Gerard Butler set to star in political actioner Olympus Has Fallen
19 March 2012
He's best known for his role of King Leonidas in 300 and for Law Abiding Citizen and Scotland born actor Gerard Butler is set to star in new political actioner Olympus Has Fallen.
The Hollywood Reporter report that there's no director yet but the script written by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt focuses on a former Secret Service agent who is trying to stop a terrorist attack on the White House.
Butler just finished a stint in rehab following substance abuse will also produce the film, and while he's been producing a lot, he has been chosen to replace Eric Bana as the lead in diamond heist thriller Brilliant.