London Has Fallen Pushed Back

If this isn't a sign from the powers above, I really don't know if Hollywood has a soul at this point. The impending sequel to the 2013, White House-centric actioner Olympus Has Fallen has been pushed from its fall release date, to the horrific dumping ground for cinematic garbage, a kind of post-apocalyptic wasteland of movies if you will.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gramercy Pictures, the genre production wing of Focus Features, has moved the sequel London Has Fallen from its original October 2 release date to January 22, 2016.

After the rush of all the end-of-year awards contenders and big blockbusters - Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens this December, just in case you forgot - the first couple moths of the year have been known since the beginning of time where the studios have a clean slate and take out the trash of the past. Think of it like a college hippie moving out and leaving his furniture on the lawn. People might come and inspect the furniture, they'll enjoy sitting on it, but you can be sure as hell that furniture ain't getting any love anytime soon. Anyways, this is usually where you find movies that underperformed, that sort of had potential in the form of a big name star or just story in some capacity, but like most good things in Hollywood, ended up underperforming way too much.

Come to think of it though, that theory's been proven wrong pretty nicely recently, with the likes of American Sniper absolutely dominating the game, both critically and financially. This was clearly a factor for the Power Rangers movie as well, as they took note when planning their January 2017 release date.

Anyways, even if the date hadn't changed, you've gotta remember the fact that, while it made some money, Olympus Has Fallen didn't exactly topple over the world or anything, financially or critically. Reviews were mixed, if we're being polite, and had really poor reception overall. It did however, make $161 million worldwide, $98 domestically, but with a $70 million budget, plus marketing and the tedious reception, pretty much everyone with a brain and a wallet is still asking why, of all things to happen, is this getting a sequel at all?

In London Has Fallen, Gerald Butler reprises his role of former Special Forces operator turned no-longer disgraced Secret Service Agent Mike Banning. Set it, of all places, London. The British Prime Minister dies under suspicious circumstances, and when his funeral turns into a shooting gallery for those trying to assassinate world leaders, only Banning can save the day.

With a cast that includes Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo, Angela Basett, Robert Forster, and Jackie Earle Haley, London Has Fallen now oepns on January 22, 2016. For all things movies, keep it here at KhanFlix.