Olympus Has Fallen - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Olympus Has Fallen"
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Timing:
2:0 (120 min)
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Actors and characters
James Ingersoll
Character Admiral Nathan Hoenig
Freddy Bosche
Character Diaz
Kevin Moon
Character Cho
Malana Lea
Character Lim
Mike Snyder
Character News Reporter #1
Sean Boyd
Character Raptor Pilot
Hunter Burke
Character Army Tech Officer
Aonika Laurent
Character News Reporter #2
Sione Ma'umalanga
Character Sniper #2
Shane Land
Character Agent Davis
Ian Casselberry
Character Long-Haired EMT
Dorothy Deavers
Character Mrs. Mosely
Han Soto
Character Dr. Guildes
Kenneth Wayne Bradley
Character Crisis Room Radio Man
Met Salih
Character News Reporter #4
Darrell L. Connerton
Character CIA Director
Terry Dale Parks
Character Army Commander
Michael Stallings
Character Army Lieutenant
Elliott Grey
Character FBI Assistant Director
Rick Chambers
Character Self
Scott Walker
Character Male Reporter
Steve Kim
Character Korean Commando (uncredited)
Danny Le Boyer
Character Korean Commando (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, the studio wanted Winona Ryder for the role of the First Lady.
- During the filming of scenes at the White House set in Louisiana, it was so hot that an animal welfare representative insisted that the German Shepherds, used as K-9 guard dogs, be placed in an air-conditioned trailer between takes.
- Morgan Freeman filmed a scene in the crisis room at the height of the internet rumor about his death. He often started the filming day by humming old jazz songs to the other actors, charming the unsuspecting crew.
- Gerard Butler was once considered for the role of CIA agent Mitch Rapp in a never-realized adaptation of Vince Flynn’s novel “Consent to Kill.” The first novel featuring the character Mitch Rapp is Transfer of Power, whose plot is strikingly similar to that of “Olympus Has Fallen” (2013). It features terrorists taking control of the White House, and Rapp must reach the president, hiding in a bunker, before they do.
- The role of the Secret Service Director was initially written for a man. Director Antoine Fuqua then convinced Angela Bassett to audition, after which the role was rewritten for a woman.
- This is the second time Dylan McDermott has played a Secret Service agent. He played a similar role in “In the Line of Fire” (1993).
- The choice of North Korea as the villain in this film proved somewhat prophetic. In 2013, there was a certain tension in relations between North Korea and the United States. The choice had been made for the script years earlier. Director Antoine Fuqua said in an interview that he didn’t want the villains to be people from the Middle East, as that was a tired trope. And North Korea was interesting to him because the country is completely closed off from the outside world and creates the impression that no one can guess what they want or are capable of.
- After Mike Banning exits the cafe with Secret Service agent Lynn Jacobs, he appears clean-shaven. He then calls his wife (still clean-shaven), but she doesn't answer. He leaves a message, and at this point, it's clear that he is now unshaven.
- At the beginning of the film, after the limousine carrying the First Lady falls into the river from the bridge, it crashes into the frozen surface and doesn't sink. A second later, when the camera changes its angle, only a hole in the ice is visible, and the limousine itself is gone.
- There are several moments in the film where the White House is misspelled in news reports as 'Whitehouse' instead of 'White House'.
- It's highly improbable that, after being absent from the White House for 18 months, Mike remembers all the security codes exactly as they were.
- The White House is not as brightly white as it is depicted in the film. And the lawn is much longer.
- When footage shows injured people after the attack on the White House in the hospital, there is a special forces operative in camouflage in the frame. However, the special forces arrived after the attack on the White House and did not engage in clashes with the terrorists, so none of the special forces could have been wounded.
- When Mike and Kahn talk to each other via webcam, from Kahn's side it's visible that Mike is looking directly at the screen, but from Mike's side it's noticeable that his head is turned to look directly into the camera.
- After the weapons were destroyed, there was no smoke visible over the building in the news footage. But in a later scene, smoke is clearly billowing from it.
- Angela Bassett agreed to the role in this film only because she had long wanted to act alongside Morgan Freeman.
- Between takes, Melissa Leo did physical exercises to induce a rapid heartbeat and appear out of breath when required by the script. She also wore a wig, as she had grown her hair long for filming the series 'Three Rivers' (2010-2013).
- Morgan Freeman openly admitted that he starred in this film, as well as the sequels, solely for the fee.
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