White House Down
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| Directed by | Roland Emmerich |
| Produced by | Bradley J. Fischer Harald Kloser James Vanderbilt Larry Franco Laeta Kalogridis |
| Written by | James Vanderbilt |
| Starring | Channing Tatum Jamie Foxx Maggie Gyllenhaal Jason Clarke Richard Jenkins Garcelle Beauvais Lance Reddick Joey King James Woods Rachelle Lefevre Michael Murphy Nicolas Wright |
| Music by | Harald Kloser Thomas Wanker |
| Cinematography | Anna Foerster |
| Editing by | Adam Wolfe |
| Studio | Centropolis Entertainment Mythology Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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| Running time | 137 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150.000.000 |
White House Down is an upcoming American action-thriller film directed by Roland Emmerich about an assault on the White House by a paramilitary group. The film's screenplay is by James Vanderbilt and stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The film will be released on June 28, 2013.
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Plot [edit]
When a paramilitary group led by Stenz (Jason Clarke) take over the White House, US Capitol Police officer John Cale (Channing Tatum), a rejected applicant to the Secret Service, must rescue the President of the United States James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) while trying to keep his daughter Emily (Joey King) out of danger.[1]
Cast [edit]
- Channing Tatum as John Cale, a Capital Police Officer [2]
- Jamie Foxx as James Sawyer, the President of United States[3]
- Maggie Gyllenhaal as Carol Finnerty, a Secret Service agent[4]
- Jason Clarke as Emil Stenz, the leader of the mercenaries that invade the White House[5]
- Richard Jenkins as Eli Raphelson, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives[6]
- James Woods as Martin Walker, the head of the presidential detail[7]
- Garcelle Beauvais as the First Lady of the United States[8]
- Lance Reddick as Colonel Janowitz[9]
- Joey King as Emily Cale, the daughter of John Cale[10]
- Rachelle Lefevre as Melanie, the ex-wife of John Cale[11]
- Michael Murphy as Vice President Alvin Hammond[12]
- Nicolas Wright as Donnie Donaldson, White House Tour Guide
Production [edit]
White House Down is directed by Roland Emmerich based on a screenplay by James Vanderbilt, who is also one of the film's producers. Sony Pictures purchased Vanderbilt's spec script in March 2012 for $3 million, in what The Hollywood Reporter called "one of the biggest spec sales in quite a while". The journal said the script was similar "tonally and thematically" to the films Die Hard and Air Force One.[13] In the following April, Sony hired Roland Emmerich as director.[14] Emmerich began filming in July 2012 at the La Cité Du Cinéma in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[15]
In 2012, Sony Pictures competed with Millennium Films, who was producing Olympus Has Fallen (also about a takeover of the White House) to complete casting and to begin filming.[16]
Release [edit]
White House Down is scheduled to be released on June 28, 2013. It was originally scheduled to be released on November 2, 2013.[1] Director Emmerich has expressed hope that the film will receive a PG-13 rating from the MPAA, which he mentioned in contrast to the R rating given to Olympus Has Fallen (he also noted that while the other film's villains are North Koreans, the antagonists in WHD are domestic terrorists).
See also [edit]
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
References [edit]
- ^ a b McClintock, Pamela (August 6, 2012). "Sony Moving 'White House Down' to Heart of Summer 2013". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Kit, Borys (May 14, 2012). "Channing Tatum in Talks to Star in 'White House Down'". Variety.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff; Kroll, Justin (June 6, 2012). "Foxx nominated for 'White House Down'". Variety.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff; Kroll, Justin (June 7, 2012). "Maggie Gyllenhaal joins 'White House' staff". Variety.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (August 2, 2012). "Roland Emmerich’s ‘White House Down’ Adds Jason Clarke To Cast". Deadline.com.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff; Kroll, Justin (July 16, 2012). "Richard Jenkins joins 'White House Down'". Variety.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (July 9, 2012). "James Woods in talks for 'White House Down'". Variety.
- ^ Kit, Borys (August 10, 2012). "Garcelle Beauvais Joins 'White House Down'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (August 3, 2012). "'White House Down' elects Lance Reddick". Variety.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (July 24, 2012). "Joey King 'Down' to play Tatum's daughter". Variety.
- ^ Kit, Borys (September 24, 2012). "Twilight Actress Joins 'White House Down,' 'Homefront'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (August 9, 2012). ""White House Down" Adds Michael Murphy". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ Kit, Borys (March 30, 2012). "Sony Plunking Down $3 Million for 'White House Down' by James Vanderbilt". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (April 2, 2012). "Roland Emmerich in Talks to Helm $3 Million Sony Spec 'White House Down'". Deadline.com.
- ^ Kelly, Brendan (July 17, 2012). "Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and James Woods coming to town to shoot White House Down". Montreal Gazette.
- ^ Kit, Borys (April 10, 2012). "Antoine Fuqua Circling 'Olympus' as White House Thriller Race Heats Up". The Hollywood Reporter.
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