300 star Gerard Butler with thick Scottish accent has been hired to star in actioner Olympus Has Fallen for Millennium Films.
The spec script for the White House-set film, described as Die Hard in the White House, was written by relatively unknown screenwriters Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt looking to prove their storytelling ability and make a name for themselves in the film industry.
Butler will play an ex Secret Service agent who must foil a terrorist attack when 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is taken over by terrorists.
Millennium Films is currently seeking a director to work on an exciting new project.
Among diamond-heist thriller Brilliant, and the comedy Playing the Field Butler next stars in the upcoming surfing movie Of Men and Mavericks, directed by Curtis Hanson. Watch photos via the New York Times.
