"blamed ""the box office flop of the movie ""White House Down"" as a key reason for the weakness"". White House Down White House Down is a 2013 American political action thriller film directed by Roland Emmerich about an assault on the White House by a paramilitary group and the Capitol Police Officer who tries to stop them. The film's screenplay is by James Vanderbilt, and it stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx, with Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Jason Clarke, Joey King, and Richard Jenkins in supporting roles. The film was released on June 28, 2013 and grossed US$205 million worldwide."
"is president of the United States. In ABC's 2008 series ""Life on Mars"" (a remake of BBC's series of the same name), it is hinted that Malia Obama, the daughter of then-candidate Barack Obama, is the President in 2035. Actor Danny Glover played President Thomas Wilson in the 2009 movie ""2012."" NBC's 2010 series ""The Event"" features Blair Underwood in a starring role as Elias Martinez, an Afro-Cuban US President. Actor Jamie Foxx played President James William Sawyer in the 2013 movie ""White House Down"". Actor Samuel L. Jackson played William Alan Moore, the US President in the 2014 movie"
"following April, Sony hired Roland Emmerich as director. Emmerich began filming in July 2012 at the La Cité Du Cinéma in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Cinematographer Anna Foerster shot the film with Arri Alexa Plus digital cameras. In 2012, Sony competed with Millennium Films, who were producing ""Olympus Has Fallen"" (also about a takeover of the White House) to complete casting and to begin filming. ""White House Down"" was originally scheduled for a November 1, 2013 release, but was moved up to a June 28, 2013 release. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 22, 2013. ""White"
"the attack. Sawyer has Raphelson arrested for treason and names Cale as his new special agent and takes him and Emily on a personal aerial tour of DC. ""White House Down"" is directed by Roland Emmerich and based on a screenplay by James Vanderbilt, who is also one of the film's producers. Sony Pictures purchased Vanderbilt's spec script in March 2012 for , in what ""The Hollywood Reporter"" called ""one of the biggest spec sales in quite a while"". The journal said the script was similar ""tonally and thematically"" to the films ""Die Hard"" and ""Air Force One"". In the"
"also actively writing and directing his own projects. His first short film ""Toutouffe"" was awarded ""Special Jury Prize"" at the Just For Laughs Comedia Film Festival. Since then he has developed television series with IFC and most recently Comedy Central. Earlier this year he produced, wrote and starred in the Mike Clattenburg directed short film, ""Crackin’ Down Hard"", which was awarded an honorable mention at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival and was also selected as part of TIFF’s Top Ten Films. He appeared in the Columbia Pictures, Roland Emmerich-directed, feature film, ""White House Down"" (2013). Nominated in 2003 for Best"
"Rampage: President Down Rampage: President Down is a 2016 action film directed by Uwe Boll. It is the sequel to the 2009 film ""Rampage"" and the 2014 film """", also directed by Boll. It is the final film he directed before his retirement in 2016. Three years after his at a TV station in Washington D.C. (following which he was presumed dead in a massive explosion), Bill Williamson returns from hiding and, using a sniper rifle, assassinates the President of the United States, as well as the Vice-President and the Secretary of Defense (which happens off-camera). While hiding out at"
"in nationwide chaos. It ends with a TV station reporting on all the mass shootings and chaos before the station itself it attacked by a gunman, who approaches the camera and claims that Williamson changed his life before shooting the camera. Rampage: President Down Rampage: President Down is a 2016 action film directed by Uwe Boll. It is the sequel to the 2009 film ""Rampage"" and the 2014 film """", also directed by Boll. It is the final film he directed before his retirement in 2016. Three years after his at a TV station in Washington D.C. (following which he"
"million production budget. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Fuqua's direction and Butler's performance, but criticized the violence and screenplay. ""Olympus Has Fallen"" was one of two films released in 2013 that dealt with a terrorist attack on the White House; the other was ""White House Down"". A sequel titled ""London Has Fallen"" was released on March 4, 2016, with the principal cast members reprising their roles. Another sequel, ""Angel Has Fallen"", is in the works. Former US Army Ranger Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is the lead U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to head the U.S. Presidential detail."
"Olympus Has Fallen Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American action thriller film. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt, it stars Gerard Butler, 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 film depicts a North Korean-led guerrilla assault on the White House, and focuses on disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Banning's (Butler) efforts to rescue the President (Eckhart). The film was released on March 22, 2013, by FilmDistrict and earned $170 million against a $70"
"Roman Waugh was announced as director for the film. Olympus Has Fallen (film series) The Olympus Has Fallen film series includes action thriller movies based on the characters created by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt. It stars Gerard Butler as Secret Service agent Mike Banning and Aaron Eckhart as Benjamin Asher, the President of the United States. The series also features Morgan Freeman as the Speaker of the House Allan Trumbull. The series consists of ""Olympus Has Fallen"" (2013) and ""London Has Fallen"" (2016), with the third film titled ""Angel Has Fallen"", currently in production. The series has grossed over"
"Dead Man Down Dead Man Down is a 2013 American neo-noir crime thriller film written by J.H. Wyman and directed by Danish director Niels Arden Oplev. The film stars Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, and Terrence Howard, and was released on March 8, 2013. ""Dead Man Down"" was Oplev's first film since ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"" (2009), also starring Rapace and scored by Jacob Groth. Victor (Colin Farrell) has infiltrated a criminal empire run by ruthless kingpin Alphonse Hoyt (Terrence Howard). His objective is to make Alphonse pay for the murder of his wife and young daughter"
"Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House is a 2017 American biographical political thriller film directed and written by Peter Landesman, and based on the 2006 autobiography of FBI agent Mark Felt, written with John O'Connor. The film depicts how Felt became an anonymous source (""Deep Throat"") for reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and helped them in the investigation which led them to the Watergate scandal. The film stars Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Tony Goldwyn, and Maika Monroe. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival"
"in 2010 but who did not appear in the 2014 production include Robert De Niro, Hugh Jackman, Cedric the Entertainer, Lenny Kravitz, and Liam Neeson. On March 26, 2014, British actor Tom Wilkinson was added to the cast to play US President Lyndon B. Johnson. On April 7, it was announced that British actress Carmen Ejogo would play Dr. King's wife, Coretta Scott King. On April 15, actor and rapper Lakeith Stanfield had reportedly joined the cast to play civil rights protester Jimmie Lee Jackson, who was shot and killed on a nighttime march and whose death led James Bevel"
"Man Down (film) Man Down is a 2015 American war thriller drama film directed by Dito Montiel, written by Adam G. Simon, and starring Shia LaBeouf, Jai Courtney, Gary Oldman, Kate Mara, and Clifton Collins Jr. The film follows a Marine who returns from Afghanistan to find his hometown devastated, and his wife and son missing. The film had its world premiere in the Horizon section at 72nd Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2015. It was released on December 2, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere, to negative reviews from critics. The story transpires in a non-linear fashion, following U.S."
"on the films of director Roland Emmerich. Thomas Wander Thomas Wander, also credited as Thomas Wanker, is an Austrian-born composer for film and television. He was born on 19 April 1973 in Graz in Austria. In 1992, he moved to Los Angeles to study film composition at the University of Southern California. He has won the BMI Film Music Award in 2008 for his score in ""10,000 BC"", in 2010 for his score in the film ""2012"", and in 2014 for the score to ""White House Down"". Wander frequently collaborates with fellow composer Harald Kloser on many of his projects,"
"business partner Volker Engel. In 2010, Weigert was executive producer and VFX supervisor for the film ""Anonymous"", again for director Roland Emmerich. In 2012/13, Weigert was VFX supervisor, co-producer, and 2nd unit director for Emmerich's ""White House Down"". He led a 70-people strong 2nd Unit for exterior Montreal and Washington, D.C. shoots, including the iconic car chase between the presidential limousine (""the beast"" ) and secret service vehicles on the White House lawn. In July 2014, Weigert was named President of Method Studios worldwide. Method Studios is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and has 9 facilities, including New York, London,"
"denying him the humanity LaBeouf so valiantly tries to convey."" Man Down (film) Man Down is a 2015 American war thriller drama film directed by Dito Montiel, written by Adam G. Simon, and starring Shia LaBeouf, Jai Courtney, Gary Oldman, Kate Mara, and Clifton Collins Jr. The film follows a Marine who returns from Afghanistan to find his hometown devastated, and his wife and son missing. The film had its world premiere in the Horizon section at 72nd Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2015. It was released on December 2, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere, to negative reviews from"
"began in 2012, Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays vice President Selina Meyer, who becomes the 45th president of the United States after the sitting president resigns to look after his mentally ill wife. Her successor as United States president, Laura Montez, played by Andrea Savage, is also a woman. In the Netflix TV series ""House of Cards"", which began in 2013, Robin Wright plays Claire Underwood, who becomes the United States president after the resignation of her husband Frank Underwood. In the 2014-2015 NBC TV series ""State of Affairs"", Alfre Woodard plays Constance Payton, the first black female president of the United"
"part of an ""extended cut"" on the home video release of the film. Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House is a 2017 American biographical political thriller film directed and written by Peter Landesman, and based on the 2006 autobiography of FBI agent Mark Felt, written with John O'Connor. The film depicts how Felt became an anonymous source (""Deep Throat"") for reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and helped them in the investigation which led them to the Watergate scandal. The film stars Liam Neeson, Diane Lane,"
"the President in the books takes a different form in the film. The film series have been criticized for, among other things, low production values. A ""Slate"" reviewer commented that in 2004, Cloud Ten Pictures made a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to release all of its pictures under their banner and has been doing so ever since. In 2010, Cloud Ten announced that a remake of the ""Left Behind"" series was in development, with production set to begin in late 2012 for an October 2014 release date. The reboot, starring Nicolas Cage as Steele and Chad Michael Murray as"
"Horus warriors; the ""Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"" episode of ""The Simpsons""; the scene from ""Forrest Gump"", in which Forrest (Tom Hanks) delivers a speech standing on a podium in front of the Memorial facing the reflecting pool; and the 2013 film ""White House Down"", in which the President (Jamie Foxx) requests a fly-by of the Lincoln Memorial, at both the beginning and the end of the movie to pay homage to his hero. Many of the appearances of the Lincoln Memorial are actually digital visual effects, due to restrictive filming rules. As of 2017, according to the National Park"
"President Dick Cheney, Lynne Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Norman Mineta, Mary Matalin, Lewis ""Scooter"" Libby, Joshua Bolten, Karen Hughes, Stephen Hadley, David Addington, Secret Service agents and other staff, including a U.S. Army major who was a White House Fellow, were evacuated from their offices in the White House to the PEOC. Dramatized versions of the PEOC were featured in the 2009 film """", the 2010 film ""Salt"", the 2013 films ""Olympus Has Fallen"" and ""White House Down"", the 2014 film """" and seasons two, four, six, and seven of the TV series ""24"", as well as the TV series ""House"
"film was released on March 4, 2016. Olympus Has Fallen Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American action thriller film. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt, it stars Gerard Butler, 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 film depicts a North Korean-led guerrilla assault on the White House, and focuses on disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Banning's (Butler) efforts to rescue the President (Eckhart). The film was released on March 22, 2013, by FilmDistrict"
"Tom Brokaw, Jill Abramson, Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart. The documentary earned a 2013 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special. All the President's Men (film) All the President's Men is a 1976 American political thriller film about the Watergate scandal, which brought down the presidency of Richard M. Nixon. Directed by Alan J. Pakula with a screenplay by William Goldman, it is based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists investigating the Watergate scandal for ""The Washington Post"". The film stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as"
"LBJ (film) LBJ is a 2016 American political drama film about the beginning of the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It was directed by Rob Reiner and written by Joey Hartstone, whose script was on the 2014 Black List. The film stars Woody Harrelson as the titular President, along with Richard Jenkins, Bill Pullman, Kim Allen, Michael Stahl-David, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey Donovan, Doug McKeon, C. Thomas Howell, and Michael Mosley. Principal photography on the film began in New Orleans on September 21, 2015, and it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival"
"presidential guard) Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack, using his inside knowledge, Banning must work with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers. In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. In October 2016, it was announced that a sequel titled ""Angel Has Fallen"" is in development, with Gerard Butler reprising his role, as well as serving as producer. Butler will reportedly be more involved in the production of the film. By July 2017, Ric"
"Tim Matheson Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of the smooth-talking Eric ""Otter"" Stratton in the comedy film ""National Lampoon's Animal House"" (1978) and of Vice President John Hoynes in the NBC drama ""The West Wing"". He has had a variety of other well-known roles, including providing the voice of the lead character in the animated series ""Jonny Quest"" and for playing President Ronald Reagan in a television film adaptation of the 2015 novel ""Killing Reagan"" that premiered on October 16, 2016 on"
"Olympus Has Fallen (film series) The Olympus Has Fallen film series includes action thriller movies based on the characters created by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt. It stars Gerard Butler as Secret Service agent Mike Banning and Aaron Eckhart as Benjamin Asher, the President of the United States. The series also features Morgan Freeman as the Speaker of the House Allan Trumbull. The series consists of ""Olympus Has Fallen"" (2013) and ""London Has Fallen"" (2016), with the third film titled ""Angel Has Fallen"", currently in production. The series has grossed over $376 million worldwide. Disgraced Secret Service agent (and former"
"the box office. He executive produced the biographical survival thriller film ""Captain Phillips"" in 2013, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Spacey portrayed founder and president of the private military corporation Atlas Corporation, Jonathan Irons, in the 2014 video game """" through motion capture. Spacey starred as President Richard Nixon in the comedy-drama ""Elvis & Nixon"" (2016). The film is based on the meeting that took place between Nixon and singer Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) in December 1970 wherein Presley requested Nixon swear him in as an undercover agent in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous"
"that he is not really Rowland are met with incredulity. He is taken back to his holding cell and while there it is discovered from his X-rays that he has had reconstructive surgery and that his military file is classified. Inside his cell he meets another member of the conspiracy, ""XIV"", who attempts to silence him once and for all, but he escapes with the help of Jones. Due to Amos's incompetence, he is suspended from the investigation and President Galbrain (John Bourgeois) authorizes Calvin Wax (Jonathan Higgins), the White House Chief of Staff, to take over. Meanwhile, XIII and"
"to his disrespect towards authority, and subsequently deems him ineligible for the job. Disguised as a janitor, a man detonates a bomb at the center of the US Capitol building, causing the White House to be on lockdown. Finnerty is sent to escort the Speaker to an underground command center in the Pentagon, while Vice President of the United States Alvin Hammond (Michael Murphy) is taken aboard Air Force One. At the same time, mercenaries led by Emil Stenz (Jason Clarke), having infiltrated the White House by disguising themselves as audio-visual repairmen, quickly overwhelm the Secret Service, take the tour"
"Johnson works to heal a nation and secure his presidency by passing Kennedy's historic Civil Rights Act. The script for ""LBJ"", a political-historical drama written by Joey Hartstone, was one of the winners of the 2014 Black List of unproduced screenplays. On June 16, 2015, Woody Harrelson signed on to play the lead role of 36th President Lyndon B. Johnson, while Rob Reiner signed to direct the film. The film was produced by Acacia Entertainment, Savvy Media Holdings, Castle Rock Entertainment, and Star Thrower Entertainment, and financed by Acacia and Savvy Media. Producers on the film are Matthew George, Reiner,"
"of black people, saying that ""black people are the most talented people in the world"". In 2013, Foxx was cast as President James Sawyer in ""White House Down"" alongside Channing Tatum. The following year, Foxx appeared in ""The Amazing Spider-Man 2"" as the villain Electro, and co-starred with Quvenzhané Wallis in ""Annie"", Sony's Will Smith and Jay-Z produced update of the comic strip-turned-musical. In 2017, Foxx starred as Bats, a trigger-happy gang member, in the film ""Baby Driver"". Director Oliver Stone confirmed that Foxx will play Martin Luther King Jr. in his upcoming Steven Spielberg-produced biopic. Foxx's October 2014 Deja"