LOS ANGELES, Aug 7 — Lionsgate is ramping up the promo for Gerard Butler’s upcoming Angel Has Fallen with the release of more new TV spots.
Butler returns as Secret Service Agent Mike Banning and finds himself on the run, in this third film in the franchise, after being accused of an assassination attempt on US President Allan Trumbull (played by Morgan Freeman). Racing against time, he sets out on a mission to clear his name and uncover the real threat to the president.
The film also stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte and Danny Huston.
The synopsis of the film reads: “When there is an assassination attempt on US President Allan Trumbull (Freeman), his trusted confidant, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Butler), is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the President. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm and save the country from imminent danger.”
Angel Has Fallen is set for release here on August 22.
