With the action thrillers “Olympus Has Fallen” (2013), “London Has Fallen” (2016) and “Angel Has Fallen”, the creators around protagonist and producer Gerard Butler managed to raise about $ 523 million worldwide – more than three times the amount of the total production budgets – equal in the cash register. A solid success to build on. Three “Has Fallen” movies with Butler have already been promised, part 4 called “Night Has Fallen” is in development.
However, they now want to prioritize another project with which the series should finally become a real franchise: Of “Paris has fallen“ the action brand is being expanded for the first time with a series. That is what the industry magazine now reports .
It has been said in the past that the internationally popular “Has Fallen” films will be accompanied by series offshoots, each in different countries and featuring local stars (quite similar to what is currently being done with the new Amazon spy series “Citadel” planned). And the first project is now quickly taking shape: “Paris Has Fallen”, developed by “Misfits” creator Howard Overman, is scheduled to shoot in Paris and London from May 30, 2023.
Mathieu Kassovitz instead of Gerard Butler
Has Fallen star Gerard Butler will co-produce Paris Has Fallen with his company G-Base, but will not star. In its place will appear the world famous director of the cult film “La Haine” and the protagonist of the cinema hits “The Purple Rivers” (which he also directed) and “The Fabulous World of Amélie” Mathieu Kasovitz in Butler’s footsteps. Noisy However, it cannot be ruled out that the butler, who is already involved in the project, will make at least a small cameo appearance as Secret Service agent Mike Banning.
Kassovitz plays bodyguard Vincent, tasked with protecting a French minister targeted by a terrorist group. To do this, Vincent teams up with an MI6 agent, with whose help he uncovers a larger conspiracy that could drag all of Paris into the abyss.
The start of “Paris Has Fallen” can then be expected in 2024when exactly is still unclear. But it is already clear where the series will end up in Germany: ZDF takes over the German premiere of the eight-part “Has Fallen” offshootwhich means it then also ends up in the ZDF media library for free for flexible streaming.