Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Olympus Has Fallen! Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American action thriller film. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, it starsGerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman, with Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Cole Hauser, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Radha Mitchell, and Rick Yune in supporting roles. The film depicts a North Korean-led guerrilla assault on the White House, and focuses on disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Banning's (Butler) efforts to rescue the President (Eckhart).