represalia por la acción de Mike. Mike les tiende una emboscada, lo que provoca grandes pérdidas para Kang. Con sus filas menguando, Kang simula su muerte y la de Asher en una explosión suicida de un helicóptero, sacrificando a sus comandos y rehenes para ocultar su escape.

Mike deduces the ploy and heads to the bunker. With two codes secured, Kang solves Asher's code and triggers Cerberus before attempting to escape with Asher. Mike arrives and kills the remaining terrorists before killing Kang with a knife. Mike, with Trumbull's aid, deactivates Cerberus just in time.

Following the White House recapture, Mike escorts Asher to safety. Subsequently, Mike resumes his role as head of presidential security. Asher addresses the nation, acknowledging the attack's effect and pledging America's ongoing resilience.

Cast

Además, el presentador de noticias de MSNBC, Lawrence O'Donnell, aparece, sin acreditar, como un presentador de noticias anónimo informando sobre los acontecimientos en Washington, D.C.

Producción

Olympus Has Fallen fue dirigida por Antoine Fuqua , basándose en un guion de Creighton Rothenberger y Katrin Benedikt en su primer trabajo como guionistas. La productora Millennium Films adquirió el guion en marzo de 2012, y Gerard Butler fue elegido ese mismo mes para protagonizar la película. [ 4 ] El resto del reparto se seleccionó a lo largo de junio y julio.

En 2012, Millennium Films compitió contra Sony Pictures , que estaba produciendo White House Down (una película gemela sobre la toma de la Casa Blanca) para completar el reparto y comenzar el rodaje. [ 16 ]

El rodaje comenzó en Shreveport, Luisiana , a mediados de julio de 2012. [ 9 ] Debido a que Olympus Has Fallen se filmó tan lejos de su escenario real en Washington, D.C., toda la producción dependió en gran medida de los efectos visuales , particularmente de las imágenes generadas por computadora . Por ejemplo, se utilizaron computadoras para crear casi toda la secuencia inicial en la que la Primera Dama muere en un accidente automovilístico, con tecnología de pantalla verde de croma para integrar a los actores en el paisaje nevado generado por computadora. Para las escenas en las que los actores entraban o salían de la Casa Blanca, se construyó una fachada y una entrada del primer piso; las computadoras agregaron el segundo piso, el techo y el paisaje urbano del centro de D.C. Las escenas de acción con la Casa Blanca de fondo se filmaron en campos abiertos y la Casa Blanca y D.C. se agregaron en la postproducción. [ 17 ]

Puntaje

La banda sonora fue compuesta por Trevor Morris, cuyos proyectos anteriores incluyen Los Tudor y Los Borgia . [ 18 ] La banda sonora fue grabada en los estudios Trevor Morris en Santa Mónica con la Orquesta Nacional Eslovaca de Bratislava.

El disco fue lanzado el 15 de marzo de 2013 a través del sello Relativity Music Group .

Release

Olympus Has Fallen was released in the United States on March 22, 2013.[6] It was initially scheduled for an April 5, 2013 release, but moved to avoid competition with The Heat, which was to open at the same time (its release was later pushed back to June 28). FilmDistrict distributed the film.[19]

The film's trailer was criticized for using the Emergency Alert System, and several cable companies were fined by the Federal Communications Commission for airing the ad.[20]

Home media

The film was released to home video in the United States on DVD and Blu-ray formats on August 13, 2013. It earned $38.2 million in video rental sales in the U.S.[21]

Controversies

Authorship dispute

A lawsuit was filed in 2013 by Creighton Rothenberger seeking a declaration that John S Green was not the source of the film's characters and material. Green countersued, seeking a declaration that he was the sole author.[22] The case was eventually settled for $175,000, with Rothenberger retaining the rights to the film.[23] Green was subsequently sued by his former wife, Jessica Bausch, for half of the settlement money, claiming entitlement to the script's proceeds based on their divorce agreement. In 2018, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled in Bausch's favor.[24]

Butler lawsuit

In July 2021, star/producer Gerard Butler sued Nu Image/Millennium Films for $10 million, claiming that the company had understated the film's domestic gross by $17.5 million, as well as failed to report $8 million that went to its own executives. Butler's contract had entitled him to 10% of net profits.[25] The lawsuit settled in 2023 for an undisclosed amount.[26]

Reception

Box office

Olympus Has Fallen grossed $98.9 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $71.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $170.2 million, against a budget of $70 million.[3]

In its first weekend the film grossed $30.5 million, finishing second at the box office and exceeded predictions of $23 million.[27][28][29]

Critical response

Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports the film has an approval rating of 49% based on 198 reviews, and an average rating of 5.40/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It's far from original, but Olympus Has Fallen benefits from Antoine Fuqua's tense direction and a strong performance from Gerard Butler—which might be just enough for action junkies."[30]Metacritic assigns the film a weighted average score of 41 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[31] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[29]

Katey Rich of CinemaBlend praised the "lean low-budget approach", and called the film "both captivating and queasy".[32]Richard Roeper gave the film a C, calling it "just too much of a pale Die Hard ripoff".[33]David Edelstein was more negative; while praising Butler's role as a "solid" character, he criticized the script and the violence, writing "Olympus Has Fallen is a disgusting piece of work, but it certainly hits its marks—it makes you sick with suspense".[34]

Sequels

Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett and Radha Mitchell returned for a sequel titled London Has Fallen revolving around a major Islamic terrorist strike on London during the funeral of the British Prime Minister.[35] Production was scheduled to begin in May 2014 in London, with Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt returning to write the script. Director Antoine Fuqua did not return, due to his commitments to The Equalizer.[36]

On May 1, 2014, it was announced that Focus Features had acquired distribution rights to the sequel and would release it on October 2, 2015, though this was later pushed back to January 22, 2016.[37] However, the film's release was delayed to March 4, 2016. On August 18, 2014, it was announced that Fredrik Bond would direct,[38] but he left the film on September 18, just six weeks before shooting was set to begin.[39] On September 28, it was announced that Babak Najafi would direct.[40] On October 10, 2014, it was announced that Jackie Earle Haley would join the cast.[41] Filming for the sequel began on October 24, 2014.[42] The film was released on March 4, 2016.

A third installment, Angel Has Fallen, was released on August 23, 2019, focused on a second attempt on the life of President Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), with agent Banning (Gerard Butler) framed for the attack.

See also

References

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