London Has Fallen

A sequel to this year's action hit Olympus Has Fallen is in development.

Screen Daily reports that Millennium Films is producing and financing London Has Fallen, with Focus Features onboard to distribute the film in the U.S. 

Stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, and Radha Mitchell will reprise their roles from the first film, with the story now revolving around a plot to strike London during the funeral of the British Prime Minister.

 It is unlikely that Antoine Fuqua will return to direct given that a May 2014 production start date for London Has Fallen is being eyed.  Fuqua is currently busy with post-production on the Denzel Washington thriller The Equalizer, which opens next September.

The first film was a surprise treat, harking back to the 80s heyday of gloriously stupid action movies, and totally defeating the far-more hyped, more expensive (and similarly plotted) White House Down, so a sequel was perhaps a given.

Hopefully this sequel will live up to its predecessor - nobody wants another Taken 2 situation here...