Story Overview

Serving as the direct sequel to Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen once again places Secret Service agent Mike Banning at the center of a large-scale geopolitical nightmare. After successfully saving the President during a deadly attack on the White House, Banning (Gerard Butler) now finds himself trapped abroad — this time in London — alongside the President of the United States (Aaron Eckhart).

What begins as a routine diplomatic visit quickly turns into chaos when a highly coordinated terrorist assault devastates the British capital. World leaders are systematically targeted, global security collapses, and London becomes a war zone. Amid the destruction, Banning must rely on instinct, brute force, and unwavering loyalty to keep the President alive while navigating a city overrun by enemies.

As the situation escalates, Vice President Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman) works from Washington to contain the international fallout, while Banning wages a relentless ground-level battle against an enemy determined to make a global statement. The film amplifies the scale, speed, and body count of its predecessor, transforming a contained siege into an explosive international crisis.

Directed by Babak Najafi, London Has Fallen delivers a high-adrenaline action spectacle driven by nonstop momentum, urban destruction, and a familiar yet effective lone-guardian narrative. The film reinforces Mike Banning as a modern action archetype — a man whose sense of duty remains unshaken, even when the world’s most powerful leaders are under siege.