Star actor Gerard Butler’s lawsuit over millions of dollars in profits that he claimed he was entitled to from his work in the film Olympus Has Fallen is coming to an end, a notice of settlement filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court indicates. According to the...
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The “Olympus Has Fallen†Cast Comes to Town, Mayhem Ensues
[b In interviews in Washington yesterday, Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, and Antoine Fuqua talked falling in love, blowing up the White House, and leaving film for theater. [/b Yesterday was Aaron Eckhart's 45th birthday, and judging from the way he was...
Gerard Butler on Sacrificing His Life, Declining The ‘300’ Sequel and His… Bar Mitzvah
The Scottish actor speaks to THR about his new film, "Olympus Has Fallen," discusses whether he could die for somebody and clears the air over why he's not returning to Sparta. Gerard Butler has seen these kind of odds before. The Scottish actor stars later this month...
‘Olympus Has Fallen’: Gerard Butler on Getting ‘Even’ With Dylan McDermott
The actor recalls the cigarette burn that left a mark while filming the Antoine Fuqua-directed action thriller. In Gerard Butler's latest action flick Olympus Has Fallen, the actor plays a former Secret Service agent who returns to the White House when the President...
Gerard Butler Jumps Channing Tatum in White House Movie Race
UPDATED: FilmDistrict will release "Olympus Has Fallen" in April -- nearly three months before Sony opens "White House Down." FilmDistrict has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Olympus Has Fallen, starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman. The film,...
Tory Kittles Joins ‘Olympus Has Fallen’
[b The action thriller stars Gerard Butler as a Secret Service agent protecting the White House from terrorists.[/b Tory Kittles has joined the cast of Olympus Has Fallen, Nu Image/Millennium's White House-set action thriller starring Gerard Butler. The Sapphires:...
Melissa Leo and Rick Yune Joining ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ (Exclusive)
Antoine Fuqua is directing the Nu Image/Millennium's White House-set action thriller. Oscar winner Melissa Leo and Rick Yune are joining the cast of Olympus Has Fallen, Nu Image/Millennium's White House-set action thriller being directed by Antoine Fuqua. The movie,...
Cole Hauser Joins Action Movie ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ (Exclusive)
Continuing his action streak, the actor will appear alongside Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart in the movie. Cole Hauser has joined the cast of Olympus Has Fallen, Nu Image/Millennium's White House-set action thriller being directed by Antoine Fuqua. Gerard Butler and...
TRAFFIC ALERT: Downtown Shreveport streets to close for ‘Olympus’ filming
Starting Monday morning, some streets in downtown Shreveport will be closed for the filming of 'Olympus Has Fallen.' The action thriller stars Gerard Butler, Dylan McDermott and Aaron Eckhart. Butler will play an ex-Secret Service agent fighting to defend the White...
‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Adds Radha Mitchell
EXCLUSIVE: Radha Mitchell has joined the cast of Olympus Has Fallen. The actress will play “Leah†the wife of Gerard Butler's Secret Service character in the White House thriller. Mitchell, who starts filming next week in Shreveport, Louisiana, joins Butler,...
Dylan McDermott climbs ‘Olympus’
With TV's "American Horror Story" now behind him, Dylan McDermott is heading back to the bigscreen with a role in Millenium Films' "Olympus Has Fallen." Pic stars Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart and will be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin...
Angela Bassett joins ‘Olympus’
Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart co-star in Millennium actioner Angela Bassett is set to join Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart in Millennium Films' actioner "Olympus Has Fallen." Antoine Fuqua will direct from a script by first-time scribes Creighton Rothenberger and...
“White House Taken” set construction continues in South Bossier
BOSSIER CITY, LA (KSLA) - Things are moving along in the re-creation of the White House for a movie soon to begin filming in South Bossier. "White House Taken" tells the tale of a former Secret Service agent works to prevent a terrorist attack on the White House....
Aaron Eckhart joins ‘Olympus Has Fallen’
[i Thesp to play U.S. prez in Millennium Films' Gerard Butler starrer[/i After playing Gotham's district attorney, Aaron Eckhart is getting a promotion to commander in chief in Millennium Films' "Olympus Has Fallen." Pic stars Gerard Butler. Antoine Fuqua will helm...
Bossier City already seeing economic benefits from upcoming film
[i Bossier City seeing economic benefits from upcoming film[/i The upcoming Millennium Films' production "White House Taken" is already pumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into the local economy, area businesses and film officials say. The action thriller...
Gerard Butler headed to Shreveport for one of two dueling White House action flicks
The race to the White House is in full swing, but it's not happening where you think it is. It's playing out in Hollywood -- and in Shreveport -- as dueling inside-the-beltway action films, both described as "'Die Hard' in the White House," are ramping up production....
Construction begins in Bossier City on White House replica movie set
BOSSIER CITY, LA (KSLA) - Construction on a replica of the White House is under way in Bossier City for the latest movie production to come to Hollywood South. The set will be located in a field next to the CenturyLink Center at Arthur Ray Teague Parkway and Walker...
CANNES: Millennium Films and West Coast Film Partners Launch $100 Million Collaboration With ‘White House Taken’
Millennium Films decided to dress up its Saturday-night Croisette party on Baoli Beach with $100 million worth of decoration. While ostensibly celebrating the company's new Gerard Butler action thriller “White House Taken,†Millennium chairman Avi Lerner took the...
Gerard Butler is coming back to the Ark-La-Tex for a new film
[i Gerard Butler is set to return to Hollywood South this summer to film the lead role in Millennium Studio's next and biggest project yet: "Olympus Has Fallen."[/i SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - Millennium Films has confirmed their next major project will be an action...
Antoine Fuqua Circling ‘Olympus’ as White House Thriller Race Heats Up
Gerard Butler is set to star in one of two competing movies described as " 'Die Hard' in the White House. Antoine Fuqua has an offer and is in early talks to direct Olympus Has Fallen, an Nu Image/Millennium action thriller that has been described as “Die Hard in...
Gerard Butler climbs ‘Olympus Has Fallen’
[i Thesp to topline White House-based actioner[/i Just days after Millennium Films acquired the spec "Olympus Has Fallen" from first-time scribes Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, "300" star Gerard Butler has signed on to topline the action pic. Described as...