OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN Will Have A Sequel: LONDON HAS FALLEN is currently being developed

Of the two White House siege themed movies that came out this year, the one that failed (to the disappointment of Channing Tatum fans) was Roland Emmerich's "White House Down". On the other hand, the one that was successful was "Olympus Has Fallen" which starred Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, and was directed by Antoine Fuqua. It was a surprise success that took in $161 million worldwide. And of course in Hollywood, if a film is such a success, studios will want a sequel. And so, "London Has Fallen" is now in development. [hit the jump to continue]

Millennium Films, which is producing and financing the film, and the newly restructured Focus Features (which recently absorbed FilmDistrict) is moving forward with an Olympus Has Fallen sequel called London Has Fallen.  Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, and Radha Mitchell will reprise their roles from the first film, with the story now revolving around a plot to strike London during the funeral of the British Prime Minister. Katrin Benedikt and Creighton Rothenberger will return to pen this screenplay. 

A new director may be eyed for this project since a May 2014 production start date for London Has Fallen is being eyed. Antoine Fuqua is still currently busy with post-production on the Denzel Washington thriller The Equalizer, which opens next September.