Aaron Eckhart is set to play the U.S. president in the White House thriller Olympus Has Fallen, rival film to the already cast White House Down.
Variety reports:
Described as “Die Hard” in the White House, story follows a former Secret Service agent who becomes America’s only hope when the White House is overtaken by terrorists.
Gerard Butler stars as the Secret Service agent with Antoine Fuqua, director of Training Day, helming the picture.
This is one of two planned White House takeover films, alongside White House Down at Sony, directed by Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow) and starring Channing Tatum, among others.
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