Taglines: Loyality is Under Fire.
Secret Service member and bodyguard Mike Banning begins to question his own life and career choices as a result of an attack on Air Force One, which President Allan Trumball boarded. Banning, who has become the target of the Scribble campaign and accused of attempting to assassinate the president, will have to avoid his own agency and the FBI while trying to uncover the real threat.
Angel Has Fallen is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Piper Perabo, Jada Pinkett Smith, Nick Nolte, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Sophia Del Pizzo, Daniel Eghan, Katya Bakat and Joseph Millson. It is the third film in the Olympus Has Fallen film series, following Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016). It is scheduled to be released on August 23, 2019, by Lionsgate Films.
About the Story
The film starts with Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) undergoing a military training exercise in which he runs through a building while being shot at. He takes out all the targets in his way until he makes it outside the facility and gets shot himself by his teammate Wade Jennings (Danny Huston).
One of the other teammates, Bruno (Rocci-Boy Williams), gets pissed at Mike for knocking him down the stairs, though Mike defends himself by reminding him that if he doesn’t play it like it’s real, then he will die when it is real. Mike then walks with Jennings, who talks about his paramilitary company, Salient Global, while also bringing up Mike’s potential promotion to Secret Service Director, which leads to Jennings requesting that Mike could put in a good word for a contract for his team to train in that field. Mike promises to do what he can.
Lately, Mike has been suffering from migraines and insomnia. He has gone to see doctors about it, but has been keeping it from the now President Alan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman) and his wife Leah (Piper Perabo). One doctor even refers to him as a “disaster waiting to happen.” Mike and Leah also have to raise their infant daughter Lynne, which makes him more hesitant to take on the Director position.
Mike goes to the White House for a press conference alongside Trumbull and current SSD David Gentry (Lance Reddick). Trumbull makes it clear that he plans to make war nothing but a last resort, and he wants to establish a better foreign policy.
Mike later joins Trumbull on a fishing trip with the other agents. Trumbull tells Mike personally that he is selecting him for the Director position, which Mike thankfully accepts. Moments later, the men spot what looks like a swarm of bats flying through the air. They soon realize that they are drones, which begin to fire upon the agents. Men are blown up where they stand, so Mike jumps to protect Trumbull. The two jump out of the boat and into the water to stay hidden. Mike manages to get Trumbull somewhere safe before both of them lose consciousness.
The two men are taken to the hospital, with Trumbull left in a coma. Because of this, Vice President Martin Kirby (Tim Blake Nelson) is sworn in as acting president. Leah rushes to the hospital with Lynne to see Mike. Mike is met by FBI Agent Helen Thompson (Jada Pinkett-Smith), who begins to question him on his possible involvement in the attack against Trumbull. Evidence found in the van that activated the drones suggests that Mike may have carried out the attack since his hair and skin cells, plus residue similar to that in Mike’s garage, was found. Mike believes he was set up, though Thompson seems to think that he really was responsible.
Shortly after, Mike is taken into custody. The escort team is then attacked and killed, and they take Mike with them. He ends up fighting them and causing them to crash into a tree in the woods. Mike recognizes one of the villains as Bruno, leading him to realize the men from his training exercise might be involved. Mike arms himself and starts running for it. Authorities later come across the scene to discover all the dead men. Meanwhile, it is shown that Jennings is the mastermind behind the attacks, and he deliberately set it up for Mike to take the fall by planting his DNA in the van.
Angel Has Fallen is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh. It is the third installment in the Fallen film series, following Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016). The film stars are Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte, and Danny Huston. The plot again follows United States Secret Service agent Mike Banning as he races against time to clear his name after being framed for an attack on the U.S. President, Allan Trumbull.
The film was officially announced in October 2016, and Roman Waugh was hired in July 2017. New members of the cast were added in early 2018, and filming began in February of that year around Bulgaria and the United Kingdom. The film was released in the United States on August 23, 2019, by Lionsgate. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $147.5 million worldwide. Plans for future sequels and TV spin-offs are in development.
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh
Starring: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Piper Perabo, Jada Pinkett Smith, Nick Nolte, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Sophia Del Pizzo, Daniel Eghan, Katya Bakat, Joseph Millson
Screenplay by: Katrin Benedikt, Robert Mark Kamen
Production Design by: Russell De Rozario
Cinematography by: Jules O’Loughlin
Film Editing by: Gabriel Fleming
Costume Design by: Stephanie Collie
Set Decoration by: Orlin Grozdanov, Kimberley McBeath
Art Direction by: Tim Blake, Louise Lannen, Ivan Ranghelov
Music by: David Buckley
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language throughout.
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
Release Date: August 23, 2019
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